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 13/11/2026 [1530 on the 13/11/2026 LOCAL] Adelaide TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF AMD YPAD 130524Z 1306/1412 21010KT 9999 SCT040 FM131200 18008KT 9999 SCT014 FM132200 21012KT 9999 SCT030 FM140300 22018KT 9999 FEW040 FM140900 19010KT 9999 SCT030 TEMPO 1318/1322 9999 BKN014 RMK T 20 18 15 14 Q 1012 1013 1015 1014 TAF SUMMARY: Moist SW'ly flow continues in the wake of a trough. SW'lies and scattered high cloud is current, before low cloud streams over the aerodrome overnight into Saturday. Conditions clear by morning, with the SW'ly breeze becoming fresh in the afternoon. Winds ease and turn S'ly in the evening on Saturday. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 36NM RADIUS): - Nil. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - 13 1500Z - 13 1800Z: 30% chance of TEMPO low cloud being required earlier; possibly as early as 15Z. - 13 2200Z - 14 0100Z: 20% of light showers not expected to reduce validity during this period. - 14 0300Z - 14 0800Z: 30% chance of gusts up to 30kts, with occasional gusts to 26kts fairly likely. Adelaide OUTLOOK: Saturday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 21 Sunday: Shower or two clearing. City MAX: 21 Monday: 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.
IDQ44000 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Queensland Brisbane AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 0500Z on the 13/11/2026 [1500 on the 13/11/2026 LOCAL] Brisbane TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF AMD YBBN 130505Z 1306/1412 02018KT 9999 SCT025 FM131000 36012KT 9999 SCT015 FM140200 02016KT 9999 SCT030 TEMPO 1312/1322 9999 BKN010 INTER 1316/1404 3000 SHRA BKN008 FEW050TCU RMK T 26 24 23 22 Q 1014 1016 1017 1015 TAF SUMMARY: A mostly moist and unstable N'ly flow over the Brisbane area throughout the forecast period. Some weak showers around this afternoon with only a chance of thunderstorms given weak SSW'ly steering flow from inland towards the coast. The best chance for anything to impact the aerodrome is early Sat morning as decaying thundery rain mass weakening from the evening convection inland moves over the aerodrome early Saturday morning associated with a mid level trough. The expected rain Saturday morning is likely to delay Sat afternoon activity, with only a chance of thunderstorms during afternoon given weak steering. Some low cloud expected again overnight and early Sat given high humidity with deep northerly winds. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 30NM RADIUS): 1306-1312Z: 80% chance in the western TMA, 20% at the aerodrome. 1312-1318Z: 20% chance in the TMA. 1318-1404Z: 40% chance in the TMA. 10% at aerodrome. 1404-1412Z: 80% chance in the western TMA, 20% at the aerodrome. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - 20% chance of TEMPO broken cloud bases to 1000 feet 1210-1212Z. - 20% chance of cloud bases below 500 feet 1315-1322Z - 30% chance of showers with visibility reducing to 3000m between 1306-1316Z and 1404-1412Z. - 10% chance that winds become light and variable or even S'ly between 1318-1321Z. Brisbane OUTLOOK: Saturday: Showers. Possible storm. City MAX: 27 Sunday: Showers. Storm developing. City MAX: 29 Monday: Showers. Storm developing. 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.
IDD40330 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Northern Territory Darwin AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 0500Z on the 13/11/2026 [1430 on the 13/11/2026 LOCAL] Darwin TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YPDN 130500Z 1306/1412 33010KT 9999 SCT040 FM131000 33006KT 9999 SCT020 FM140200 33010KT 9999 SCT040 TEMPO 1306/1308 VRB20G35KT 1000 TSRA BKN010 SCT040CB PROB30 TEMPO 1315/1321 VRB20G35KT 1000 TSRA BKN010 SCT020CB PROB30 TEMPO 1403/1408 VRB20G35KT 1000 TSRA BKN010 SCT040CB RMK T 33 32 30 29 Q 1010 1010 1012 1012 TAF SUMMARY: Moderate NW'ly seabreeze expected to weaken but remain NW'ly to N'ly overnight. There is a chance of thunderstorm activity this afternoon and again in the early hours of Saturday morning, with activity moving in from the southeast. Tomorrow afternoon will see the redevelopment of thunderstorms around the coastal fringe on the sea breeze front but inland activity is less likely to make it to the coast because of weaker steering winds. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 40NM RADIUS): 1306-1310Z: 60% chance in the TMA, most likely over land. 30% chance at the aerodrome. 1310-1315Z: 40% chance in the TMA, 20% chance at the aerodrome. 1315-1321Z: 80% chance in the TMA, 30% chance at the aerodrome. 1321-1403Z: 50% chance in the TMA, 20% chance at the aerodrome. 1406-1410Z: 60% chance in the TMA, most likely over land. 30% chance at the aerodrome. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - 40% chance of INTER conditions in showers with TCU and with visibility and cloud below HAM between 1314/1400Z. - 30% chance of VRB03KT 1312/1400Z. Darwin OUTLOOK: Saturday: Showers. Possible afternoon storm. City MAX: 35 Sunday: Showers. Storm clearing. City MAX: 34 Monday: Shower or two. Possible 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.
