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Strong wind, rain & storms are impacting southern SA, Tas & Vic with a cold front. Showers over eastern NSW and southern Qld in unstable air. Onshore winds bring a few showers to southwest WA and the NT coast. Clear inland and northwest in a high.

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	15°C	89%	15 - 20 mm	Nil	1.8 - Low	NW 27.7km/h	WNW 30.6km/h	69.3%	88.6%
Alice Springs	11°C	25°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	ESE 2.5km/h	ESE 2.9km/h	51.7%	78.7%
Brisbane	16°C	25°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.2 - Moderate	NW 2.9km/h	WNW 8.6km/h	63.8%	82.5%
Broome	18°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.7 - High	SE 6.5km/h	WSW 14.8km/h	66.1%	91.2%
Cairns	20°C	26°C	35%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.2 - High	SSE 14.8km/h	SE 21.2km/h	78.1%	86.5%
Canberra	6°C	9°C	61%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.9 - Low	WNW 23.4km/h	WNW 23.8km/h	71.4%	95.5%
Darwin	23°C	30°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	SE 8.6km/h	NE 12.6km/h	72.7%	86.3%
Hobart	5°C	12°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1 - Low	NW 11.5km/h	W 19.8km/h	64.2%	81.3%
Melbourne	10°C	14°C	49%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.5 - Low	WNW 19.4km/h	WSW 19.4km/h	66.4%	83.7%
Perth	9°C	16°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	SE 0.4km/h	SE 11.2km/h	69.0%	86.5%
Sydney	11°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.1 - Low	NW 15.8km/h	W 24.5km/h	49.8%	63.6%

Warnings

VIC

Thu 23:51 AEST

Gale Warning for West and Central coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

Thu 22:54 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Lower South East district

Thu 22:54 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Lower South East district

Thu 22:53 ACST

Sheep Graziers Warning Mt Lofty R & Lower South East. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning L Eyre, Flinders, Yorke Peninsula & Kangaroo Island

TAS

Thu 23:15 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Friday for King Island

VIC

Thu 22:57 AEST

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

NSW

Thu 22:55 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory

NSW

Thu 22:52 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, ACT & South West Slopes

NSW

Thu 22:52 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, ACT & South West Slopes

VIC

Thu 22:35 AEST

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

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A strong, dynamic cold front is lurking over waters south of the Great Australian Bight, and will surge northwards towards Tasmania and the southeastern mainland on Friday and Saturday.

Rare July tropical cyclone risk in southwest Pacific this week

The Bureau of Meteorology is monitoring a tropical disturbance near the Solomon Islands, with a low chance it could develop into a rare July tropical cyclone later this week.

Severe weather warnings in four states, Adelaide’s wettest July day in 10 years

Sydney's warmest June on record

The first month of winter 2026 was exceptionally warm for eastern Australia, with Sydney registering its warmest June in records dating back to 1859.

Polar airmass surging towards Australia – where will the chill hit?

A strong, dynamic cold front is lurking over waters south of the Great Australian Bight, and will surge northwards towards Tasmania and the southeastern mainland on Friday and Saturday.

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News from across Australia

Rare July tropical cyclone risk in southwest Pacific this week

Severe weather warnings in four states, Adelaide’s wettest July day in 10 years

Sydney's warmest June on record

Polar airmass surging towards Australia – where will the chill hit?

Rare July tropical cyclone risk in southwest Pacific this week

Severe weather warnings in four states, Adelaide’s wettest July day in 10 years

Sydney's warmest June on record

Polar airmass surging towards Australia – where will the chill hit?

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