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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

9°C

18°C

Alice Springs

7°C

25°C

Brisbane

11°C

23°C

Broome

18°C

29°C

Cairns

17°C

25°C

Canberra

-1°C

14°C

Darwin

22°C

30°C

Hobart

4°C

14°C

Melbourne

10°C

16°C

Perth

11°C

18°C

Sydney

7°C

17°C

National Summary

A front will brush southern SA, bringing showers. A second cold front will reach southwest WA late, bringing another burst of gusty showers across southern WA. A high will keep the interior, NSW and much of Vic dry while less stable air will bring the odd shower to Tas.

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	18°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.4 - Moderate	NE 9.7km/h	N 16.6km/h	54.6%	75.3%
Alice Springs	7°C	25°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.6 - High	NE 7.2km/h	ENE 5.8km/h	39.6%	53.3%
Brisbane	11°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.8 - Moderate	WSW 4.7km/h	NNE 2.9km/h	51.9%	81.9%
Broome	18°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	NW 3.6km/h	W 16.9km/h	65.7%	95.4%
Cairns	17°C	25°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.5 - Very High	S 13.3km/h	SE 21.2km/h	71.1%	85.7%
Canberra	-1°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	NNE 4.7km/h	NW 13.3km/h	62.5%	85.5%
Darwin	22°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.7 - Very High	ENE 5.4km/h	ENE 11.9km/h	60.7%	77.3%
Hobart	4°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.8 - Low	NNW 9.0km/h	N 8.6km/h	58.4%	86.4%
Melbourne	10°C	16°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	N 8.6km/h	N 10.4km/h	66.5%	84.4%
Perth	11°C	18°C	80%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	NW 4.0km/h	WSW 15.5km/h	74.4%	93.9%
Sydney	7°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.5 - Moderate	W 11.2km/h	ESE 7.9km/h	53.8%	73.8%

Warnings

VIC

Wed 16:46 AEST

Frost Warning for Northern Country, North Central, North East and Central

VIC

Wed 16:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast

NSW

Wed 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Eden Coast

TAS

Wed 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island & Central North and Lower East coasts

Wed 13:26 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Leeuwin and Albany coasts

NSW

Wed 10:33 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Severe wintry weather to hit southern Australia later this week

A powerful cold front will cause damaging winds, heavy rain, hail, snow and bitterly cold temperatures across the southern half of Australia towards the end of this week.

Equal-lowest South Australian minimum in five years

A deep midwinter chill descended on South Australia overnight, with the state recording its lowest minimum in three years – and the equal-lowest in five years – when Yunta fell to -5.

Biggest snowfall of the season likely to develop this weekend

The strongest snowy weather system of the 2026 winter appears likely to arrive towards the end of this coming weekend in the mainland alpine region.

'Very strong' El Niño threshold reached for first time in over 10 years

The tropical Pacific Ocean is rapidly warming towards a ‘very strong’ El Niño event, with a key monitoring index this week crossing a threshold not reached for more than 10 years.

Severe wintry weather to hit southern Australia later this week

A powerful cold front will cause damaging winds, heavy rain, hail, snow and bitterly cold temperatures across the southern half of Australia towards the end of this week.

Equal-lowest South Australian minimum in five years

A deep midwinter chill descended on South Australia overnight, with the state recording its lowest minimum in three years – and the equal-lowest in five years – when Yunta fell to -5.

Biggest snowfall of the season likely to develop this weekend

The strongest snowy weather system of the 2026 winter appears likely to arrive towards the end of this coming weekend in the mainland alpine region.

'Very strong' El Niño threshold reached for first time in over 10 years

The tropical Pacific Ocean is rapidly warming towards a ‘very strong’ El Niño event, with a key monitoring index this week crossing a threshold not reached for more than 10 years.

Australian Weather Forecast

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Severe wintry weather to hit southern Australia later this week

Equal-lowest South Australian minimum in five years

Biggest snowfall of the season likely to develop this weekend

'Very strong' El Niño threshold reached for first time in over 10 years

Severe wintry weather to hit southern Australia later this week

Equal-lowest South Australian minimum in five years

Biggest snowfall of the season likely to develop this weekend

'Very strong' El Niño threshold reached for first time in over 10 years

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