Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWFRISATSUNMON
MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

9°C

20°C

Fair
Alice Springs

12°C

27°C

Fair
Brisbane

14°C

21°C

Clear skies
Broome

21°C

30°C

Rain showers
Cairns

20°C

25°C

Clear skies
Canberra

4°C

19°C

Clear skies
Darwin

25°C

32°C

Clear skies
Hobart

7°C

18°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

9°C

16°C

Fair
Perth

12°C

25°C

Mostly cloudy
Sydney

11°C

19°C

National Summary

A low pressure over eastern WA will bring showers/storms to southeast WA, western SA and the southwestern NT. Showery onshore winds around high pressure for western Tas, eastern Vic, coastal parts of Qld and NSW. Dry elsewhere.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

WA

Thu 07:01 AWST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Eucla Coast

QLD

Thu 09:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Hervey Bay, Sun Cst Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Cst Waters & Peninsula, Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Capricornia

NSW

Thu 04:52 AEST

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

National

Thu 04:48 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

NSW

Thu 04:48 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

SA

Thu 03:40 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Far West Coast. Cancellation for Upper West and Lower West coasts

National

Thu 04:03 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southern Area

TAS

Thu 04:00 AEST

Gale Warning for South East Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Channel & Lower East and South West coasts. Cancellation for Upper East Coast

NSW

Thu 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Byron, Coffs, Macquarie & Eden coasts. Cancelled Sydney Enclosed Waters & Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra & Batemans coasts

SA

Thu 03:15 ACST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Flinders and Mid North

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