Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWTUEWEDTHUFRI
MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

6°C

14°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

3°C

17°C

Fair
Brisbane

11°C

21°C

Fair
Broome

16°C

29°C

Partly cloudy
Cairns

17°C

24°C

Mostly cloudy
Canberra

0°C

13°C

Mostly cloudy
Darwin

22°C

30°C

Fair
Hobart

6°C

13°C

Partly cloudy
Melbourne

7°C

13°C

Clear skies
Perth

10°C

21°C

Clear skies
Sydney

8°C

16°C

National Summary

Strong high pressure over southern Australia brings cool winds and showers to western Tas and southern Vic and SA. The same high drives gusty winds across the north and central interior, with showers over the Top End and far north Qld.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

VIC

Mon 06:18 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Tuesday for South West, Central and West and South Gippsland

SA

Mon 03:40 ACST

Strong Wind Warning Invest St & Far West, Upper West, Lower West, Central, South Central, Upper South East & Lower South East coasts

VIC

Mon 04:10 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip & West and Central coasts

TAS

Mon 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning South West Lakes & Far NW, CN, Upper East, Lower E, South East, South West & CW coasts. Cancelled East of Flinders Is

National

Mon 03:48 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western, Southeastern And Southern Areas

National

Mon 03:48 AEST

Final Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

NSW

Mon 03:27 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

WA

Mon 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Esperance and Eucla coasts. Cancellation for Albany Coast

VIC

Sun 17:22 AEST

Frost Warning for Northern Country, North East and East Gippsland

TAS

Sun 11:38 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Styx River

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