Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWTUEWEDTHUFRI
MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

7°C

16°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

4°C

18°C

Fair
Brisbane

13°C

21°C

Clear skies
Broome

18°C

29°C

Rain
Cairns

17°C

23°C

Clear skies
Canberra

2°C

14°C

Mostly cloudy
Darwin

21°C

30°C

Partly cloudy
Hobart

8°C

14°C

Partly cloudy
Melbourne

8°C

15°C

Fair
Perth

13°C

21°C

Rain showers
Sydney

12°C

17°C

National Summary

A low should deepen in the Tasman, possibly sending strong winds, heavy rain and storms into eastern NSW and southeast Qld. A cold front approaching southwest WA should bring rain and some storms. A high over southern Aus will bring a cold morning with dry and settled conditions.

State Forecasts

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Warnings

NSW

Sun 22:56 AEST

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

NSW

Sun 22:56 AEST

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

TAS

Sun 22:53 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for King Island, Furneaux Islands & parts of Western, North East, North West Coast & Central North

TAS

Sun 22:53 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for King Island, Furneaux Islands & parts of Western, North East, North West Coast & Central North

VIC

Sun 22:51 AEST

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

VIC

Sun 22:51 AEST

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

VIC

Sun 22:48 AEST

ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES for Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

VIC

Sun 22:48 AEST

ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES for Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

TAS

Sun 22:47 AEST

ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES for Upper Derwent Valley, South East & East Coast

TAS

Sun 22:47 AEST

ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES for Upper Derwent Valley, South East & East Coast

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