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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

10°C

16°C

Alice Springs

7°C

18°C

Brisbane

12°C

20°C

Broome

18°C

29°C

Cairns

19°C

25°C

Canberra

3°C

11°C

Darwin

22°C

31°C

Hobart

3°C

12°C

Melbourne

5°C

15°C

Perth

11°C

19°C

Sydney

10°C

16°C

National Summary

A cold front could bring gusty winds and showers to southwest WA. A trough may trigger showers and the odd thunderstorm over SA, the NT interior, southwest Qld and far western NSW. Moist winds around a high will bring showers to northern Tas, eastern NSW and 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	16°C	20%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	NE 7.2km/h	N 11.2km/h	64.9%	89.0%
Alice Springs	7°C	18°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.6 - Moderate	ENE 2.5km/h	WSW 6.5km/h	63.9%	92.3%
Brisbane	12°C	20°C	26%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	SW 5.8km/h	SE 4.0km/h	61.8%	84.0%
Broome	18°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.9 - High	E 18.7km/h	SSE 10.1km/h	43.2%	66.0%
Cairns	19°C	25°C	32%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.1 - High	S 13.7km/h	SE 18.7km/h	76.7%	85.7%
Canberra	3°C	11°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	ESE 4.7km/h	NNW 9.0km/h	73.1%	91.7%
Darwin	22°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	SSE 10.1km/h	ESE 14.0km/h	55.8%	74.9%
Hobart	3°C	12°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.2 - Low	NW 11.5km/h	N 7.9km/h	66.0%	91.4%
Melbourne	5°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.7 - Low	NNE 6.1km/h	N 11.2km/h	70.3%	89.6%
Perth	11°C	19°C	15%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	SE 2.2km/h	SSW 8.3km/h	76.7%	94.5%
Sydney	10°C	16°C	48%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	W 8.6km/h	S 6.8km/h	74.4%	89.8%

Warnings

NSW

Wed 10:40 AEST

Cancellation Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

VIC

Wed 10:26 AEST

Frost Warning Wimmera, N Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central, W & S Gippsland & East Gippsland. Cancelled Mallee

NSW

Wed 10:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Byron Coast

National

Wed 09:58 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western And Southern Areas

National

Wed 09:58 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

QLD

Wed 09:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Torres Strait & Peninsula, Cooktown and Cairns coasts. Cancellation for Sunshine Coast Waters and Gold Coast Waters

QLD

Wed 05:53 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & K'gari Coast

TAS

Wed 04:07 AEST

Road Weather Alert for icy Roads for Central North, Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley and Central Plateau

NSW

Wed 03:29 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra coasts

NSW, QLD

Tue 13:39 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Paroo River (Nsw)

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ELDERS NEWS

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New provisional high pressure record for Australia

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Melbourne’s coldest night of 2026 as five states fall below zero

Frigid temperatures were recorded overnight across southeastern Australia, as dry, cold air settled over the most heavily populated corner of the country in the wake of a cold front.

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Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Pacific Ocean subsurface water now 8°C above normal – what this means for El Niño

Why the mountains were warmer than parts of coastal Victoria last night

New provisional high pressure record for Australia

Melbourne’s coldest night of 2026 as five states fall below zero

Pacific Ocean subsurface water now 8°C above normal – what this means for El Niño

Why the mountains were warmer than parts of coastal Victoria last night

New provisional high pressure record for Australia

Melbourne’s coldest night of 2026 as five states fall below zero

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