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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

18°C

Alice Springs

6°C

23°C

Brisbane

15°C

21°C

Broome

17°C

28°C

Cairns

18°C

26°C

Canberra

9°C

17°C

Darwin

20°C

29°C

Hobart

10°C

16°C

Melbourne

11°C

15°C

Perth

11°C

18°C

Sydney

16°C

20°C

National Summary

A low should cross NSW, causing heavy rain & storms & blustery winds to focus on central & southern QLD & northern & eastern NSW. A high will only allow light, isolated showers in Vic, Tas & SA. A trough & front will bring rain & storms & brisk winds to WA's west, mainly SW.

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	18°C	38%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	N 10.8km/h	NW 19.1km/h	74.5%	93.7%
Alice Springs	6°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	NW 5.8km/h	SW 12.2km/h	55.2%	75.5%
Brisbane	15°C	21°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.4 - Moderate	WNW 14.4km/h	W 16.9km/h	63.2%	95.4%
Broome	17°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	E 8.6km/h	WSW 8.3km/h	46.2%	79.8%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.9 - High	S 7.9km/h	ESE 13.7km/h	59.7%	83.0%
Canberra	9°C	17°C	14%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	SSW 6.8km/h	NW 12.2km/h	62.7%	97.5%
Darwin	20°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9 - Very High	SSE 11.5km/h	ENE 6.8km/h	49.5%	69.5%
Hobart	10°C	16°C	17%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.4 - Low	NW 9.4km/h	NE 6.8km/h	72.4%	94.5%
Melbourne	11°C	15°C	15%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.1 - Low	WSW 4.7km/h	WSW 5.0km/h	73.0%	97.3%
Perth	11°C	18°C	42%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.4 - Moderate	NNW 2.5km/h	WSW 6.5km/h	75.7%	92.9%
Sydney	16°C	20°C	68%	20 - 25 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	SW 20.9km/h	SSW 20.2km/h	71.7%	99.5%

Warnings

NSW

Thu 04:35 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Hunter and Northern Tablelands

QLD

Thu 04:12 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds, Hail & Heavy Rain) Wide Bay & Burnett, Darling Downs & Granite Belt & C Highlands & Coalfields

QLD

Thu 04:12 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds, Hail & Heavy Rain) Wide Bay & Burnett, Darling Downs & Granite Belt & C Highlands & Coalfields

VIC

Thu 04:10 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for East Gippsland Coast

NSW

Thu 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Batemans and Eden coasts

TAS

Thu 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South West Coast

Thu 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin, Albany & Esperance coasts. Cancelled Per Local & Geraldton, Lancelin & Perth coasts

QLD

Thu 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Gold Coast Waters

NSW

Wed 22:59 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Mid North Coast, Hunter, North West Slopes and Plains and Northern Tablelands

NSW

Wed 22:59 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Mid North Coast, Hunter, North West Slopes and Plains and Northern Tablelands

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Wettest spell of 2026 coming to Perth, southwest WA

Right on cue for the start of winter, a series of cold fronts will deliver a week of consistent showery weather for Perth and southwest WA, with light showers already scooting through the region on Wednesday morning and heavier rain likely to commence this afternoon or evening.

Flooding rain to target Tasmania and New South Wales

Heavy rain will cause flooding in parts of Tasmania on Wednesday, before a developing low pressure system causes further heavy rain and flooding in parts of New South Wales on Thursday and Friday.

Near record May rainfall in NSW inland city

Heavy rain has fallen across a wide area of eastern Australia, with rainfall totals in the 24 hours to 9am Tuesday exceeding 50mm at several locations in the Central West of New South Wales.

Unusually persistent low pressure over southeastern mainland

A large, complex system of low pressure is establishing itself over the southeastern mainland this week, in an unusual set-up for the last week of autumn.

Wettest spell of 2026 coming to Perth, southwest WA

Flooding rain to target Tasmania and New South Wales

Heavy rain will cause flooding in parts of Tasmania on Wednesday, before a developing low pressure system causes further heavy rain and flooding in parts of New South Wales on Thursday and Friday.

Near record May rainfall in NSW inland city

Heavy rain has fallen across a wide area of eastern Australia, with rainfall totals in the 24 hours to 9am Tuesday exceeding 50mm at several locations in the Central West of New South Wales.

Unusually persistent low pressure over southeastern mainland

A large, complex system of low pressure is establishing itself over the southeastern mainland this week, in an unusual set-up for the last week of autumn.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Wettest spell of 2026 coming to Perth, southwest WA

Flooding rain to target Tasmania and New South Wales

Near record May rainfall in NSW inland city

Unusually persistent low pressure over southeastern mainland

Wettest spell of 2026 coming to Perth, southwest WA

Flooding rain to target Tasmania and New South Wales

Near record May rainfall in NSW inland city

Unusually persistent low pressure over southeastern mainland

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