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.
IDS40586 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology South Australia Adelaide AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 0500Z on the 04/10/2026 [1530 on the 04/10/2026 LOCAL] Adelaide TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YPAD 040510Z 0406/0512 22008KT 9999 BKN030 FM040900 14008KT 9999 SCT030 FM041500 03005KT 9999 SCT025 FM050300 25008KT CAVOK RMK T 17 15 14 12 Q 1019 1020 1020 1019 TAF SUMMARY: A ridge of high pressure south of the continent is bringing settled weather to the Adelaide area on Sunday. A southwesterly sea breeze is expected to persist through Sunday afternoon, accompanied by cloudy to partly cloudy skies. Winds will gradually shift southeasterly during the evening before settling into a light northeasterly katabatic flow in the early hours of Monday morning. Another sea breeze is expected to develop during Monday afternoon. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 36NM RADIUS): - Nil OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - 040800-041400Z: Virga is possible in the TMA and may show up on the RADAR, no visibility reductions at the surface are expected. - 041600-042200Z: 30% chance fog in the TMA, most likely in the NE. Thick high cloud is likely to prevent fog from developing substantially, less than 10% risk at the aerodrome. Adelaide OUTLOOK: Monday: Cloud clearing. City MAX: 20 Tuesday: Shower or two. City MAX: 20 Wednesday: Sunny. City MAX: 23 REGARDS: Aviation Forecaster Notes: 1. This briefing is not amended between routine issues. For operational planning, reference should be made to the latest TAF.
IDQ44000 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Queensland Brisbane AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 0500Z on the 04/10/2026 [1500 on the 04/10/2026 LOCAL] Brisbane TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YBBN 040507Z 0406/0512 03016KT CAVOK FM041400 32006KT 9999 SCT018 FM042200 02012KT 9999 FEW030 RMK T 23 21 20 18 Q 1019 1020 1020 1020 TAF SUMMARY: A weak ridge extending along the Queensland coastline is bringing stable conditions to Brisbane today. Moisture and instability will increase tomorrow, resulting in the risk of showers and thunderstorms across western parts of Brisbane. If the expected middle-level cloud doesn't develop tomorrow, thus allowing for greater surface heating, then a line of storms may reach the coastline during the late afternoon/evening period. Northeast to northwesterly winds are likely throughout the TAF period. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 30NM RADIUS): 0503-0510Z: 60% chance in the TMA (20% chance at the aerodrome between 0506-0510Z), most likely across western parts of the TMA. 0510-0512Z: 20% chance in the TMA. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - 20% chance of TEMPO periods of broken low cloud with bases around 1300ft between 0412-0422Z & 0510-0512Z. - 30% chance of a light SSW'ly land breeze between 0418-0423Z. Brisbane OUTLOOK: Monday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 28 Tuesday: Shower or two. Possible storm. City MAX: 30 Wednesday: Shower or two. City MAX: 28 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 0500Z on the 04/10/2026 [1430 on the 04/10/2026 LOCAL] Darwin TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YPDN 040510Z 0406/0512 34014KT 9999 SCT045 FM040900 29008KT CAVOK FM041400 03005KT 9999 SCT025 FM042300 05008KT 9999 FEW035 FM050400 34012KT 9999 SCT045 FM051000 27006KT CAVOK INTER 0415/0419 4000 SHRA SCT015 RMK T 31 29 27 27 Q 1012 1012 1014 1014 TAF SUMMARY: Moderate northwest sea breeze, turning light overnight. Moderate northwest sea breeze redeveloping around noon on Monday. A gulf line approaching from the west may trigger shower activity about the aerodrome overnight THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 40NM RADIUS): Nil. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: 20% chance of a shower forming inland on the sea breeze front, advecting over the aerodrome between 0406-0408Z Darwin OUTLOOK: Monday: Possible shower. City MAX: 33 Tuesday: Possible shower. City MAX: 33 Wednesday: Mostly sunny. City MAX: 33 REGARDS: Aviation Forecaster Notes: 1. This briefing is not amended between routine issues. For operational planning, reference should be made to the latest TAF.
