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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

9°C

16°C

Alice Springs

7°C

18°C

Brisbane

12°C

20°C

Broome

17°C

29°C

Cairns

19°C

24°C

Canberra

2°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 high pressure system will continue to trap cool air over Tas, Vic, NSW and SA while directing cool and showery SE winds along the east coast. A weak cold front will brush southwest WA, bringing showers. An area of low pressure over the interior will bring the odd shower/storm.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	9°C	16°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	NE 6.8km/h	N 10.8km/h	65.4%	84.3%
Alice Springs	7°C	18°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.6 - Moderate	E 3.6km/h	SW 6.5km/h	67.7%	91.9%
Brisbane	12°C	20°C	17%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	SW 5.8km/h	ESE 4.0km/h	63.5%	84.4%
Broome	17°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.8 - High	E 18.7km/h	SSE 9.4km/h	44.0%	63.2%
Cairns	19°C	24°C	40%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.1 - High	S 13.3km/h	SE 18.4km/h	77.4%	87.2%
Canberra	2°C	11°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	SE 5.0km/h	NNW 7.6km/h	77.5%	92.8%
Darwin	22°C	31°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	SE 9.4km/h	ESE 14.8km/h	55.8%	75.2%
Hobart	3°C	12°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.2 - Low	NW 11.9km/h	N 8.6km/h	68.7%	89.2%
Melbourne	5°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.7 - Low	NE 5.8km/h	N 12.2km/h	70.3%	90.1%
Perth	11°C	19°C	26%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	ESE 2.5km/h	SSW 8.3km/h	79.5%	95.4%
Sydney	10°C	16°C	43%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.7 - Low	W 8.6km/h	S 6.5km/h	77.5%	91.5%

Warnings

TAS

Thu 04:48 AEST

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

TAS

Thu 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for South West and Central West coasts

VIC

Thu 03:45 AEST

Road Weather Alert for reduced visibility in fog for Melbourne South Eastern Suburbs and The Dandenong Ranges

National

Thu 03:39 AEST

Storm Force Wind Warning 7 For Western And Southern Areas

QLD

Thu 03:26 AEST

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

QLD

Thu 03:24 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Torres Strait & Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

Thu 01:05 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Esperance and Eucla coasts

NSW

Thu 02:24 AEST

Road Weather Alert for reduced visibility in fog for Canberra

VIC

Wed 16:50 AEST

Frost Warning for Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

VIC

Wed 13:45 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Ovens River

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Weekend snowfalls coming after sunny week

Fresh snow is forecast to fall in the Australian Alps this weekend, after the heaviest falls of the season to date last Friday.

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

It was an upside-down night of weather in Victoria, with the mercury hovering well above zero overnight across the higher parts of Victoria’s alpine region, while numerous locations near the coast were slightly colder for most of the night.

New provisional high pressure record for Australia

A weather station in Tasmania has just recorded what could be the highest mean sea level pressure on record in Australia.

Weekend snowfalls coming after sunny week

Fresh snow is forecast to fall in the Australian Alps this weekend, after the heaviest falls of the season to date last Friday.

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

A large pool of exceptionally warm water sitting below the surface of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean is laying the foundation for a prolonged and potent El Niño in the second half of 2026.

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

New provisional high pressure record for Australia

A weather station in Tasmania has just recorded what could be the highest mean sea level pressure on record in Australia.

Australian Weather Forecast

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Weekend snowfalls coming after sunny week

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

Weekend snowfalls coming after sunny week

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

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