Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

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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

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

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Darwin wet season was 4th-soggiest on record

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