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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

13°C

18°C

Alice Springs

19°C

32°C

Brisbane

21°C

29°C

Broome

28°C

33°C

Cairns

22°C

28°C

Canberra

13°C

22°C

Darwin

25°C

32°C

Hobart

8°C

14°C

Melbourne

12°C

19°C

Perth

14°C

24°C

Sydney

20°C

31°C

National Summary

A front & wintry air mass will cross the southeast, bringing heavy showers, small hail & damaging winds across SE SA, Tas, Vic & southern NSW, & highground snow in Tas. Storms in WA’s interior. Breezy across central AUS, with showers over the western Top End and far north WA.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	13°C	18°C	66%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.7 - Moderate	W 26.3km/h	W 30.6km/h	56.7%	77.7%
Alice Springs	19°C	32°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.8 - Very High	NW 7.2km/h	SSE 10.4km/h	36.0%	51.5%
Brisbane	21°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	NW 1.1km/h	NNE 10.1km/h	63.6%	76.6%
Broome	28°C	33°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.2 - Extreme	SW 18.4km/h	W 23.8km/h	66.9%	82.2%
Cairns	22°C	28°C	54%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	SSE 14.8km/h	SE 19.8km/h	74.2%	85.1%
Canberra	13°C	22°C	33%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	NW 18.4km/h	WNW 27.4km/h	60.9%	81.7%
Darwin	25°C	32°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.1 - Extreme	SE 5.8km/h	ENE 8.3km/h	71.9%	85.0%
Hobart	8°C	14°C	57%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	NW 16.6km/h	NW 25.6km/h	56.5%	82.2%
Melbourne	12°C	19°C	37%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.6 - Moderate	NW 18.4km/h	WNW 19.8km/h	51.8%	75.3%
Perth	14°C	24°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	E 14.4km/h	ESE 11.9km/h	47.1%	59.5%
Sydney	20°C	31°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	NW 9.7km/h	N 16.2km/h	44.1%	70.8%

Warnings

QLD

Thu 13:42 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Cooktown and Cairns coasts

NSW

Thu 11:20 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Batemans Coast

QLD

Thu 11:08 AEST

Tropical Cyclone Technical Bulletin

VIC

Thu 11:08 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland, North Central, North East, West and South Gippsland and Central

VIC

Thu 11:08 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland, North Central, North East, West and South Gippsland and Central

VIC

Thu 11:06 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip & West and East Gippsland coasts

Thu 10:33 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Investigator Strait & Lower West, Central, South Central, Upper South East and Lower South East coasts

NSW

Thu 10:54 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of South Coast, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains

NSW

Thu 10:54 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of South Coast, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains

National

Thu 10:49 AEST

Tropical Cyclone Information Bulletin

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Wild windy weather system to lash southern Australia

A deep low pressure system associated with a polar airmass is lurking over the Southern Ocean below Western Australia, and it’s set to dominate the weather in southern and southeastern Australia for the remainder of this week.

Twin cyclones in the South Pacific: how will they impact Australia and New Zealand?

Two severe tropical cyclones are the dominant features on the weather charts this Tuesday, with both Cyclone Maila (currently near Papua New Guinea) and Cyclone Vaianu (currently near Fiji) set to impact weather in the Australian region.

Severe storms ahead of wintry blast in southeast Australia late this week

A vigorous cold front and associated troughs are set to sweep across southeast Australia late this week, bringing a round of severe thunderstorms before a sharp transition to wintry conditions into the weekend.

Tropical Cyclone Maila develops in the Solomon Sea, possible track towards Far North Qld

Australia’s 2025–26 cyclone season has already been an active one.

Wild windy weather system to lash southern Australia

Twin cyclones in the South Pacific: how will they impact Australia and New Zealand?

Severe storms ahead of wintry blast in southeast Australia late this week

Tropical Cyclone Maila develops in the Solomon Sea, possible track towards Far North Qld

Australia’s 2025–26 cyclone season has already been an active one.

Australian Weather Forecast

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Wild windy weather system to lash southern Australia

Twin cyclones in the South Pacific: how will they impact Australia and New Zealand?

Severe storms ahead of wintry blast in southeast Australia late this week

Tropical Cyclone Maila develops in the Solomon Sea, possible track towards Far North Qld

Wild windy weather system to lash southern Australia

Twin cyclones in the South Pacific: how will they impact Australia and New Zealand?

Severe storms ahead of wintry blast in southeast Australia late this week

Tropical Cyclone Maila develops in the Solomon Sea, possible track towards Far North Qld

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