The Airport Weather Briefing (AWB) is a plain language description of the TAF.
The AWB:
- contains a summary of the TAF
- gives a more detailed description of the possible hazards (including thunderstorms, fog, and other visibility reductions), and the corresponding probabilities
- considers only the weather hazards within the terminal airspace (TMA).
AWBs are provided for:
- Adelaide
- Brisbane
- Darwin (wet season only)
- Melbourne
- Perth
- Sydney.
AWB are issued within 30 minutes of the routine 06Z and 18Z issue TAF but are not amended or updated once issued. For operational planning, reference should be made to the latest TAF.
IDS40588 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology South Australia Adelaide AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 1700Z on the 05/12/2025 [0330 on the 06/12/2025 LOCAL] Adelaide TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YPAD 051704Z 0518/0700 23010KT 9999 -SHRA NSC FM052000 23012KT 9999 -SHRA SCT015 BECMG 0603/0604 22018G28KT 9999 NSW SCT035 FM060900 18012KT 9999 SCT045 PROB30 INTER 0518/0522 VRB15G25KT 5000 TSRA FEW100CB RMK T 16 17 20 20 Q 1006 1008 1010 1011 TAF SUMMARY: SW'ly winds and light showers prevail over Adelaide as a northwest cloud band continues to travel over the state this Saturday morning, with a risk of isolated elevated storms until the late-morning. Scattered low cloud is expected from around sunrise, clearing in the early afternoon as winds pick up and become gusty, easing and tending more S'ly around sunset. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 36NM RADIUS): - 0518/0522Z: 50% chance of elevated storms in the TMA travelling from the south, 30% risk at the aerodrome. - 0522/0600Z: 50% chance of elevated storms in the northern TMA, 10% risk at the aerodrome. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - 0520/0603Z: 10% risk of BKN cloud below HAM, most likely between 0521/0600Z. - 0603/0609Z: 30% risk of wind gusts up to 38KT. Gusts may begin up to one hour earlier than forecast. Adelaide OUTLOOK: Sunday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 21 Monday: Sunny. City MAX: 27 Tuesday: Mostly sunny. City MAX: 29 REGARDS: Aviation Forecaster Notes: 1. This briefing is not amended between routine issues. For operational planning, reference should be made to the latest TAF.
IDQ43999 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Queensland Brisbane AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 1700Z on the 05/12/2025 [0300 on the 06/12/2025 LOCAL] Brisbane TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YBBN 051727Z 0518/0700 30006KT 9999 FEW025 FM052200 36008KT 9999 FEW030 FM060100 02014KT CAVOK FM061300 33010KT 9999 FEW025 RMK T 20 23 27 27 Q 1014 1015 1015 1013 TAF SUMMARY: A high in the Tasman Sea directs a light to moderate NW'ly to NE'ly flow over the area. The stable air from this high pressure system extends over the area bringing likely clear conditions. As this can increase surface heating, a N'ly to NE'ly sea breeze is expected today followed by a NW'ly flow later into the night. This NW'ly may continue into tomorrow morning. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 30NM RADIUS): Nil. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - 10% chance of SCT low cloud base around 1000ft between 0518-0522Z - 10% chance of SCT low cloud base around 0500ft between 0610-0622Z - 20% chance of SCT cloud base around 2000ft between 0610-0622Z - 20% chance winds turn NE'ly between 0623-0700Z Brisbane OUTLOOK: Sunday: Shower or two. Possible storm. City MAX: 29 Monday: Showers. Possible afternoon storm. City MAX: 28 Tuesday: Mostly sunny. City MAX: 29 REGARDS: Aviation Forecaster Notes: 1. This briefing is not amended between routine issues. For operational planning, reference should be made to the latest TAF.
IDD40330 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Northern Territory Darwin AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 1700Z on the 05/12/2025 [0230 on the 06/12/2025 LOCAL] Darwin TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YPDN 051718Z 0518/0700 VRB05KT 9999 SCT020 FM060300 32012KT 9999 FEW025 FM061200 34005KT 9999 SCT015 PROB30 TEMPO 0518/0522 VRB20G35KT 1000 +TSRA BKN010 SCT035CB PROB30 TEMPO 0603/0610 VRB20G35KT 1000 +TSRA BKN010 SCT035CB PROB30 TEMPO 0616/0622 VRB20G35KT 1000 +TSRA BKN008 SCT018CB RMK T 25 26 30 32 Q 1007 1008 1010 1008 TAF SUMMARY: Light to moderate northeasterly winds becoming light and variable overnight with a moderate northwesterly sea breeze on Saturday. Unstable conditions continue throughout the forecast period. Storms this evening are possible from a northwesterly shore offshore. Storms will return in the late morning to evening coming inland from the southeast as the sea breeze and an easterly surge moves through the Top End. Storms offshore tomorrow evening are again possible from easterly trade flows offshore which may advect towards the aerodrome. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 40NM RADIUS): 0518-0522Z: 50% chance in the TMA, 30% at the aerodrome, most likely to the north and east. 0522-0603Z: 40% chance in the TMA, 20% at the aerodrome, most likely to the north and east. 0603-0610Z: 60% chance in the TMA, 30% at the aerodrome, most likely along the sea breeze front and to the east. 0610-0616Z: 40% chance in the TMA, 20% at the aerodrome, most likely to the south and east. 0616-0622Z: 60% chance in the TMA, 30% at the aerodrome, most likely to the north and east. 0622-0700Z: 30% chance in the TMA, 10% at the aerodrome, most likely to the north and east. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - 40% chance of INTER SHRA with cloud and visibility below HAM between 0518-0522Z, 0603-0610Z and 0616-0622Z. 30% chance of conditions below SAM. - 30% chance of INTER SHRA with cloud and visibility below HAM between 0522-0603Z, 0610-0616Z and 0622-0700Z. 20% chance of conditions below SAM. Darwin OUTLOOK: Sunday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 34 Monday: Shower or two. Possible storm. City MAX: 34 Tuesday: Showers. Possible afternoon storm. City MAX: 34 REGARDS: Aviation Forecaster Notes: 1. This briefing is not amended between routine issues. For operational planning, reference should be made to the latest TAF.
