Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWTUEWEDTHUFRI
MinMax
Partly cloudy
Adelaide

6°C

14°C

Fair
Alice Springs

3°C

18°C

Fair
Brisbane

11°C

20°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

15°C

28°C

Partly cloudy
Cairns

17°C

24°C

Clear skies
Canberra

0°C

13°C

Mostly cloudy
Darwin

22°C

30°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

5°C

13°C

Fair
Melbourne

7°C

13°C

Fair
Perth

10°C

22°C

Clear skies
Sydney

7°C

16°C

National Summary

Strong high pressure over southern Australia brings cool winds and showers to western Tas and southern Vic and SA. The same high drives gusty winds across the north and central interior, with showers over the Top End and far north Qld.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

National

Sun 22:02 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southeastern And Southern Areas

National

Sun 22:02 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

SA

Sun 21:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning Monday Invest St & Far West, Upper West, Lower West, Central, South Central, Upper South East & L SE coasts

VIC

Sun 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Port Phillip & West and Central coasts

TAS

Sun 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South East, South West and Central West coasts. Cancellation for East of Flinders Island

WA

Sun 19:01 AWST

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

VIC

Sun 17:22 AEST

Frost Warning for Northern Country, North East and East Gippsland

TAS

Sun 11:38 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Styx River

TAS

Sun 10:23 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Huon River

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