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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW TUE WED THU FRI

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

18°C

Alice Springs

18°C

31°C

Brisbane

17°C

31°C

Broome

21°C

29°C

Cairns

18°C

26°C

Canberra

6°C

17°C

Darwin

24°C

30°C

Hobart

8°C

15°C

Melbourne

10°C

17°C

Perth

12°C

19°C

Sydney

12°C

22°C

National Summary

A front will bring gusty showers and possible highland snow over Tas and eastern Vic, and gusty winds over the NSW ranges. Another front may bring gusty showers to southwest WA later. Showery onshore winds for coastal far north Qld and the NT Top End.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	12°C	18°C	60%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	5.8 - Moderate	NNE 12.2km/h	N 20.9km/h	65.1%	99.3%
Alice Springs	18°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	NNW 17.3km/h	NW 15.1km/h	25.0%	38.2%
Brisbane	17°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.4 - Very High	W 3.6km/h	NNE 9.0km/h	39.7%	71.2%
Broome	21°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.2 - Very High	WSW 9.4km/h	W 22.7km/h	70.5%	96.0%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.1 - Extreme	SSE 14.0km/h	SE 20.2km/h	67.8%	83.2%
Canberra	6°C	17°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	NW 11.5km/h	NW 23.8km/h	60.1%	85.4%
Darwin	24°C	30°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.2 - Extreme	ENE 7.2km/h	NNE 17.3km/h	69.0%	83.4%
Hobart	8°C	15°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	NW 19.8km/h	NW 20.9km/h	48.2%	76.7%
Melbourne	10°C	17°C	24%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	N 13.7km/h	NNW 20.9km/h	62.1%	92.4%
Perth	12°C	19°C	30%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.5 - Moderate	WSW 14.4km/h	WSW 14.4km/h	59.8%	91.8%
Sydney	12°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	WNW 10.1km/h	NE 14.0km/h	48.1%	71.0%

Warnings

Mon 05:39 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for South Central and Lower South East coasts

National

Mon 04:10 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western And Southern Areas

VIC

Mon 04:10 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast

National

Mon 04:09 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western And Southern Areas

TAS

Mon 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Lower East, South East & South West coasts. Cancelled Banks Strait & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is & CN Coast

Mon 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin, Albany and Esperance coasts

QLD

Mon 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts. Cancellation for Cairns Coast

VIC

Sun 10:28 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Avoca River

VIC

Sun 09:25 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

NSW

Fri 12:24 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Murray River

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Remote WA mining regions hit with nearly 300,000 lightning strikes over past days

Nearly 300,000 lightning strikes detected across WA this week

What's on the forecast for TCS Sydney Marathon 2026?

Warm start to spring to follow Sydney’s warmest winter on record

Remote WA mining regions hit with nearly 300,000 lightning strikes over past days

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What's on the forecast for TCS Sydney Marathon 2026?

Warm start to spring to follow Sydney’s warmest winter on record

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