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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

13°C

18°C

Alice Springs

6°C

23°C

Brisbane

15°C

22°C

Broome

17°C

28°C

Cairns

18°C

26°C

Canberra

8°C

18°C

Darwin

20°C

29°C

Hobart

10°C

16°C

Melbourne

11°C

15°C

Perth

11°C

19°C

Sydney

15°C

20°C

National Summary

A low will deepen as it moves off the NSW coast, causing strong winds, rain & storms, some intense, to focus on SE Qld & eastern NSW. A high will cause winds to ease & most showers to clear in most of Qld, western NSW, Vic, Tas & WA, & keep much of the country's remainder dry.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	13°C	18°C	41%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	N 11.5km/h	NW 19.4km/h	74.6%	91.2%
Alice Springs	6°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.9 - Moderate	NW 6.1km/h	SW 11.9km/h	54.3%	72.7%
Brisbane	15°C	22°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.4 - Moderate	WNW 17.6km/h	W 17.3km/h	63.2%	82.6%
Broome	17°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	E 8.3km/h	WSW 9.7km/h	47.7%	78.2%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8 - Very High	S 7.2km/h	ESE 14.0km/h	62.8%	82.7%
Canberra	8°C	18°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.7 - Low	WSW 4.3km/h	NW 14.8km/h	71.7%	93.8%
Darwin	20°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.1 - Very High	SE 11.9km/h	ENE 7.2km/h	51.2%	70.8%
Hobart	10°C	16°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.5 - Low	NNW 8.3km/h	E 6.8km/h	73.0%	94.9%
Melbourne	11°C	15°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.1 - Low	W 4.0km/h	WSW 5.0km/h	72.9%	90.7%
Perth	11°C	19°C	47%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.4 - Moderate	N 2.9km/h	WSW 6.1km/h	74.8%	89.6%
Sydney	15°C	20°C	57%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	SW 23.4km/h	SSW 19.1km/h	77.7%	94.9%

Warnings

Thu 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Esperance Coast. Cancellation for Albany Coast

QLD

Thu 21:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Gold Coast Waters

TAS

Thu 20:26 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The South Esk River

NSW

Thu 16:34 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Mid North Coast, Hunter, North West Slopes and Plains and Northern Tablelands

NSW

Thu 16:34 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Mid North Coast, Hunter, North West Slopes and Plains and Northern Tablelands

NSW

Thu 16:30 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Hunter and Northern Tablelands

VIC

Thu 16:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for East Gippsland Coast

NSW

Thu 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Byron, Coffs, Batemans and Eden coasts

NSW

Thu 12:30 AEST

Flood Watch For The Hunter And Parts Of The Mid North Coast

Thu 10:28 ACST

Cancelled Road Weather Alert for Adelaide

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain pummelling eastern Australia

Parts of Queensland and New South Wales will continue to endure heavy rain and severe thunderstorms during the next 24 hours.

Tasmanian deluge tops 200mm

Tropical moisture has made its way all the way south to Tasmania, delivering some of the state’s heaviest daily rainfall totals on record for May.

Wettest spell of 2026 coming to Perth, southwest WA

Right on cue for the start of winter, a series of cold fronts will deliver a week of consistent showery weather for Perth and southwest WA, with light showers already scooting through the region on Wednesday morning and heavier rain likely to commence this afternoon or evening.

Flooding rain to target Tasmania and New South Wales

Heavy rain will cause flooding in parts of Tasmania on Wednesday, before a developing low pressure system causes further heavy rain and flooding in parts of New South Wales on Thursday and Friday.

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain pummelling eastern Australia

Parts of Queensland and New South Wales will continue to endure heavy rain and severe thunderstorms during the next 24 hours.

Tasmanian deluge tops 200mm

Tropical moisture has made its way all the way south to Tasmania, delivering some of the state’s heaviest daily rainfall totals on record for May.

Wettest spell of 2026 coming to Perth, southwest WA

Flooding rain to target Tasmania and New South Wales

Heavy rain will cause flooding in parts of Tasmania on Wednesday, before a developing low pressure system causes further heavy rain and flooding in parts of New South Wales on Thursday and Friday.

Australian Weather Forecast

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain pummelling eastern Australia

Tasmanian deluge tops 200mm

Wettest spell of 2026 coming to Perth, southwest WA

Flooding rain to target Tasmania and New South Wales

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain pummelling eastern Australia

Tasmanian deluge tops 200mm

Wettest spell of 2026 coming to Perth, southwest WA

Flooding rain to target Tasmania and New South Wales

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