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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

9°C

16°C

Alice Springs

7°C

18°C

Brisbane

12°C

20°C

Broome

17°C

29°C

Cairns

19°C

25°C

Canberra

3°C

11°C

Darwin

22°C

31°C

Hobart

3°C

12°C

Melbourne

5°C

15°C

Perth

11°C

19°C

Sydney

10°C

16°C

National Summary

A high will shift east to be over the Tasman Sea, directing cool SE winds along the east coast and maintaining cool air over Tas, Vic and NSW. An area of low pressure over the interior will edge isolated showers and storms east over Qld while a cold front will move over the Bight

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	9°C	16°C	20%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	NE 7.2km/h	N 11.2km/h	66.3%	89.5%
Alice Springs	7°C	18°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.6 - Moderate	ENE 2.9km/h	WSW 6.5km/h	63.8%	92.3%
Brisbane	12°C	20°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	SW 5.8km/h	SE 4.0km/h	61.8%	84.0%
Broome	17°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.8 - High	E 18.4km/h	S 10.1km/h	43.6%	64.6%
Cairns	19°C	25°C	34%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.1 - High	S 13.3km/h	SE 18.7km/h	77.3%	85.9%
Canberra	3°C	11°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	ESE 4.7km/h	NNW 8.6km/h	73.5%	91.8%
Darwin	22°C	31°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	SSE 9.7km/h	ESE 14.0km/h	55.7%	74.7%
Hobart	3°C	12°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.2 - Low	NW 11.5km/h	N 7.9km/h	65.5%	88.9%
Melbourne	5°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.7 - Low	NNE 5.8km/h	N 11.2km/h	70.2%	90.1%
Perth	11°C	19°C	19%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	SE 2.5km/h	SSW 8.6km/h	76.9%	94.4%
Sydney	10°C	16°C	46%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	W 9.0km/h	S 7.2km/h	74.5%	90.3%

Warnings

TAS

Wed 11:26 AEST

Road Weather Alert for icy Roads for Central North, Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley, South East and Central Plateau

NSW, QLD

Wed 11:21 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Paroo River (Nsw)

QLD

Wed 11:15 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Bulloo River

NSW

Wed 10:40 AEST

Cancellation Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

VIC

Wed 10:39 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

VIC

Wed 10:31 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Ovens River

VIC

Wed 10:26 AEST

Frost Warning Wimmera, N Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central, W & S Gippsland & East Gippsland. Cancelled Mallee

NSW

Wed 10:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Byron Coast

National

Wed 09:58 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western And Southern Areas

National

Wed 09:58 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Weekend snowfalls coming after sunny week

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Why the mountains were warmer than parts of coastal Victoria last night

It was an upside-down night of weather in Victoria, with the mercury hovering well above zero overnight across the higher parts of Victoria’s alpine region, while numerous locations near the coast were slightly colder for most of the night.

New provisional high pressure record for Australia

A weather station in Tasmania has just recorded what could be the highest mean sea level pressure on record in Australia.

Weekend snowfalls coming after sunny week

Fresh snow is forecast to fall in the Australian Alps this weekend, after the heaviest falls of the season to date last Friday.

Pacific Ocean subsurface water now 8°C above normal – what this means for El Niño

A large pool of exceptionally warm water sitting below the surface of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean is laying the foundation for a prolonged and potent El Niño in the second half of 2026.

Why the mountains were warmer than parts of coastal Victoria last night

New provisional high pressure record for Australia

A weather station in Tasmania has just recorded what could be the highest mean sea level pressure on record in Australia.

Australian Weather Forecast

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Weekend snowfalls coming after sunny week

Pacific Ocean subsurface water now 8°C above normal – what this means for El Niño

Why the mountains were warmer than parts of coastal Victoria last night

New provisional high pressure record for Australia

Weekend snowfalls coming after sunny week

Pacific Ocean subsurface water now 8°C above normal – what this means for El Niño

Why the mountains were warmer than parts of coastal Victoria last night

New provisional high pressure record for Australia

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