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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

16°C

Alice Springs

12°C

18°C

Brisbane

12°C

23°C

Broome

20°C

29°C

Cairns

17°C

24°C

Canberra

6°C

15°C

Darwin

23°C

31°C

Hobart

7°C

14°C

Melbourne

10°C

16°C

Perth

8°C

23°C

Sydney

14°C

21°C

National Summary

A north-west cloud band will bring showers from central WA though the interior, with storms possible over eastern SA and NSW. Moist onshore winds around high pressure will bring showers to eastern Qld and southern SA. Cold fronts should drive showers over western Tas and Vic

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	11°C	16°C	19%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	SW 4.7km/h	W 12.2km/h	68.6%	84.3%
Alice Springs	12°C	18°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	SE 18.7km/h	SE 18.7km/h	68.5%	96.8%
Brisbane	12°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.6 - Moderate	SW 2.9km/h	NE 11.2km/h	63.5%	76.5%
Broome	20°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.2 - Very High	W 6.1km/h	W 18.7km/h	68.7%	95.9%
Cairns	17°C	24°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.4 - Very High	SSE 15.1km/h	SE 22.0km/h	69.8%	83.2%
Canberra	6°C	15°C	14%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	NW 14.0km/h	WNW 23.0km/h	65.3%	84.6%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10 - Very High	ESE 7.2km/h	NE 14.0km/h	59.0%	74.8%
Hobart	7°C	14°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	NNW 13.0km/h	NW 19.1km/h	63.6%	83.6%
Melbourne	10°C	16°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	NW 9.4km/h	WNW 10.8km/h	64.2%	82.2%
Perth	8°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	E 8.3km/h	ESE 5.0km/h	66.5%	80.5%
Sydney	14°C	21°C	20%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	NW 13.7km/h	NW 12.6km/h	58.5%	78.8%

Warnings

VIC

Thu 11:37 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Loddon River

VIC

Thu 11:32 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Yea River And Hughes Creek

VIC

Thu 10:28 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for West and Central coasts

Thu 09:58 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for South Central Coast

TAS

Thu 10:15 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Mersey River

TAS

Thu 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East of Flinders Island & Upper East and Lower East coasts. Cancellation for South West and Central West coasts

TAS

Thu 09:49 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Meander River

VIC

Thu 09:32 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Seven And Castle Creeks

QLD

Thu 09:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Peninsula, Cooktown and Townsville coasts

NSW

Thu 08:02 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for South Coast and Snowy Mountains

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

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A burst of wet and windy weather will sweep across Victoria on Wednesday, with damaging wind gusts possible in central parts of the state, including Melbourne.

Rain spreading across inland Australia

Rain has begun to fall across parts of inland South Australia, Victoria and western New South Wales, with moderate falls likely by the end of the working week.

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

Australia’s national bushfire outlook has been released for spring 2026, revealing that parts of seven states and territories will have an increased risk of bushfires in the next three months.

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

A burst of wet and windy weather will sweep across Victoria on Wednesday, with damaging wind gusts possible in central parts of the state, including Melbourne.

Rain spreading across inland Australia

Rain has begun to fall across parts of inland South Australia, Victoria and western New South Wales, with moderate falls likely by the end of the working week.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

August snowfall prospects fading quickly for Australia’s snowfields

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

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

Rain spreading across inland Australia

August snowfall prospects fading quickly for Australia’s snowfields

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

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

Rain spreading across inland Australia

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