Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

MinMax

National Summary

A TC may approach Far North Qld. A front & wintry airmass will cross the southeast, bringing heavy showers & damaging winds across parts of SA, Tas, Vic & southern NSW, with highground snow in Tas. Storms in WA’s west. Breezy elsewhere across central & southern Australia.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

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News from across Australia

Severe storms ahead of wintry blast in southeast Australia late this week

A vigorous cold front and associated troughs are set to sweep across southeast Australia late this week, bringing a round of severe thunderstorms before a sharp transition to wintry conditions into the weekend.

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Tropical Cyclone Maila develops in the Solomon Sea, possible track towards Far North Qld

Australia’s 2025–26 cyclone season has already been an active one.

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Showery start, brighter finish for Sydney's Easter long weekend

It’s been a showery Easter so far across Sydney, as a front moved into the Tasman Sea on Good Friday, driving a gusty southerly change and periods of heavy showers.

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Hefty storms pummel WA's south

Thunderstorms early this Good Friday impacted Western Australia's south with high intensity, bringing more than a month's rain in just a few hours.

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