Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWSATSUNMONTUE
MinMax
Partly cloudy
Adelaide

16°C

29°C

Mostly cloudy
Alice Springs

17°C

35°C

Mostly cloudy
Brisbane

17°C

22°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

26°C

31°C

Fair
Cairns

19°C

28°C

Fair
Canberra

6°C

23°C

Clear skies
Darwin

26°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

8°C

24°C

Clear skies
Melbourne

13°C

25°C

Mostly cloudy
Perth

14°C

19°C

Clear skies
Sydney

11°C

22°C

National Summary

A trough and front bring showers & storms to southern WA and western SA and NT. A low over the Tasman Sea is driving showers to eastern NSW and feeding a trough over Qld, which is triggering thunderstorms.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

National

Thu 22:32 AEDT

Gale Warning 7 For Western And Southern Areas

WA

Thu 19:01 AWST

Gale Warning Esperance Coast. Strong Wind Warning Leeuwin & Albany coasts. Cancelled Perth Local Waters & Ningaloo, Perth & Bun Geographes

SA

Thu 21:30 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning Friday Spencer Gulf, Invest St & Far West, Upper West, Lower West, Central, South Central, Upper SE & L SE coasts

NSW

Thu 22:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Byron and Coffs coasts

VIC

Thu 22:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for West and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Thu 22:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Far North West, Lower East, South East and Central West coasts

WA

Thu 15:59 AWST

Sheep Graziers Warning for South West and South Coastal. Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for South East Coastal

QLD

Thu 16:03 AEST

Fire Weather Warning for Channel Country

SA

Thu 15:37 ACDT

Fire Weather Warning for North East Pastoral

QLD

Thu 09:26 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters

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