IDV42901 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Victoria Melbourne AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 0500Z on the 13/11/2026 [1600 on the 13/11/2026 LOCAL] Melbourne TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YMML 130511Z 1306/1412 19010KT 9999 -RA BKN030 BECMG 1308/1309 18008KT 9999 -RA SCT008 BKN014 FM131100 18005KT 9999 -RA SCT003 BKN006 BECMG 1400/1401 18008KT 9999 -SHRA SCT012 BKN018 FM140300 18010KT 9999 NSW BKN030 TEMPO 1308/1311 3000 RA SCT004 BKN008 TEMPO 1311/1400 2000 RA BKN003 TEMPO 1400/1403 5000 SHRA BKN012 RMK T 19 15 12 12 Q 1012 1013 1013 1011 TAF SUMMARY: Southerly wind and light rain prevails over Melbourne this Friday afternoon. Sunset sees the onset of moderate rain, bringing low visibility and cloud, which is expected to worsen to below SAM around midnight. Alternate cloud continues to impact the aerodrome until late Saturday morning as showers behind the rain band approach. Conditions ease in the afternoon as a ridge establishes over Victoria. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 30NM RADIUS): Nil OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - 1307/1308Z: Low cloud and rain may arrive as early as 130700Z. - 1311/1400Z: 30% chance of alternate visibility down to 7000M. - 1312/1319Z: 10% chance of misty conditions - 1322/1400Z: Alternate cloud and rain may lift from 132200Z. - 1407/1412Z: 20% chance cow cloud and visibility due to showers impacts the aerodrome Melbourne OUTLOOK: Saturday: Showers easing. City MAX: 18 Sunday: Showers increasing. City MAX: 17 Monday: Cloudy. City MAX: 16 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 13/11/2026 [1300 on the 13/11/2026 LOCAL] Perth TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YPPH 130505Z 1306/1412 24014KT CAVOK FM131200 18008KT CAVOK FM131600 14008KT CAVOK FM132000 12012KT 9999 -SHRA NSC FM140600 12015G25KT 9999 -SHRA NSC RMK FM131500 MOD TURB BLW 3000FT TL132000 FM140900 MOD TURB BLW 4000FT T 28 25 22 20 Q 1017 1017 1017 1017 TAF SUMMARY: A high pressure ridge will bring settled condition over Perth on Friday. SW'ly sea breeze will turn S to SE'ly from this evening to early Saturday morning. Stronger ESE'ly aloft will bring moderate turbulence overnight for a few hours. A trough inland will start to trigger some high based showers from Saturday morning. Upper E'ly winds will strengthen again Saturday afternoon and moderate turbulence will occur again. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 36NM RADIUS): - 1320-1405Z: 10% chance of a high based thunderstorm in the TMA, particularly about the east. - 1405-1412Z: 60% chance of a high based thunderstorm in the NE part of the TMA, 20% at the aerodrome. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - 1306-1309Z: Slight chance of 25kt gusts. - 1315-1318Z: Slight chance of 25kt gusts. - 1320-1323Z: Slight chance of moderate turbulence. Perth OUTLOOK: Saturday: Possible shower. City MAX: 29 Sunday: Partly cloudy. City MAX: 28 Monday: Partly cloudy. 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.
IDN42901 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology New South Wales Sydney AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING Issued at 0500Z on the 13/11/2026 [1600 on the 13/11/2026 LOCAL] Sydney TAF: (this TAF may not be the latest issue) TAF YSSY 130508Z 1306/1412 04019KT 9999 FEW025 FM130900 03010KT 9999 SCT008 FM131500 31007KT 9999 SCT005 BKN008 BECMG 1320/1322 32008KT CAVOK FM140200 04016KT CAVOK FM141000 17012KT 9999 SCT008 BKN020 INTER 1306/1312 5000 SHRA SCT008 FEW070TCU TEMPO 1309/1315 9999 BKN008 TEMPO 1402/1412 29015G25KT 3000 SHRA BKN012 FEW070TCU TEMPO 1410/1412 9999 SCT004 BKN008 PROB30 TEMPO 1306/1310 VRB25G35KT 1000 TSRA BKN008 FEW070CB PROB30 TEMPO 1404/1412 VRB30G45KT 1000 TSRA BKN010 FEW070CB RMK T 25 22 22 21 Q 1011 1013 1013 1011 TAF SUMMARY: Mid-level trough moving through Sydney area bringing convection and high likelihood of storms Friday. Storms clear into the evening, bringing extensive low cloud. Storms again likely during Saturday afternoon before a S'ly change moves through bringing low cloud. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITHIN THE TMA (CIRCLE TO 45NM RADIUS): 1306-1310Z: Storms in the TMA. >30% chance to affect the aerodrome. 1310-1315Z: 50% chance in the TMA, mostly to the east. 1314-1321Z: 10% chance of an elevated thunderstorm within the TMA. 1402-1404Z: 40% chance in the western TMA. 20% chance at the aerodrome. 1404-1412Z: Storms in the TMA. Possible hail, damaging wind gusts but some uncertainty remains still about the severity risk. OTHER POSSIBILITIES: - 30% chance of brief wind gusts up to 30KTs between 1306-1309Z. - 20% chance of showers having visibility reductions to 3000M between 1307-1318Z. - 30% chance of TEMPO/ALTERNATE periods of BKN cloud to 0600FT between 1307-1315Z. - 30% chance of TEMPO/ALTERNATE periods of BKN cloud to 0300FT between 1315-1321Z, 10% chance until 1322Z. - 20% chance of fog between 1315-1321Z. - 20% chance of TEMPO/ALTERNATE periods of BKN cloud to 0600ft between 1409-1412Z. - Timing of S'ly change will be revised. Not currently expecting to issue a associated wind shear warning, however, moderate turbulence may be observed. Sydney OUTLOOK: Saturday: Showers. Storm developing. City MAX: 30 Sunday: Showers. City MAX: 23 Monday: Showers. 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.
