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 24/08/2026 [0230 on the 25/08/2026 LOCAL] Adelaide TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF AMD YPAD 241708Z 2418/2600 22014KT 9999 -RA SCT006 BKN012 FM242200 21018G28KT 9999 -SHRA SCT012 BKN020 FM250700 22014KT 9999 NSW SCT030 FM251100 19008KT 9999 SCT030 FM251600 VRB03KT 9999 SCT030 TEMPO 2418/2422 23015G25KT 3000 RA SCT004 BKN006 INTER 2422/2502 4000 SHRA BKN012 RMK T 13 12 14 16 Q 1008 1012 1016 1018 TAF SUMMARY: A cut-off low pressure system is moving slowly eastward through the SE of the state. Moderate SW'lies are expected with rain through Monday night with low cloud below HAM. Periods of gusty SW'lies with cloud and visibility below SAM are expected in stronger rainfalls. From Tuesday morning gusty SW'lies are expected with light showers and broken cloud to 2000ft. Until midday Tuesday periods of intermittent showers are expected to bring cloud and visibility below HAM. Cloud and precip ease from late Tuesday afternoon along with winds becoming moderate. Winds turn S'ly from early Tuesday evening before becoming light and variable through Tuesday night as a ridge establishes itself over the aerodrome. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 36NM RADIUS): - Nil. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - 2422-2500Z: 30% chance of alternate cloud below SAM during the morning. - 2418-2500Z: Fog/Cloud on ground expected in the SE TMA, 10% chance at aerodrome. Adelaide OUTLOOK: Wednesday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 15 Thursday: Mostly sunny. City MAX: 18 Friday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 19 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 24/08/2026 [0300 on the 25/08/2026 LOCAL] Brisbane TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YBBN 241705Z 2418/2600 20007KT 9999 SCT020 FM250000 03013KT 9999 FEW025 FM251000 36007KT 9999 SCT015 FM252100 30010KT 9999 -SHRA SCT020 BKN050 PROB30 2418/2423 0300 FG BKN001 RMK T 14 16 22 23 Q 1023 1024 1024 1022 TAF SUMMARY: Showers are persisting offshore early this morning but are unlikely to affect the airport. A very moist airmass coupled with favourable overnight southwesterly winds may lead to post-rain fog developing at the aerodrome this morning, though there is not yet much indication of it forming and the TAF may be amended to remove fog shortly if this situation persists. Mostly clear conditions are expected this afternoon with moderate northeasterly winds. Winds continue to strengthen from the north at gradient level overnight, likely inhibiting the susal drainage flow, ahead of an approaching frontal system to the west. This system is likely to result in showers beginning early Wednesday morning. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 30NM RADIUS): 20% chance in the TMA from 2518Z. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - 20% chance of showers requiring an INTER with 5000 metres visibility between 2420-2503Z, 10% chance of TEMPO drizzle conditions. - 30% chance of TEMPO broken low cloud conditions between 2418-2501Z, 10% chance of alternate conditions. - 20% chance of INTER conditions below HAM from 2521Z from showers. - 20% chance that the wind turns light SSW'ly overnight, 2512-2600Z. Brisbane OUTLOOK: Wednesday: Showers easing. City MAX: 26 Thursday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 25 Friday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 25 REGARDS: Aviation Forecaster Notes: 1. This briefing is not amended between routine issues. For operational planning, reference should be made to the latest TAF.
Airport weather briefing (IDD40330) not available.
