Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWSATSUNMONTUE
MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

8°C

16°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

7°C

18°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

12°C

20°C

Clear skies
Broome

17°C

29°C

Partly cloudy
Cairns

19°C

24°C

Mostly cloudy
Canberra

2°C

11°C

Mostly cloudy
Darwin

22°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

3°C

12°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

4°C

15°C

Partly cloudy
Perth

10°C

19°C

Rain showers
Sydney

9°C

15°C

National Summary

A high east of Tas brings cool temperatures over southeast Australia and showers in onshore winds about eastern NSW and coastal Qld. Low pressure through the central interior and inland SA brings isolated showers and patchy rain. Onshore winds bring a few showers to SW WA.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

TAS

Fri 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South West and Central West coasts

National

Fri 03:35 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western, Southeastern, And Southern Areas

WA

Fri 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Albany, Esperance and Eucla coasts

NSW

Fri 01:10 AEST

Road Weather Alert for reduced visibility in fog for Canberra

VIC

Thu 22:15 AEST

Road Weather Alert reduced visibility in fog Melb Inner Suburbs, Melb Eastern Suburbs, Melb SEern Suburbs & Dandenong Ranges

TAS

Thu 22:14 AEST

Road Weather Alert for icy Roads for Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley and Central Plateau

SA

Thu 21:30 ACST

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

VIC

Thu 16:31 AEST

Frost Warning for Northern Country, North Central, North East, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

QLD

Thu 10:11 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Bulloo River

QLD, NSW

Thu 09:43 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Paroo River (Qld)

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