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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

10°C

15°C

Alice Springs

6°C

15°C

Brisbane

14°C

23°C

Broome

14°C

26°C

Cairns

18°C

26°C

Canberra

8°C

12°C

Darwin

23°C

29°C

Hobart

9°C

14°C

Melbourne

12°C

14°C

Perth

6°C

17°C

Sydney

15°C

20°C

National Summary

A low and a cold front will generate heavy rain, strong winds and isolated thunderstorms over the NT, western Qld, NSW, Vic and Tas. Cool southerly winds in the wake of the front will bring a few showers to southern parts of WA and SA. Showery onshore winds for eastern Qld.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	10°C	15°C	82%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	SW 17.6km/h	SW 18.4km/h	72.2%	89.0%
Alice Springs	6°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.5 - Moderate	S 13.7km/h	SSW 17.6km/h	63.1%	79.2%
Brisbane	14°C	23°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	NNW 1.4km/h	N 6.1km/h	61.7%	86.0%
Broome	14°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.7 - High	ESE 31.7km/h	ESE 28.8km/h	31.5%	57.9%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	23%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7 - High	S 9.7km/h	SE 15.8km/h	74.7%	88.1%
Canberra	8°C	12°C	66%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	NW 19.1km/h	NW 22.0km/h	78.8%	97.5%
Darwin	23°C	29°C	32%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.1 - Very High	SSE 7.9km/h	SE 14.4km/h	63.4%	85.9%
Hobart	9°C	14°C	47%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.1 - Low	NNW 11.5km/h	NW 8.3km/h	67.8%	88.4%
Melbourne	12°C	14°C	40%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.8 - Low	N 21.6km/h	NNW 19.1km/h	67.5%	89.0%
Perth	6°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	ENE 6.1km/h	ENE 7.6km/h	69.3%	85.2%
Sydney	15°C	20°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	NNW 20.2km/h	NNW 19.4km/h	61.6%	78.8%

Warnings

VIC

Thu 15:29 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip & West, Central and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Thu 15:29 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Banks St & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is & Far North West, CN, Upper East, Lower East, South West & CW coasts

Thu 14:57 ACST

Gale Warning for Lower South East Coast

Thu 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Esperance and Eucla coasts

VIC

Thu 14:50 AEST

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

VIC

Thu 14:50 AEST

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

TAS

Thu 14:34 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The North Esk River

NSW

Thu 14:21 AEST

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

NSW

Thu 14:21 AEST

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

NSW

Thu 10:44 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

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Will El Niño spoil the 2026 Australian snow season?

El Niño was officially declared by the BoM on Tuesday, June 16.

Flooding rain targeting South Australia

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El Niño is here and it could challenge records in 2026

The Bureau of Meteorology has declared that El Niño has arrived and it is likely to last until at least the end of the year.

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News from across Australia

Two weeks of widespread winter warmth across SE Australia

Will El Niño spoil the 2026 Australian snow season?

Flooding rain targeting South Australia

El Niño is here and it could challenge records in 2026

Two weeks of widespread winter warmth across SE Australia

Will El Niño spoil the 2026 Australian snow season?

Flooding rain targeting South Australia

El Niño is here and it could challenge records in 2026

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