IDV42903 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Victoria Melbourne AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 1700Z on the 24/08/2026 [0300 on the 25/08/2026 LOCAL] Melbourne TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YMML 241720Z 2418/2600 14005KT 9999 -RA SCT005 BKN012 FM250200 20008KT 9999 -RA SCT006 BKN014 FM251600 22008KT 9999 -SHRA SCT010 BKN025 TEMPO 2418/2516 3000 RA BKN005 INTER 2516/2520 4000 SHRA BKN010 RMK T 10 11 13 14 Q 1013 1014 1014 1014 TAF SUMMARY: A complex low pressure system is bringing periods of rain with broken low cloud to Melbourne during Tuesday. As the low pressure system moves to the Tasman Sea by the evening, the southerly winds will keep the Melbuorne area affected by the rain and broken low cloud until early Wednesday morning as the dew point drops. Intermittent significant showers could still affect the aerodrome before Wednesday dawn. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 30NM RADIUS): - Nil. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - 24 1800Z - 24 2300Z: 10% chance at the airport. - 24 1800Z - 25 0000Z: 20% chance below SAM broken low cloud in alternate conditions. - 25 1600Z - 25 2000Z: Showers might fail to be significant enough to affect airport operations. Melbourne OUTLOOK: Wednesday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 15 Thursday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 16 Friday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 18 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 24/08/2026 [0100 on the 25/08/2026 LOCAL] Perth TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YPPH 241702Z 2418/2600 03005KT 9999 SCT040 FM250300 34012KT 9999 SCT040 FM251400 02006KT 9999 FEW020 RMK T 11 10 12 19 Q 1021 1020 1021 1021 TAF SUMMARY: A ridge of high pressure is maintaining clear and stable conditions over Perth. Northeasterly winds are expected to persist until around sunrise tomorrow before shifting northwesterly during the morning ahead of an approaching cold front. Katabatic winds are expected to redevelop overnight on Wednesday and persist through to the end of the forecast period. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 36NM RADIUS): - Nil. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: 24 1700Z - 25 0100Z: Fog is expected about the hills in the eastern and northern parts of the TMA, not expected at the aerodrome. 25 0400Z - 25 0600Z: Slight chance of gusts to 24kts during this period. Perth OUTLOOK: Wednesday: Showers increasing. City MAX: 21 Thursday: Showers easing. City MAX: 18 Friday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 20 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 24/08/2026 [0300 on the 25/08/2026 LOCAL] Sydney TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YSSY 241723Z 2418/2600 35009KT CAVOK FM250000 34012KT 9999 -RA FEW025 FM250200 01016KT 9999 -RA FEW025 SCT045 FM251100 33009KT 9999 -RA SCT010 BKN040 FM251800 20010KT 9999 -SHRA BKN008 INTER 2501/2514 32015G25KT 5000 SHRA SCT013 FEW060TCU TEMPO 2514/2600 25015G25KT 2000 SHRA BKN008 SCT050TCU PROB30 TEMPO 2516/2600 VRB20G35KT 1000 TSRA BKN008 SCT050CB RMK FM241900 MOD TURB BLW 5000FT TL250300 T 14 15 20 20 Q 1018 1019 1019 1017 TAF SUMMARY: A trough is approaching from the west, with the initial mid level trough expected to arrive by late morning Tuesday bringing rain, showers, and the small risk of a storm. Another mid level trough arrives Tuesday night increasing the storm risk and leading to heavier rain and showers. From early Wednesday morning a S'ly change will move through, causing worsening low cloud as well as the risk of heavier showers and storms. Moderate turbulence this morning due to NW'lies above the surface, this turbulence is expected to ease from Tuesday afternoon. Winds will remain N'ly today until the S'ly change arrives early Wednesday morning. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 45NM RADIUS): 2423/2501Z: 20% chance of TSRA in the TMA, primarily to the west 2501/2514Z: 40% chance of TSRA in the TMA, 10% chance at the aerodrome 2514/2600Z: 70% chance of a TSRA in the TMA, 20% chance at the aerodrome increasing to a 30% chance from 2516Z OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - 20% chance of INTER 5000 SHRA SCT015 from 2500Z - 30% chance of MOD TURB 2418/2419Z and 2502/2504Z, 10% chance 2504/2509Z - 10% chance of SEV TURB 2421/2502Z - 10% chance of a wind shear warning 2418/2504Z - 20% chance of TEMPO cloud and visibility below HAM in SHRA 2501/2514Z - 30% chance of wind shear warning for an hour or two around the SW'ly change - 20% chance of alternate cloud below HAM from 2509Z, 10% chance below SAM - 20% chance of alternate cloud below SAM from 1516Z - 10% chance of wind gusts to 28kt from 2523Z - 40% chance of +/- 2 hours for timing of S'ly change around 2518Z, 20% chance katabatic NW'ly prevails at the surface overnight and surface winds turn S'ly as late as 2600Z - 20% chance of wind shear warning remaining from S'ly change onset until 2600Z if winds change S'ly above the surface but the NW'ly surface katabatic remains in place Sydney OUTLOOK: Wednesday: Shower or two. City MAX: 20 Thursday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 19 Friday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 21 REGARDS: Aviation Forecaster Notes: 1. This briefing is not amended between routine issues. For operational planning, reference should be made to the latest TAF.
