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Widespread storms from Friday into the weekend – what's the risk in your area?

Source Weatherzone Fri 14 Nov 2025

A period of dynamic late spring weather is upon us, with storms likely from Friday afternoon into the weekend across a large portion of the country. Many of these storms may be severe. The period of potentially dangerous weather is being generated by a feed of moist, warm unstable air pushing across the country from the warm waters of Australia’s tropics all the way to parts of southern Australia, Let's break down the areas most likely to be affected by storms over the next couple of days: Northern Territory Storms are possible in Darwin every day over the immediate forecast period, but that’s obviously no news flash for this time of year, with the wet season having started. But storms are possible from Friday evening into Saturday as far south as Alice Springs, with storms on the forecast for eight of the territory’s nine official forecast districts. Queensland Storms are possible in the coming days over large parts of Queensland too, with the southeast corner in line for some of the most dynamic weather. Early on Friday afternoon, the BoM issued a severe thunderstorm warning for damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall for parts of the Darling Downs and Granite Belt forecast district, while Brisbane and the Gold Coast can expect a storm on Friday evening, Saturday, and possibly Sunday too. New South Wales The combination of heat and humidity has already brewed up storms in the northeast corner of New South Wales from around Tamworth to Byron Bay this Friday. 38.6mm of rainfall fell between 9am and 2:30pm at Grafton Airport (with 22mm in one hour around lunchtime), while 40mm fell within an hour late in the morning at Glenreagh, south of Grafton. Just after 2:30pm, a severe thunderstorm warning for damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall was issued for parts of the North West Slopes and Plains and Northern Tablelands forecast districts. By Saturday, storms are possible in Sydney and more southern parts of NSW, including the ACT.  Image: Two-hour combined radar and satellite loop showing storms moving across northeastern NSW early on Friday afternoon. Victoria Melbourne won’t be particularly warm this weekend, with maximums of 21°C and 20°C expected for Saturday and Sunday respectively, but there’s still the chance of showers and storms on both days (both in the city and elsewhere in Victoria) as a trough slowly crosses the state ahead of a cold front due Sunday night. South Australia The stormy weather predicted for Victoria has already reached parts of southern SA, with showers and the potential for a storm on Friday evening in and around Adelaide. Parts of the Eyre and Yorke peninsulas, the Murraylands, and the state’s southeast corner could see Friday evening storms too. While southern parts of SA’s vast North East Pastoral and North West Pastoral forecast districts will likely remain dry, areas in the far north near the NT border could see storms on both Friday evening and Saturday. Tasmania Thunderstorms could occur all the way down in Tasmania as warmer air gives way to yet another wintry cold front late in the weekend. That front will bring snow to elevated parts of the state for at least the third time this November. Western Australia We haven’t forgotten the west but the storms largely have, with only the state’s tropical north and parts of the interior likely to see weekend storms. But most of the state will be dry, as the airflow from the broad-scale pattern mentioned at the top of this story feeds moisture and instability in a generally southeasterly direction across the continent. - Weatherzone © Weatherzone 2025