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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW SAT SUN MON TUE

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

15°C

Alice Springs

6°C

15°C

Brisbane

16°C

24°C

Broome

16°C

26°C

Cairns

20°C

26°C

Canberra

9°C

12°C

Darwin

23°C

29°C

Hobart

10°C

14°C

Melbourne

12°C

14°C

Perth

3°C

17°C

Sydney

15°C

20°C

National Summary

A low in the Bight is bringing showers & gusty winds to southern SA. A cold front associated with the low is causing rain stretching from NT through NSW & into Vic & Tas. Showers in easterly winds extend along Qld's east coast & the NT's Top End.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	11°C	15°C	88%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	SW 22.0km/h	SW 19.4km/h	74.4%	89.1%
Alice Springs	6°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.5 - Moderate	SSW 10.4km/h	SSW 16.9km/h	63.5%	81.8%
Brisbane	16°C	24°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	NW 5.0km/h	N 7.6km/h	58.4%	83.5%
Broome	16°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.7 - High	ESE 31.7km/h	ESE 29.2km/h	29.8%	55.3%
Cairns	20°C	26°C	20%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7 - High	S 9.7km/h	SE 15.8km/h	75.8%	86.7%
Canberra	9°C	12°C	69%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	NNW 24.5km/h	NW 22.3km/h	78.6%	98.0%
Darwin	23°C	29°C	49%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.1 - Very High	SSE 14.0km/h	SE 15.8km/h	63.2%	91.6%
Hobart	10°C	14°C	56%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	1.1 - Low	NW 11.9km/h	NNW 9.4km/h	67.3%	88.0%
Melbourne	12°C	14°C	45%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.8 - Low	N 18.4km/h	N 19.8km/h	69.4%	89.5%
Perth	3°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	ENE 4.7km/h	ENE 6.8km/h	71.7%	86.7%
Sydney	15°C	20°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	NNW 20.2km/h	NNW 18.7km/h	59.1%	76.8%

Warnings

NSW

Fri 05:03 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

NSW

Fri 05:03 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

VIC

Fri 04:52 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland

VIC

Fri 04:52 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland

Fri 03:40 ACST

Strong Wind Warning Spencer Gulf, St Vincent, Invest St & Upper West, Lower West, Central, S Cent, Upper SE & L SE coasts. Cancelled Far W

VIC

Fri 04:10 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip, Western Port & West, Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Fri 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Banks St & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is, Fred Hen Bay & Norfolks, Storm, Channel & Far NW, CN, SE, SW & CW coasts

NSW

Fri 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Macquarie, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

National

Fri 03:59 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western Area

National

Fri 03:59 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

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News from across Australia

Two weeks of widespread winter warmth across SE Australia

Will El Niño spoil the 2026 Australian snow season?

Flooding rain targeting South Australia

El Niño is here and it could challenge records in 2026

Two weeks of widespread winter warmth across SE Australia

Will El Niño spoil the 2026 Australian snow season?

Flooding rain targeting South Australia

El Niño is here and it could challenge records in 2026

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