IDV42903 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Victoria Melbourne AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 1700Z on the 05/12/2025 [0400 on the 06/12/2025 LOCAL] Melbourne TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF AMD YMML 051714Z 0518/0700 05005KT 9999 FEW015 FM052300 28010KT 9999 -SHRA NSC FM060500 24015G25KT 9999 -SHRA FEW035 BKN045 FM060800 24012KT CAVOK PROB30 INTER 0523/0602 VRB20G35KT 5000 TSRA FEW090CB RMK T 13 16 19 20 Q 1004 1004 1005 1003 TAF SUMMARY: Some low-level moisture is present in the TMA on Saturday morning with the chance of intermittent scattered low cloud until mid- morning. High-based light showers will arrive from the late morning with the chance of an elevated thunderstorm. Fresh SW'lies will prevail from the late afternoon on Saturday, with WSW'lies and mostly clear skies continuing into Sunday morning. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 30NM RADIUS): - 052300/060200Z: 50% chance of elevated thunderstorms in the TMA, 30% risk at the aerodrome. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - 051800/052100Z: 20% chance of fog in the TMA, 10% at the aerodrome. - 051800/052300Z: 20% chance of broken low cloud. - 050300/061000Z: 30% chance of gusts arriving/ceasing +- 2hrs from forecast. Melbourne OUTLOOK: Sunday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 19 Monday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 27 Tuesday: Possible morning shower. City MAX: 22 REGARDS: Aviation Forecaster Notes: 1. This briefing is not amended between routine issues. For operational planning, reference should be made to the latest TAF.
IDW40100 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Western Australia Perth AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 1700Z on the 05/12/2025 [0100 on the 06/12/2025 LOCAL] Perth TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YPPH 051727Z 0518/0700 18008KT CAVOK FM052200 10008KT CAVOK FM060400 23014KT CAVOK FM061100 19008KT CAVOK RMK T 16 15 21 27 Q 1016 1017 1018 1017 TAF SUMMARY: Ridge over the state persisting with a slight inland coastal trough developing between Saturday and Sunday. Winds are light and Southerly, turning Easterly then South-Westerly with a sea breeze around Saturday midday. Saturday evening winds return to a Southerly THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 36NM RADIUS): -Nil OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - Smoke likely in the eastern TMA during the forecast period, low risk of affecting the airport. - 30% Chance of Sea Breeze arriving an hour earlier from 06 0300Z Perth OUTLOOK: Sunday: Sunny. City MAX: 27 Monday: Sunny. City MAX: 28 Tuesday: Sunny. City MAX: 31 REGARDS: Aviation Forecaster Notes: 1. This briefing is not amended between routine issues. For operational planning, reference should be made to the latest TAF.
IDN42903 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology New South Wales Sydney AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 1700Z on the 05/12/2025 [0400 on the 06/12/2025 LOCAL] Sydney TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YSSY 051705Z 0518/0700 32012KT CAVOK FM060200 03016KT CAVOK FM061000 19010KT CAVOK FM061500 32008KT CAVOK BECMG 0618/0619 18015G25KT 9999 -SHRA BKN015 BKN025 PROB30 INTER 0605/0618 VRB30G45KT 7000 -TSRA SCT120CB RMK FM051800 MOD TURB BLW 5000FT TL052300 T 23 28 33 35 Q 1006 1006 1005 1002 TAF SUMMARY: A frontal system moves eastwards across Victoria today with increasing instability and risk of high-based thunderstorms developing ahead of and with this trough. Any thunderstorms that do occur will be fast moving with the main impact being damaging wind gusts with the storms. We are not expecting much rainfall or low visibility reductions with these storms. Winds are expected to be northwesterly early on, tending fresh northeasterly sea breeze during the afternoon. A weak southerly change is expected Saturday evening followed by northwest katabatic before a more significant and gusty southerly change Sunday morning. Some broken low cloud and light showers are expected with the fresh southerlies. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 45NM RADIUS): 0603/0618Z: 50% chance in the TMA, initially in the west, with a 10% chance at the aerodrome rising to 30% from 0605Z. 0618-0621Z: 20% chance of thunderstorms in the TMA (10% chance at the aerodrome) OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - 30% chance of northwesterly winds remaining throughout Saturday (no sea breeze). - 20% chance southeast bay breeze 0523-0600Z - 20% chance moderate low level turbulence persisting as late as 0606Z. - 20% chance broken low cloud about 1000ft between 0619 and 0622Z - +/- 1 hr on timing on wind changes Saturday evening and southerly wind change early Sunday morning Sydney OUTLOOK: Sunday: Shower or two. City MAX: 26 Monday: Cloudy. City MAX: 26 Tuesday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 30 REGARDS: Aviation Forecaster Notes: 1. This briefing is not amended between routine issues. For operational planning, reference should be made to the latest TAF.
