Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWFRISATSUNMON
MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

9°C

19°C

Fair
Alice Springs

12°C

27°C

Mostly cloudy
Brisbane

14°C

21°C

Clear skies
Broome

21°C

30°C

Rain showers
Cairns

20°C

25°C

Clear skies
Canberra

4°C

19°C

Clear skies
Darwin

25°C

32°C

Clear skies
Hobart

7°C

18°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

9°C

16°C

Fair
Perth

12°C

25°C

Mostly cloudy
Sydney

12°C

19°C

National Summary

A low pressure over eastern WA will bring showers/storms to southeast WA, western SA and the southwestern NT. Showery onshore winds around high pressure for western Tas, eastern Vic, coastal parts of Qld and NSW. Dry elsewhere.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

WA

Thu 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Eucla Coast. Cancellation for Esperance Coast

QLD

Thu 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Hervey Bay, Sun Cst Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Cst Waters & Peninsula, Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Capricornia

SA

Thu 00:07 ACST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Flinders and Mid North

NSW

Wed 22:21 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

SA

Wed 21:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Far West, Upper West and Lower West coasts

NSW

Wed 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

TAS

Wed 22:00 AEST

Gale Warning for South East Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Channel & Lower East & South West coasts

National

Wed 21:47 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

National

Wed 21:47 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southern And Western Areas

NSW

Wed 16:46 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Thursday for Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra and Batemans coasts

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