Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWWEDTHUFRISAT
MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

7°C

14°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

2°C

17°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

11°C

21°C

Fair
Broome

16°C

29°C

Fair
Cairns

18°C

24°C

Clear skies
Canberra

0°C

13°C

Partly cloudy
Darwin

22°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

6°C

13°C

Fair
Melbourne

7°C

13°C

Clear skies
Perth

9°C

21°C

Clear skies
Sydney

7°C

16°C

National Summary

A cold front crossing Tas and a strong high over southern Australia are driving cold, blustery winds bringing showers, small hail and alpine snow across the southeast, with onshore winds extending coastal showers into SA. Gusty SE winds bring showers to Qld's north.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

NSW

Tue 04:29 AEST

Road Weather Alert for reduced visibility in fog for Sydney Western Suburbs

SA

Tue 03:40 ACST

Gale Warning for Lower South East Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Investigator Strait & Central, South Central and Upper South East coasts

VIC

Tue 04:10 AEST

Gale Warning for West and Central coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip, Western Port & Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

NSW

Tue 04:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Wednesday for Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Batemans Coast

TAS

Tue 04:00 AEST

Gale Warning Banks Strait & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is & Far North West, CN, Upper East, South West & Central West coasts

National

Tue 03:50 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southern Area

VIC

Mon 22:52 AEST

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

VIC

Mon 22:52 AEST

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

NSW

Mon 22:48 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

NSW

Mon 22:48 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

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