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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

15°C

Alice Springs

6°C

16°C

Brisbane

14°C

23°C

Broome

14°C

26°C

Cairns

19°C

26°C

Canberra

8°C

12°C

Darwin

23°C

30°C

Hobart

10°C

14°C

Melbourne

11°C

14°C

Perth

7°C

17°C

Sydney

15°C

20°C

National Summary

Rain & storms, some heavy, are likely in SA, Tas, Vic, western NSW, far SW Qld & the NT interior due to a slow-moving low. Strong showery winds are likely in WA's south & SA's west, to the west of the low. Just isolated showers for the NE tropics in easing, moist easterly winds.

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	15°C	96%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	WSW 18.7km/h	WSW 20.2km/h	74.1%	92.5%
Alice Springs	6°C	16°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.5 - Moderate	SSW 16.2km/h	S 18.0km/h	62.9%	82.2%
Brisbane	14°C	23°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	NW 2.2km/h	N 6.8km/h	59.7%	87.3%
Broome	14°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.9 - High	ESE 31.3km/h	ESE 28.8km/h	31.8%	60.8%
Cairns	19°C	26°C	33%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7 - High	S 10.1km/h	SE 15.8km/h	74.8%	89.8%
Canberra	8°C	12°C	69%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	NW 17.3km/h	NW 22.3km/h	76.0%	96.4%
Darwin	23°C	30°C	40%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.1 - Very High	SSE 6.8km/h	E 9.4km/h	68.1%	89.0%
Hobart	10°C	14°C	46%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.1 - Low	NNW 11.5km/h	WNW 10.4km/h	66.0%	90.5%
Melbourne	11°C	14°C	50%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.8 - Low	N 19.8km/h	NNW 17.3km/h	68.4%	88.3%
Perth	7°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	ENE 5.8km/h	ENE 8.6km/h	64.5%	84.4%
Sydney	15°C	20°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	NNW 19.4km/h	NNW 18.0km/h	61.8%	78.0%

Warnings

Wed 01:01 AWST

Gale Warning for Esperance Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Albany and Eucla coasts

QLD

Wed 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Townsville and Mackay coasts. Cancellation for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

Tue 22:58 AWST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds And Heavy Rainfall) for parts of South East Coastal district

Tue 22:58 AWST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds And Heavy Rainfall) for parts of South East Coastal district

Tue 22:56 AWST

Sheep Graziers Warning Tuesday South East Coastal. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning Tuesday Great Southern & Central Wheat Belt

Tue 22:59 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for Lower Eyre Peninsula, Eastern Eyre Peninsula & West Coast & North West Pastoral districts

Tue 22:59 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for Lower Eyre Peninsula, Eastern Eyre Peninsula & West Coast & North West Pastoral districts

Tue 21:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Spencer Gulf & Far West, Upper West, Lower West, Central and South Central coasts

VIC

Tue 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Port Phillip

National

Tue 15:52 AEST

Final Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

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News from across Australia

El Niño is here and it could challenge records in 2026

Australia's shortest day of the year this weekend

Massive northwest cloudband brings heavy rain

Wet in the southwest with rare WA snow possible

El Niño is here and it could challenge records in 2026

Australia's shortest day of the year this weekend

Massive northwest cloudband brings heavy rain

Wet in the southwest with rare WA snow possible

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