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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW SAT SUN MON TUE

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

18°C

Alice Springs

7°C

22°C

Brisbane

14°C

22°C

Broome

15°C

29°C

Cairns

18°C

26°C

Canberra

8°C

18°C

Darwin

19°C

29°C

Hobart

11°C

16°C

Melbourne

12°C

15°C

Perth

11°C

19°C

Sydney

15°C

20°C

National Summary

Rain is scattering across northern inland and eastern NSW as moist air feeds a deepening trough, with a few showers for southern Qld. A trough and a cold front crossing southern WA are bringing showers and the odd thunderstorm. Clear and dry elsewhere with high pressure.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	12°C	18°C	46%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	N 12.2km/h	NW 18.4km/h	74.7%	91.7%
Alice Springs	7°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.9 - Moderate	NW 6.8km/h	SW 11.9km/h	52.3%	72.4%
Brisbane	14°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.4 - Moderate	WNW 14.0km/h	W 17.3km/h	63.9%	80.5%
Broome	15°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	E 11.2km/h	WSW 7.6km/h	46.9%	79.3%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.9 - High	S 7.9km/h	ESE 14.0km/h	65.0%	83.6%
Canberra	8°C	18°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.7 - Low	W 4.3km/h	NW 16.6km/h	72.2%	91.5%
Darwin	19°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9 - Very High	SE 12.2km/h	NE 7.9km/h	50.6%	72.1%
Hobart	11°C	16°C	36%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.5 - Low	NW 6.5km/h	ENE 7.2km/h	76.5%	96.0%
Melbourne	12°C	15°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.1 - Low	W 4.0km/h	WSW 5.8km/h	72.3%	89.0%
Perth	11°C	19°C	47%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.4 - Moderate	NNW 2.9km/h	SW 5.8km/h	75.9%	93.2%
Sydney	15°C	20°C	52%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	SW 20.9km/h	SSW 18.0km/h	75.5%	93.5%

Warnings

Fri 04:57 ACST

Road Weather Alert for reduced visibility in fog for Adelaide

NSW

Fri 05:14 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Hunter and Northern Tablelands

NSW

Fri 04:50 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Mid North Coast, Hunter, North West Slopes and Plains and Northern Tablelands

NSW

Fri 04:50 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Mid North Coast, Hunter, North West Slopes and Plains and Northern Tablelands

VIC

Fri 04:10 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast

NSW

Fri 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

TAS

Fri 04:00 AEST

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

Fri 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Gascoyne, Leeuwin and Esperance coasts

QLD

Fri 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters, Moreton Bay and Gold Coast Waters

Fri 02:02 ACST

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

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain pummelling eastern Australia

Parts of Queensland and New South Wales will continue to endure heavy rain and severe thunderstorms during the next 24 hours.

Tasmanian deluge tops 200mm

Tropical moisture has made its way all the way south to Tasmania, delivering some of the state’s heaviest daily rainfall totals on record for May.

Wettest spell of 2026 coming to Perth, southwest WA

Right on cue for the start of winter, a series of cold fronts will deliver a week of consistent showery weather for Perth and southwest WA, with light showers already scooting through the region on Wednesday morning and heavier rain likely to commence this afternoon or evening.

Flooding rain to target Tasmania and New South Wales

Heavy rain will cause flooding in parts of Tasmania on Wednesday, before a developing low pressure system causes further heavy rain and flooding in parts of New South Wales on Thursday and Friday.

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain pummelling eastern Australia

Parts of Queensland and New South Wales will continue to endure heavy rain and severe thunderstorms during the next 24 hours.

Tasmanian deluge tops 200mm

Tropical moisture has made its way all the way south to Tasmania, delivering some of the state’s heaviest daily rainfall totals on record for May.

Wettest spell of 2026 coming to Perth, southwest WA

Flooding rain to target Tasmania and New South Wales

Heavy rain will cause flooding in parts of Tasmania on Wednesday, before a developing low pressure system causes further heavy rain and flooding in parts of New South Wales on Thursday and Friday.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain pummelling eastern Australia

Tasmanian deluge tops 200mm

Wettest spell of 2026 coming to Perth, southwest WA

Flooding rain to target Tasmania and New South Wales

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain pummelling eastern Australia

Tasmanian deluge tops 200mm

Wettest spell of 2026 coming to Perth, southwest WA

Flooding rain to target Tasmania and New South Wales

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