Australian Weather Forecast

For Friday

NOWWEDTHUFRISAT
MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

7°C

14°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

2°C

17°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

11°C

21°C

Clear skies
Broome

16°C

29°C

Fair
Cairns

17°C

25°C

Fair
Canberra

0°C

13°C

Mostly cloudy
Darwin

22°C

30°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

6°C

14°C

Partly cloudy
Melbourne

7°C

13°C

Clear skies
Perth

9°C

21°C

Clear skies
Sydney

7°C

16°C

National Summary

Strong high pressure over southeastern Australia directs showers onto western Tas, coastal Vic and north NSW, and southeast and far north Qld. The same high drives dry, gusty winds across the north and brings showers to the Top End.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Warnings

VIC

Tue 18:36 AEST

Gale Warning for West and Central coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip, Western Port & Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Tue 18:36 AEST

Gale Warning Banks St & Franklin Sound. Strong Wind Warning East of Flinders Is & Far NW, CN, Upper East, Lower E, SE, SW & CW coasts

SA

Tue 18:06 ACST

Gale Warning for Lower South East Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Investigator Strait & Central, South Central and Upper South East coasts

NSW

Tue 18:36 AEST

Gale Warning for Wednesday for Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Illawarra and Batemans coasts

NSW

Tue 16:58 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory

VIC

Tue 16:58 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for North East, South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

VIC

Tue 16:44 AEST

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

VIC

Tue 16:44 AEST

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

NSW

Tue 16:25 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

NSW

Tue 16:25 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

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