IDV42901 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Victoria Melbourne AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 0500Z on the 04/10/2026 [1600 on the 04/10/2026 LOCAL] Melbourne TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF AMD YMML 040523Z 0406/0512 18008KT 9999 SCT035 FM041200 25006KT 9999 SCT014 FM041800 36004KT 9999 SCT014 FM042200 08006KT CAVOK FM050200 20008KT CAVOK FM051100 34005KT CAVOK TEMPO 0414/0420 9999 BKN014 RMK T 15 11 10 09 Q 1020 1020 1021 1020 TAF SUMMARY: A southerly flow prevails over the aerodrome. Cloud cover will increase with lowering bases during the morning with TEMPO periods of broken low cloud until sunrise. A weak katabatic wind is expected a few hours before sunrise, turning easterly later in the morning. Southerlies will re-establish around midday, persisting until evening before becoming to the northwest. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 30NM RADIUS): Nil. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - 0412/0422Z: 20% probability of TEMPO low cloud below HAM at the aerodrome outside the holding period. Low risk of reaching alternate requirements due to BKN low cloud below HAM. - 0412/0421Z: Fog likley in the northern and eastern TMA. Not expected to affect the aerodrome. - 0415/0400Z: Light and variable winds, swinging between NW and NE. Melbourne OUTLOOK: Monday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 19 Tuesday: Shower or two. City MAX: 19 Wednesday: Sunny. 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.
IDW40150 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Western Australia Perth AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 0500Z on the 04/10/2026 [1300 on the 04/10/2026 LOCAL] Perth TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YPPH 040514Z 0406/0512 23010KT 9999 SCT030 FM041200 19006KT 9999 SCT030 FM041500 04005KT 9999 SCT025 FM050200 23008KT 9999 SCT035 RMK T 21 19 16 14 Q 1021 1020 1022 1021 TAF SUMMARY: A high pressure ridge is maintaining settle conditions over Perth during the forecast period. A slight chance of fog on Monday morning (see other possibilities). THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 36NM RADIUS): -Nil. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: -5% risk of fog between 041900Z and 042200Z. Perth OUTLOOK: Monday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 23 Tuesday: Sunny. City MAX: 27 Wednesday: Partly cloudy. 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.
IDN42901 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology New South Wales Sydney AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 0500Z on the 04/10/2026 [1600 on the 04/10/2026 LOCAL] Sydney TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YSSY 040518Z 0406/0512 15014KT CAVOK FM041000 18007KT 9999 SCT015 FM041400 27005KT 9999 SCT014 BKN018 FM050000 10007KT 9999 -SHRA FEW020 SCT030 FM050800 04005KT 9999 NSW FEW015 SCT025 RMK T 20 18 18 17 Q 1016 1018 1020 1020 TAF SUMMARY: Southeasterly winds are expected for the remainder of Sunday afternoon in the wake of a surface trough which has stalled about the Hunter Valley. A lighter southerly breeze expected for Sunday night, with cloud increasing and the base lowering. A westerly drainage flow from midnight, accompanied by a further increase in low-ish cloud (and possible drizzle) as the moisture depths builds. Showers likely from late Monday morning until early evening while the flow tends easterly. A weaker northeastly breeze afterwards, tending to a northwesterly katabatic after the 0512Z validity cut- off. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 45NM RADIUS): 0501-0505Z: 10% chance in the western TMA. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - 30% chance westerly drainage flow commences as early as 0412Z. - 20% chance of visibility reductions in drizzle below 4000m 0410-0421Z with cloud below 1000ft. - 20% chance of INTER conditions in showers between 0501-0505Z, with possible TCU. - 10% chance northwestly katabatic commences as early as 0511Z. Sydney OUTLOOK: Monday: Possible shower. City MAX: 23 Tuesday: Shower or two. City MAX: 27 Wednesday: Shower or two. 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.
