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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

19°C

Alice Springs

6°C

18°C

Brisbane

15°C

22°C

Broome

20°C

28°C

Cairns

18°C

25°C

Canberra

3°C

16°C

Darwin

23°C

31°C

Hobart

7°C

16°C

Melbourne

7°C

16°C

Perth

9°C

19°C

Sydney

14°C

19°C

National Summary

A low in the Tasman directs gusty winds and showers into eastern NSW and southeast Qld. A moist, unstable airmass and front bring showers and storms to WA. High pressure will keep elsewhere dry and mostly settled, with a chilly morning in southern Australia.

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	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	NE 10.4km/h	N 12.2km/h	57.7%	73.2%
Alice Springs	6°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	E 8.3km/h	E 9.0km/h	55.3%	89.9%
Brisbane	15°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	SW 11.9km/h	SSW 13.7km/h	58.5%	75.4%
Broome	20°C	28°C	23%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	E 15.5km/h	SSW 12.2km/h	55.3%	96.3%
Cairns	18°C	25°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.1 - Very High	SSE 17.3km/h	SE 21.6km/h	64.7%	81.5%
Canberra	3°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.1 - Moderate	SSE 7.6km/h	ESE 14.0km/h	68.3%	88.9%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.5 - Very High	SE 13.3km/h	NE 9.4km/h	56.8%	73.2%
Hobart	7°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.6 - Low	NNW 12.2km/h	NNE 9.4km/h	66.7%	90.9%
Melbourne	7°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	NE 2.2km/h	ENE 3.2km/h	73.0%	94.7%
Perth	9°C	19°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.4 - Moderate	SSE 6.8km/h	S 11.5km/h	58.0%	78.8%
Sydney	14°C	19°C	66%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	SW 16.6km/h	SSE 19.8km/h	72.8%	88.0%

Warnings

QLD

Wed 18:27 AEST

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

NSW

Wed 18:27 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Friday for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie and Hunter coasts

VIC

Wed 16:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast

NSW

Wed 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

TAS

Wed 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Lower East and South East coasts. Cancellation for South West Coast

NSW

Wed 15:52 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds And Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

Wed 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for West Kimberley Coast. Cancellation for Pilbara Coast East, Pilbara Coast West & North Kimberley Coast

Wed 14:30 ACST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Roper Groote Coast

QLD

Wed 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & Cooktown, Cairns & Mackay coasts. Cancelled South East Gulf of Carpentaria

NSW

Wed 06:54 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Richmond River

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News from across Australia

Unusual streak of May nights above 0°C in Canberra

Warm water building beneath Pacific Ocean surface raises prospect of El Niño for Australia in 2026

Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

Unusual streak of May nights above 0°C in Canberra

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Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

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