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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW SAT SUN MON TUE

MinMax

Adelaide

9°C

15°C

Alice Springs

12°C

18°C

Brisbane

11°C

22°C

Broome

21°C

32°C

Cairns

16°C

25°C

Canberra

6°C

15°C

Darwin

22°C

31°C

Hobart

7°C

16°C

Melbourne

9°C

16°C

Perth

7°C

24°C

Sydney

14°C

22°C

National Summary

A northwest cloudband and trough bring showers and the odd storm stretching from western WA, through the interior to NSW and southern Qld. A westerly airflow is driving showers to southern Vic, southeast SA and Tas. Dry elsewhere under 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	9°C	15°C	40%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	SW 5.4km/h	W 13.0km/h	68.7%	87.7%
Alice Springs	12°C	18°C	48%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.8 - High	SE 16.9km/h	ESE 19.1km/h	73.5%	99.3%
Brisbane	11°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.6 - Moderate	WSW 5.4km/h	NE 9.4km/h	60.7%	78.4%
Broome	21°C	32°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.2 - Very High	W 5.4km/h	WNW 19.1km/h	67.2%	95.5%
Cairns	16°C	25°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.4 - Very High	S 14.0km/h	SE 21.6km/h	71.5%	83.5%
Canberra	6°C	15°C	23%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	WNW 16.2km/h	WNW 19.4km/h	66.8%	84.5%
Darwin	22°C	31°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.8 - Very High	SE 7.9km/h	NE 16.6km/h	59.8%	74.2%
Hobart	7°C	16°C	30%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	NNW 13.0km/h	NW 18.4km/h	62.8%	79.8%
Melbourne	9°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	NNW 11.2km/h	WNW 9.4km/h	65.4%	84.2%
Perth	7°C	24°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	E 5.4km/h	ESE 9.0km/h	66.5%	79.5%
Sydney	14°C	22°C	24%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	NW 12.6km/h	NW 14.4km/h	61.2%	78.0%

Warnings

VIC

Fri 17:48 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Avoca River

National

Fri 17:16 AEST

Storm Force Wind Warning 8 For Western And Southern Areas

TAS

Fri 16:38 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Upper Derwent Valley and South East

TAS

Fri 16:37 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Furneaux Is & Western, South East, North East, NW Coast, Central North, Central Plateau & Midlands

TAS

Fri 16:37 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Furneaux Is & Western, South East, North East, NW Coast, Central North, Central Plateau & Midlands

VIC

Fri 16:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for West, Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Fri 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Banks St & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is & Far North West, CN, Upper East, South East, South West & CW coasts

NSW

Fri 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Eden Coast

National

Fri 16:03 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southern Area

Fri 15:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Lower South East Coast

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Warnings

News from across Australia

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Huge northwest cloudband producing rain across Australia

August snowfall prospects fading quickly for Australia’s snowfields

Australia's spring 2026 bushfire outlook: Increased risk in seven states and territories

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