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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

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MinMax

Adelaide

13°C

18°C

Alice Springs

19°C

25°C

Brisbane

14°C

25°C

Broome

26°C

31°C

Cairns

19°C

25°C

Canberra

13°C

16°C

Darwin

25°C

31°C

Hobart

6°C

16°C

Melbourne

12°C

15°C

Perth

8°C

23°C

Sydney

16°C

24°C

National Summary

A deep low pressure trough is generating rain, storms and gusty winds, some intense, in a swathe from WA's west through central Aus into southeast SA, Vic and NSW. Humid E'ly winds also bring a few showers to the northern tropics. A high is clearing southern WA and southwest SA.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	13°C	18°C	43%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.8 - Moderate	SSW 12.2km/h	S 19.1km/h	62.8%	87.9%
Alice Springs	19°C	25°C	46%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.2 - Extreme	SE 11.9km/h	SSE 17.3km/h	54.7%	84.8%
Brisbane	14°C	25°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9 - Very High	NNW 3.6km/h	NE 9.0km/h	61.6%	73.5%
Broome	26°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12 - Extreme	SW 16.6km/h	WSW 25.2km/h	68.0%	85.1%
Cairns	19°C	25°C	38%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.5 - Extreme	SE 18.7km/h	SE 23.4km/h	61.7%	77.3%
Canberra	13°C	16°C	92%	20 - 25 mm	Nil	7.1 - High	NW 7.6km/h	N 16.2km/h	65.0%	95.2%
Darwin	25°C	31°C	20%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.5 - Extreme	E 8.3km/h	NNE 21.6km/h	65.8%	79.5%
Hobart	6°C	16°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.6 - Moderate	NNE 11.9km/h	E 18.7km/h	53.9%	72.2%
Melbourne	12°C	15°C	65%	15 - 20 mm	Nil	5.9 - Moderate	SSE 11.2km/h	SSE 15.5km/h	76.6%	99.0%
Perth	8°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.8 - High	E 10.8km/h	S 4.7km/h	48.8%	65.6%
Sydney	16°C	24°C	34%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.4 - High	SSW 4.7km/h	SE 12.6km/h	51.3%	83.4%

Warnings

VIC

Fri 12:34 AEST

Flood Watch For Parts Of Gippsland, North East, Central, South West And North West Victoria

VIC

Fri 11:49 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for West, Central and Central Gippsland coasts

Fri 11:19 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Upper South East and Lower South East coasts

Fri 10:32 ACST

Sheep Graziers Warning Mt Lofty R, Murraylands, Upper South East & Lower South East. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning Kangaroo Island

VIC

Fri 11:00 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for West and South Gippsland and parts of South West, Central and East Gippsland

VIC

Fri 11:00 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for West and South Gippsland and parts of South West, Central and East Gippsland

NSW

Fri 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Coffs, Macquarie and Hunter coasts

TAS

Fri 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Far North West and Central North coasts

VIC

Fri 09:47 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning Wimmera, North Central, South West, Central & West & South Gippsland. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning North East

Fri 07:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Gascoyne and Geraldton coasts. Cancellation for Ningaloo Coast

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Heaviest Melbourne rain in 30 months as Vic flood threat increases

Melbourne has had its wettest day in exactly two-and-a-half years, with 48.

Australia’s 2nd-warmest September on record, 2nd-driest in Murray-Darling Basin

It was a warm and dry September across most parts of Australia, with the country as a whole registering its 2nd-warmest September on record, while parts of the country were exceptionally dry, including the Murray-Darling Basin, which endured its second-driest September on record.

Heavy rainfall event developing in Victoria

Rain is spreading into Victoria from southern New South Wales and the southeastern corner of South Australia, with significant totals expected in most districts over the next few days, and heavy falls developing in parts of the east and south on Friday.

NRL Grand Final weather: Clearing on Sunday after stormy Saturday

Sydney is set for a wet and potentially stormy Saturday, but the weather should clear across the city, including at Sydney Olympic Park, for the 7:30 pm kickoff of Sunday’s 2026 NRL Grand Final between the Sydney Roosters and Newcastle Knights at Accor Stadium.

Heaviest Melbourne rain in 30 months as Vic flood threat increases

Melbourne has had its wettest day in exactly two-and-a-half years, with 48.

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News from across Australia

Heaviest Melbourne rain in 30 months as Vic flood threat increases

Australia’s 2nd-warmest September on record, 2nd-driest in Murray-Darling Basin

Heavy rainfall event developing in Victoria

NRL Grand Final weather: Clearing on Sunday after stormy Saturday

Heaviest Melbourne rain in 30 months as Vic flood threat increases

Australia’s 2nd-warmest September on record, 2nd-driest in Murray-Darling Basin

Heavy rainfall event developing in Victoria

NRL Grand Final weather: Clearing on Sunday after stormy Saturday

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