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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

13°C

18°C

Alice Springs

6°C

22°C

Brisbane

15°C

21°C

Broome

17°C

28°C

Cairns

18°C

26°C

Canberra

9°C

18°C

Darwin

20°C

29°C

Hobart

10°C

16°C

Melbourne

11°C

15°C

Perth

11°C

18°C

Sydney

16°C

20°C

National Summary

A low should deepen as it moves off the NSW coast, causing strong winds, rain & storms, some intense to focus on SE Qld & eastern NSW. A high should cause winds to ease & most showers to clear in WA, & keep much of the remainder of the country 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	39%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	N 10.8km/h	NW 19.4km/h	73.5%	92.0%
Alice Springs	6°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	NW 4.3km/h	SW 11.5km/h	55.4%	75.7%
Brisbane	15°C	21°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.4 - Moderate	WNW 13.7km/h	W 16.2km/h	64.6%	93.4%
Broome	17°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	E 9.0km/h	WSW 8.3km/h	46.4%	78.4%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8 - Very High	S 7.9km/h	ESE 13.7km/h	65.4%	82.6%
Canberra	9°C	18°C	14%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	SSW 7.2km/h	NW 13.0km/h	61.9%	95.3%
Darwin	20°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.1 - Very High	SSE 11.5km/h	ENE 6.8km/h	46.5%	68.6%
Hobart	10°C	16°C	14%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.4 - Low	NW 10.1km/h	N 7.2km/h	71.3%	92.9%
Melbourne	11°C	15°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.1 - Low	WSW 4.7km/h	WSW 5.0km/h	72.4%	100.0%
Perth	11°C	18°C	38%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.4 - Moderate	NW 1.8km/h	WSW 7.2km/h	73.5%	91.8%
Sydney	16°C	20°C	80%	30 - 35 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	SW 21.6km/h	SSW 20.9km/h	75.3%	100.0%

Warnings

NSW

Wed 22:59 AEST

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

NSW

Wed 22:59 AEST

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

QLD

Wed 22:55 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Winds, Hail & Rain) C Highlands & Coalfields, Maranoa & Warrego, Capricornia & Darling Downs & Granite Belt

QLD

Wed 22:55 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Winds, Hail & Rain) C Highlands & Coalfields, Maranoa & Warrego, Capricornia & Darling Downs & Granite Belt

NSW

Wed 22:25 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Northern Tablelands

TAS

Wed 22:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Central North, Upper East and South West coasts

Wed 19:47 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds And Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Lower West and South West districts

Wed 19:47 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds And Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Lower West and South West districts

Wed 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth Local Waters & Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth and Bunbury Geographe coasts. Cancellation for Leeuwin Coast

QLD

Wed 21:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Thursday for Gold Coast Waters

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

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.

Near record May rainfall in NSW inland city

Heavy rain has fallen across a wide area of eastern Australia, with rainfall totals in the 24 hours to 9am Tuesday exceeding 50mm at several locations in the Central West of New South Wales.

Unusually persistent low pressure over southeastern mainland

A large, complex system of low pressure is establishing itself over the southeastern mainland this week, in an unusual set-up for the last week of autumn.

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.

Near record May rainfall in NSW inland city

Heavy rain has fallen across a wide area of eastern Australia, with rainfall totals in the 24 hours to 9am Tuesday exceeding 50mm at several locations in the Central West of New South Wales.

Unusually persistent low pressure over southeastern mainland

A large, complex system of low pressure is establishing itself over the southeastern mainland this week, in an unusual set-up for the last week of autumn.

Australian Weather Forecast

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Wettest spell of 2026 coming to Perth, southwest WA

Flooding rain to target Tasmania and New South Wales

Near record May rainfall in NSW inland city

Unusually persistent low pressure over southeastern mainland

Wettest spell of 2026 coming to Perth, southwest WA

Flooding rain to target Tasmania and New South Wales

Near record May rainfall in NSW inland city

Unusually persistent low pressure over southeastern mainland

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