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A trough will cause rain and storms across WA's west and south. Another trough fed by moist onshore winds will cause storms over inland Qld and NSW. Dry across the interior under a high pressure ridge.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	16°C	22°C	14%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	NNE 19.1km/h	N 26.3km/h	43.1%	61.7%
Alice Springs	12°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	NNE 8.3km/h	NNE 11.5km/h	40.0%	65.8%
Brisbane	15°C	22°C	29%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.6 - Moderate	S 4.7km/h	ESE 9.4km/h	73.6%	90.3%
Broome	19°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.8 - High	E 4.0km/h	WSW 16.2km/h	58.6%	94.9%
Cairns	20°C	25°C	69%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.6 - High	SSE 18.4km/h	SE 23.0km/h	77.4%	90.2%
Canberra	7°C	15°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.1 - Low	SE 3.2km/h	N 7.6km/h	74.9%	98.6%
Darwin	24°C	31°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.8 - Very High	SE 13.0km/h	NE 13.7km/h	64.0%	78.5%
Hobart	6°C	15°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.1 - Low	NNW 11.9km/h	N 12.6km/h	65.0%	89.8%
Melbourne	12°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.8 - Low	N 15.5km/h	N 19.1km/h	74.0%	90.2%
Perth	8°C	16°C	38%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	S 5.8km/h	S 9.0km/h	69.1%	88.9%
Sydney	13°C	20°C	12%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	WNW 6.1km/h	ENE 5.8km/h	78.8%	93.1%

Warnings

VIC

Wed 04:49 AEST

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

VIC

Wed 04:49 AEST

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

VIC

Wed 04:36 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for North East

Wed 03:40 ACST

Gale Warning for Lower South East Coast. Strong Wind Warning for South Central & Upper South East coasts

VIC

Wed 04:10 AEST

Gale Warning for West Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip, Western Port & Central and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Wed 04:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Far North West, South West & Central West coasts

QLD

Wed 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

National

Tue 21:30 AEST

Cancellation Of Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

Mon 10:37 ACST

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Rare 20°C June forecast for Melbourne in unusually warm SE Australia winter spell

A warm week by winter standards is in store for the most populated corner of the country, with maximum temperatures trending around two to five degrees above the June average in the southeastern capitals, and most places in between.

Winter 2026 Australian bushfire outlook

Australia’s seasonal bushfire outlook for winter 2026 has been released by the Australian and New Zealand National Council for fire and emergency services (AFAC) and it predicts increased fire risk across the northern parts of Western Australia and a large area of central and northern New South Wales.

A wild start to the week for southwest WA

After a period of calmer weather following the low pressure system that battered much of the southwest WA coast on June 1st, WA is set to experience another couple of days of strong winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms as a cold front impacts the region on Monday and Tuesday.

Large parts of Queensland shiver through their coldest morning of 2026 to date

Residents of Qld were finally enticed to break out the doonas last night as cold and dry air spread over much of the state, leading to the coldest morning of 2026 to date.

Rare 20°C June forecast for Melbourne in unusually warm SE Australia winter spell

Winter 2026 Australian bushfire outlook

A wild start to the week for southwest WA

Large parts of Queensland shiver through their coldest morning of 2026 to date

Residents of Qld were finally enticed to break out the doonas last night as cold and dry air spread over much of the state, leading to the coldest morning of 2026 to date.

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News from across Australia

Rare 20°C June forecast for Melbourne in unusually warm SE Australia winter spell

Winter 2026 Australian bushfire outlook

A wild start to the week for southwest WA

Large parts of Queensland shiver through their coldest morning of 2026 to date

Rare 20°C June forecast for Melbourne in unusually warm SE Australia winter spell

Winter 2026 Australian bushfire outlook

A wild start to the week for southwest WA

Large parts of Queensland shiver through their coldest morning of 2026 to date

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