Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWSATSUNMONTUE
MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

8°C

21°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

6°C

27°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

13°C

24°C

Clear skies
Broome

21°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Cairns

20°C

26°C

Clear skies
Canberra

2°C

20°C

Mostly cloudy
Darwin

24°C

31°C

Cloudy
Hobart

11°C

19°C

Clear skies
Melbourne

5°C

22°C

Mostly cloudy
Perth

15°C

25°C

Clear skies
Sydney

9°C

23°C

National Summary

A dominant high over southeastern Australia directs gusty winds and showers into western Tas, northeast NSW and eastern Qld, while bringing a chilly night with clear and dry conditions. Warm winds are being drawn into WA ahead of an approaching cold front.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

TAS

Fri 11:01 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) U Derwent, South East, East Coast, C Plateau & Western, North East, NW Coast, CN & Midlands

TAS

Fri 11:01 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) U Derwent, South East, East Coast, C Plateau & Western, North East, NW Coast, CN & Midlands

VIC

Fri 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for West, Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Fri 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning Banks St & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is, Derwent, Fred Hen Bay & Norfolks, Storm, Channel, C Plateau Lakes, SW Lakes

SA

Fri 09:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Lower South East Coast

National

Fri 09:59 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

National

Fri 09:56 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southeastern Area

WA

Fri 07:01 AWST

Gale Warning for Bunbury Geographe and Leeuwin coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Perth Local Waters & Lancelin, Perth and Esperance coasts

NT

Fri 08:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Arafura and Gove Peninsula coasts

QLD

Fri 09:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for North East Gulf of Carpentaria, Torres Strait & Peninsula, Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville and Mackay coasts

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