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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

16°C

Alice Springs

12°C

20°C

Brisbane

13°C

23°C

Broome

19°C

28°C

Cairns

17°C

24°C

Canberra

6°C

16°C

Darwin

23°C

31°C

Hobart

7°C

15°C

Melbourne

11°C

16°C

Perth

8°C

20°C

Sydney

13°C

20°C

National Summary

A north-west cloud band will bring showers to central WA, northern SA and the NT's south, with rain and thunderstorms possible over southern NSW, Vic and Tas. Moist onshore winds will bring showers to northeast NSW, eastern Qld and southwest WA.

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	22%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	SW 5.0km/h	WSW 13.3km/h	68.0%	91.5%
Alice Springs	12°C	20°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.9 - High	SE 18.7km/h	SE 18.0km/h	53.3%	98.9%
Brisbane	13°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.7 - Moderate	WSW 2.2km/h	NE 10.4km/h	64.5%	81.2%
Broome	19°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.7 - Very High	WSW 4.3km/h	W 18.4km/h	64.7%	98.6%
Cairns	17°C	24°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.4 - Very High	SSE 16.2km/h	SE 22.3km/h	69.2%	82.0%
Canberra	6°C	16°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	NW 10.8km/h	NW 20.9km/h	64.2%	88.6%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.1 - Very High	ESE 6.8km/h	NE 16.2km/h	55.2%	73.4%
Hobart	7°C	15°C	14%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.4 - Low	NW 13.3km/h	NW 18.7km/h	61.1%	86.6%
Melbourne	11°C	16°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.4 - Moderate	NW 9.0km/h	W 10.1km/h	65.3%	82.5%
Perth	8°C	20°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	NE 2.9km/h	SW 8.6km/h	75.0%	86.1%
Sydney	13°C	20°C	36%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.2 - Moderate	WNW 12.2km/h	NW 11.9km/h	63.4%	89.9%

Warnings

VIC

Tue 22:47 AEST

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

VIC

Tue 22:47 AEST

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

Tue 21:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for South Central Coast. Cancellation for Central Coast

NSW

Tue 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Batemans and Eden coasts

VIC

Tue 22:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Wednesday for Port Phillip. Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for West, Central and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Tue 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Wednesday East of Flinders Is & Far North West, Upper East, Lower East, South East, South West & Central West coasts

Tue 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Leeuwin Coast. Cancellation for Eucla Coast

Tue 15:49 ACST

Fire Weather Warning for Darwin and Adelaide River

VIC

Tue 12:38 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

VIC

Tue 12:31 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Avoca River

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

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.

Strengthening El Niño could make 2026 Earth’s warmest year on record

El Niño is strengthening so quickly that it could make 2026 become Earth’s warmest year on record.

Unusually warm winter week across the southeast

With two weeks left of the 2026 Australia winter, springlike warmth will spread across large parts of the most heavily populated corner of the country.

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.

Strengthening El Niño could make 2026 Earth’s warmest year on record

El Niño is strengthening so quickly that it could make 2026 become Earth’s warmest year on record.

Unusually warm winter week across the southeast

With two weeks left of the 2026 Australia winter, springlike warmth will spread across large parts of the most heavily populated corner of the country.

Australian Weather Forecast

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

Rain spreading across inland Australia

Strengthening El Niño could make 2026 Earth’s warmest year on record

Unusually warm winter week across the southeast

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

Rain spreading across inland Australia

Strengthening El Niño could make 2026 Earth’s warmest year on record

Unusually warm winter week across the southeast

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