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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW SAT SUN MON TUE

MinMax

Adelaide

22°C

29°C

Alice Springs

14°C

30°C

Brisbane

17°C

26°C

Broome

25°C

31°C

Cairns

23°C

28°C

Canberra

6°C

22°C

Darwin

23°C

33°C

Hobart

16°C

27°C

Melbourne

13°C

27°C

Perth

9°C

16°C

Sydney

15°C

24°C

National Summary

Unstable air and a cold front brings showers and some storms to WA's south and SA's west. Moist onshore winds drive showers into northeast NSW, eastern Qld and the NT's eastern Top End. High pressure keeps the southeast dry and settled with unseasonably warm northerly winds.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	22°C	29°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	NNE 7.6km/h	N 19.1km/h	29.3%	39.6%
Alice Springs	14°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	N 6.8km/h	NNW 12.2km/h	29.4%	53.1%
Brisbane	17°C	26°C	76%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	5.9 - Moderate	S 7.6km/h	SE 13.0km/h	67.5%	87.4%
Broome	25°C	31°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.2 - Very High	SSW 6.8km/h	W 20.5km/h	61.4%	80.1%
Cairns	23°C	28°C	72%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.1 - Very High	SSE 22.7km/h	SE 26.3km/h	78.4%	88.3%
Canberra	6°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	SE 1.4km/h	N 11.9km/h	54.4%	71.2%
Darwin	23°C	33°C	20%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.6 - Very High	SE 11.5km/h	NE 15.5km/h	60.7%	74.6%
Hobart	16°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.4 - Low	NNW 19.8km/h	NNW 11.2km/h	38.4%	53.6%
Melbourne	13°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	NNE 10.8km/h	NNE 18.0km/h	40.3%	50.1%
Perth	9°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	S 12.6km/h	S 17.6km/h	47.8%	65.4%
Sydney	15°C	24°C	17%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.4 - Moderate	WNW 10.8km/h	ENE 8.3km/h	66.5%	83.1%

Warnings

VIC

Fri 16:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Port Phillip & East Gippsland Coast

NSW

Fri 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Eden Coast

TAS

Fri 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Far North West and Central West coasts

Fri 15:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Far West Coast

Fri 15:13 ACST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds And Large Hailstones) for parts of West Coast and North West Pastoral districts

Fri 15:13 ACST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds And Large Hailstones) for parts of West Coast and North West Pastoral districts

Fri 13:40 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds And Large Hailstones) for parts of Eucla and South Interior districts

Fri 13:40 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds And Large Hailstones) for parts of Eucla and South Interior districts

Fri 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Albany, Esperance & Eucla coasts. Cancelled Bunbury Geographe & Leeuwin coasts

QLD

Fri 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & K'gari Coast

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Hobart breaks May heat record by more than a degree

Hobart has recorded its hottest May day in 144 years of records, exceeding the old record of 25.

Australia's 2025–26 tropical cyclone season: a season defined by intensity

Australia's 2025–26 tropical cyclone season featured seven severe tropical cyclones — well above the historical average of four to five — continuing a trend of increasing cyclone intensity in the Australian region.

Darwin wet season was 4th-soggiest on record

The Top End wet season comes to an end with clear skies and dry conditions across virtually the entire Northern Territory this Thursday, but it was a very soggy season in many locations, and not least in Darwin.

Storms, blustery winds to hit southern Australia

A burst of wet and windy weather will sweep across southern Australia later this week, with thunderstorms and an abrupt temperature drop also on the cards for several states.

Hobart breaks May heat record by more than a degree

Hobart has recorded its hottest May day in 144 years of records, exceeding the old record of 25.

Australia's 2025–26 tropical cyclone season: a season defined by intensity

Darwin wet season was 4th-soggiest on record

Storms, blustery winds to hit southern Australia

A burst of wet and windy weather will sweep across southern Australia later this week, with thunderstorms and an abrupt temperature drop also on the cards for several states.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Hobart breaks May heat record by more than a degree

Australia's 2025–26 tropical cyclone season: a season defined by intensity

Darwin wet season was 4th-soggiest on record

Storms, blustery winds to hit southern Australia

Hobart breaks May heat record by more than a degree

Australia's 2025–26 tropical cyclone season: a season defined by intensity

Darwin wet season was 4th-soggiest on record

Storms, blustery winds to hit southern Australia

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