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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW SAT SUN MON TUE

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

20°C

Alice Springs

12°C

29°C

Brisbane

18°C

31°C

Broome

24°C

33°C

Cairns

24°C

29°C

Canberra

7°C

19°C

Darwin

25°C

31°C

Hobart

9°C

14°C

Melbourne

13°C

16°C

Perth

17°C

23°C

Sydney

15°C

27°C

National Summary

Enhanced tropical moisture and an unstable air mass are causing showers & thunderstorms over north & west Qld & the eastern Top End. An unstable air mass over western and inland WA is triggering showers & storms. A cold front bring gusty showers & storms to Tas & Vic.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	12°C	20°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	SSE 9.7km/h	SSE 15.1km/h	61.1%	78.5%
Alice Springs	12°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.1 - Very High	E 5.0km/h	ESE 9.0km/h	29.9%	44.5%
Brisbane	18°C	31°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.4 - High	NW 3.2km/h	N 5.8km/h	57.5%	77.3%
Broome	24°C	33°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.2 - Very High	SSE 9.0km/h	WSW 17.3km/h	45.3%	77.1%
Cairns	24°C	29°C	53%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	SE 15.8km/h	SE 18.4km/h	82.3%	92.0%
Canberra	7°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	NW 13.7km/h	W 23.0km/h	55.9%	73.9%
Darwin	25°C	31°C	44%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	12 - Extreme	ESE 13.0km/h	ENE 15.5km/h	72.3%	93.7%
Hobart	9°C	14°C	34%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	W 24.8km/h	WSW 29.9km/h	51.5%	69.2%
Melbourne	13°C	16°C	35%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.2 - Moderate	WSW 14.8km/h	SSW 19.8km/h	59.6%	76.8%
Perth	17°C	23°C	22%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.7 - Moderate	WNW 4.7km/h	WNW 18.4km/h	65.6%	88.5%
Sydney	15°C	27°C	25%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.4 - Moderate	WNW 9.0km/h	WSW 11.2km/h	47.8%	71.4%

Warnings

QLD

Fri 02:18 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, North West and Central West

QLD

Fri 02:18 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, North West and Central West

TAS

Thu 22:59 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) South East & Western, U Derwent, NW Coast, Central North, Central Plateau, Midlands & East Coast

TAS

Thu 22:59 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) South East & Western, U Derwent, NW Coast, Central North, Central Plateau, Midlands & East Coast

NSW

Thu 22:41 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Friday for Snowy Mountains

TAS

Thu 22:36 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Upper Derwent Valley and South East

NSW

Thu 22:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Friday for Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra and Batemans coasts

VIC

Thu 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for West, Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Thu 22:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Banks Strait & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island, Channel & Lower East, South East & South West coasts

Thu 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin and Albany coasts

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

It’s a wild and woolly afternoon in Tasmania as a cold front approaches from the west, with winds gusting up to 148 km/h at 4:49pm on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart.

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Darwin is forecast to reach 36°C this Thursday, which would make it the hottest day of 2026 to date by well over a degree.

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

On a dry autumn day across the vast majority of the continent, relatively small but intense areas of rain are dampening two corners of the country more than 3,000 kilometres apart.

Remnants of Cyclone Maila to drench Queensland

Large parts of Queensland are in for a good soaking as the remnants of ex-Tropical Cyclone Maila cross the coastline.

148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

It’s a wild and woolly afternoon in Tasmania as a cold front approaches from the west, with winds gusting up to 148 km/h at 4:49pm on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart.

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Darwin is forecast to reach 36°C this Thursday, which would make it the hottest day of 2026 to date by well over a degree.

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

On a dry autumn day across the vast majority of the continent, relatively small but intense areas of rain are dampening two corners of the country more than 3,000 kilometres apart.

Remnants of Cyclone Maila to drench Queensland

Large parts of Queensland are in for a good soaking as the remnants of ex-Tropical Cyclone Maila cross the coastline.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

Remnants of Cyclone Maila to drench Queensland

148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

Remnants of Cyclone Maila to drench Queensland

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