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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

10°C

15°C

Alice Springs

10°C

19°C

Brisbane

16°C

25°C

Broome

18°C

29°C

Cairns

20°C

26°C

Canberra

6°C

9°C

Darwin

24°C

30°C

Hobart

5°C

12°C

Melbourne

10°C

14°C

Perth

9°C

17°C

Sydney

11°C

18°C

National Summary

Cold fronts should bring damaging winds, widespread showers & isolated storms to SA, NSW, Vic & Tas, with showers over southern parts of the NT & Qld. Showery onshore winds should develop persist over southwest WA behind a front and develop over the eastern Top End and Qld.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	10°C	15°C	41%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2 - Low	SW 17.3km/h	SW 17.3km/h	61.2%	79.9%
Alice Springs	10°C	19°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5 - Moderate	ESE 12.6km/h	ESE 22.0km/h	50.4%	74.7%
Brisbane	16°C	25°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	NW 2.2km/h	W 9.7km/h	63.2%	84.3%
Broome	18°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.6 - High	ESE 7.9km/h	WSW 12.6km/h	51.7%	82.8%
Cairns	20°C	26°C	33%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.3 - High	SSE 15.8km/h	SE 20.5km/h	75.8%	88.2%
Canberra	6°C	9°C	57%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.9 - Low	WNW 23.0km/h	WNW 24.1km/h	70.6%	96.7%
Darwin	24°C	30°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.4 - Very High	ESE 10.4km/h	ENE 15.5km/h	69.7%	80.8%
Hobart	5°C	12°C	15%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	0.9 - Low	NW 11.5km/h	W 20.2km/h	63.3%	80.9%
Melbourne	10°C	14°C	50%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.4 - Low	WNW 19.1km/h	WSW 18.7km/h	64.6%	85.4%
Perth	9°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.7 - Low	ESE 7.2km/h	ENE 11.2km/h	63.6%	82.7%
Sydney	11°C	18°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.1 - Low	NW 16.9km/h	W 23.8km/h	49.9%	63.2%

Warnings

Thu 05:04 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Lower South East district

Thu 05:04 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Lower South East district

Thu 04:56 ACST

Sheep Graziers Warning Yorke Peninsula, Mt Lofty R, Kangaroo Island & Lower South East. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning L Eyre & Flinders

VIC

Thu 05:05 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland

VIC

Thu 05:05 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland

NSW

Thu 05:04 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains, Australian Capital Territory and South West Slopes

NSW

Thu 05:04 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains, Australian Capital Territory and South West Slopes

TAS

Thu 05:02 AEST

Gale Warning for Banks Strait & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island & Far North West, Central North & Upper East coasts

TAS

Thu 04:58 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for King Island

NSW

Thu 04:58 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning C Tablelands, S Tablelands, SW Slopes, Snowy Mountains & ACT. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning CW Slopes/Plains

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The first month of winter 2026 was exceptionally warm for eastern Australia, with Sydney registering its warmest June in records dating back to 1859.

Polar airmass surging towards Australia – where will the chill hit?

A strong, dynamic cold front is lurking over waters south of the Great Australian Bight, and will surge northwards towards Tasmania and the southeastern mainland on Friday and Saturday.

Southern Annular Mode exceeds +5.0 in rare atmospheric event

Eastern Australia is seeing widespread rain and Australia’s ski resorts are struggling without natural snow as a rare atmospheric event unfolds in the Southern Hemisphere.

Victorian city’s wettest June day in 128 years

A vast rainband crossing eastern Australia has delivered widespread heavy rain, heaviest in northern and central Victoria, with Bendigo receiving 49.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Sydney's warmest June on record

Polar airmass surging towards Australia – where will the chill hit?

Southern Annular Mode exceeds +5.0 in rare atmospheric event

Victorian city’s wettest June day in 128 years

Sydney's warmest June on record

Polar airmass surging towards Australia – where will the chill hit?

Southern Annular Mode exceeds +5.0 in rare atmospheric event

Victorian city’s wettest June day in 128 years

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