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Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

19°C

Alice Springs

6°C

19°C

Brisbane

15°C

22°C

Broome

20°C

29°C

Cairns

18°C

25°C

Canberra

3°C

16°C

Darwin

23°C

31°C

Hobart

7°C

16°C

Melbourne

7°C

16°C

Perth

9°C

19°C

Sydney

14°C

19°C

National Summary

Low pressure in the Tasman will direct gusty winds and showers into eastern NSW and southeast Qld. A moist, unstable airmass brings thundery showers to WA's northwest and a front will bring rain to WA's southwest later. High pressure should keep elsewhere dry and settled.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	11°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	NE 10.4km/h	N 11.9km/h	58.4%	71.6%
Alice Springs	6°C	19°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	ENE 6.5km/h	E 8.6km/h	58.4%	89.6%
Brisbane	15°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.6 - Moderate	SW 12.6km/h	SSW 13.7km/h	59.3%	74.8%
Broome	20°C	29°C	12%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	E 15.1km/h	WSW 11.5km/h	53.5%	81.8%
Cairns	18°C	25°C	15%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.1 - Very High	SSE 16.9km/h	SE 21.6km/h	65.8%	81.0%
Canberra	3°C	16°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.1 - Moderate	SSE 8.3km/h	ESE 14.4km/h	69.5%	89.2%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.5 - Very High	SE 13.0km/h	NE 9.7km/h	59.3%	74.7%
Hobart	7°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.6 - Low	NNW 11.9km/h	NE 8.6km/h	67.1%	86.0%
Melbourne	7°C	16°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	NE 1.8km/h	SE 2.9km/h	76.0%	95.8%
Perth	9°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	S 6.5km/h	S 12.2km/h	60.4%	77.8%
Sydney	14°C	19°C	65%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	SW 16.9km/h	SSE 19.8km/h	68.2%	90.1%

Warnings

NSW

Thu 10:58 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

NSW

Thu 10:58 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

QLD

Thu 10:56 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Southeast Coast

QLD

Thu 10:56 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Southeast Coast

NSW

Thu 10:23 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds And Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

NSW

Thu 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney & Illawarra coasts. Cancelled Batemans Coast

TAS

Thu 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South West Coast

Thu 07:25 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth Local Waters & Perth, Bunbury Geographe, Albany and Esperance coasts

QLD

Thu 09:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning SE Gulf of Carpentaria, Hervey Bay, Sun Cst Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Cst Waters & Peninsula, Cooktown, Cairns

Thu 08:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Roper Groote Coast

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200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

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News from across Australia

Unusual streak of May nights above 0°C in Canberra

Warm water building beneath Pacific Ocean surface raises prospect of El Niño for Australia in 2026

Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

Unusual streak of May nights above 0°C in Canberra

Warm water building beneath Pacific Ocean surface raises prospect of El Niño for Australia in 2026

Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

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