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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW TUE WED THU FRI

MinMax

Adelaide

7°C

14°C

Alice Springs

3°C

18°C

Brisbane

11°C

20°C

Broome

16°C

29°C

Cairns

17°C

24°C

Canberra

0°C

13°C

Darwin

22°C

31°C

Hobart

6°C

14°C

Melbourne

6°C

15°C

Perth

9°C

21°C

Sydney

9°C

17°C

National Summary

A strong high over southern Australia brings cool, blustery winds and showers to Tas, Vic and southern SA, while driving gusty winds across the northern and central interior, with showers over the NT's eastern Top End and far north Qld.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	7°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.8 - Low	NE 10.1km/h	N 13.0km/h	58.3%	81.4%
Alice Springs	3°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	NE 7.6km/h	E 7.6km/h	50.4%	68.0%
Brisbane	11°C	20°C	17%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.8 - Moderate	S 5.8km/h	ESE 10.8km/h	64.1%	85.2%
Broome	16°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.4 - High	ENE 13.7km/h	WSW 9.4km/h	39.6%	64.3%
Cairns	17°C	24°C	32%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	SSE 18.7km/h	SE 25.2km/h	66.8%	82.8%
Canberra	0°C	13°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	E 5.8km/h	NNW 11.2km/h	68.8%	87.3%
Darwin	22°C	31°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9 - Very High	SE 11.9km/h	ENE 14.8km/h	56.6%	76.1%
Hobart	6°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.5 - Low	N 13.0km/h	NNW 11.9km/h	63.2%	82.5%
Melbourne	6°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	NNE 6.5km/h	N 12.6km/h	66.5%	83.1%
Perth	9°C	21°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	S 8.3km/h	S 10.1km/h	63.2%	84.6%
Sydney	9°C	17°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	W 8.3km/h	ENE 7.2km/h	71.3%	88.6%

Warnings

VIC

Mon 22:52 AEST

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

VIC

Mon 22:52 AEST

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

NSW

Mon 22:48 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

NSW

Mon 22:48 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

VIC

Mon 22:47 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for South West, Central and West and South Gippsland

NSW

Mon 22:28 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

Mon 21:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning South Central, Upper South East & Lower South East coasts. Cancelled Investigator Strait & Lower West & Central coasts

VIC

Mon 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip & West and Central coasts

TAS

Mon 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning South West Lakes & Far North West, CN, Upper East, Lower East, South West & CW coasts. Cancelled South East Coast

National

Mon 21:57 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southern Area

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News from across Australia

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A comparison of past strong El Niño events with the strengthening El Niño event of 2026

Ocean Temperatures and the Developing El Niño Event

July snow prospects fading for Australian Alps

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Australian Weather Forecast

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Midweek cold front to bring rain, snow, strong winds to the southeast

Frosty mornings and clear sunny days – a wintry weekend for northeast NSW and southeast Queensland

A comparison of past strong El Niño events with the strengthening El Niño event of 2026

July snow prospects fading for Australian Alps

Midweek cold front to bring rain, snow, strong winds to the southeast

Frosty mornings and clear sunny days – a wintry weekend for northeast NSW and southeast Queensland

A comparison of past strong El Niño events with the strengthening El Niño event of 2026

July snow prospects fading for Australian Alps

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