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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW SUN MON TUE WED

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

16°C

Alice Springs

11°C

16°C

Brisbane

12°C

20°C

Broome

22°C

30°C

Cairns

17°C

26°C

Canberra

3°C

16°C

Darwin

22°C

30°C

Hobart

8°C

13°C

Melbourne

11°C

16°C

Perth

11°C

20°C

Sydney

11°C

22°C

National Summary

A northwest cloudband and troughs bring showers and the odd storm stretching from western WA, through the interior to northern NSW and southern Qld. A westerly airflow behind a front drives gusty showers to southern Vic, southeast SA and Tas. Dry elsewhere under high pressure.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	12°C	16°C	24%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	WSW 6.1km/h	W 10.4km/h	67.8%	88.5%
Alice Springs	11°C	16°C	25%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.6 - High	ESE 20.9km/h	ESE 14.4km/h	63.2%	92.8%
Brisbane	12°C	20°C	17%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.9 - Moderate	WSW 3.6km/h	W 5.8km/h	62.0%	87.0%
Broome	22°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.2 - Very High	N 7.9km/h	WNW 20.2km/h	71.9%	100.0%
Cairns	17°C	26°C	14%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.3 - Very High	SSE 11.9km/h	SE 19.1km/h	71.2%	85.2%
Canberra	3°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.6 - Moderate	WNW 6.5km/h	WNW 22.3km/h	64.4%	81.9%
Darwin	22°C	30°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.9 - Very High	NE 3.6km/h	NNE 16.6km/h	59.8%	80.0%
Hobart	8°C	13°C	57%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	2.7 - Low	W 28.8km/h	W 32.8km/h	54.5%	73.8%
Melbourne	11°C	16°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	WNW 12.6km/h	SW 10.8km/h	64.3%	82.8%
Perth	11°C	20°C	34%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	ENE 6.8km/h	SSW 7.9km/h	63.0%	86.2%
Sydney	11°C	22°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.5 - Moderate	W 11.2km/h	S 14.0km/h	57.5%	79.1%

Warnings

Sat 16:59 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Central Wheat Belt, Central West and Lower West districts

Sat 16:59 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Central Wheat Belt, Central West and Lower West districts

VIC

Sat 16:44 AEST

Frost Warning for North East

TAS

Sat 16:22 AEST

Gale Warning for Lower East, South East & South West coasts

TAS

Sat 16:15 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for South East, North West Coast, Central North, Central Plateau and Midlands

TAS

Sat 16:15 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for South East, North West Coast, Central North, Central Plateau and Midlands

VIC

Sat 16:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

NSW

Sat 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Eden Coast

National

Sat 15:35 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southern Area

National

Sat 15:35 AEST

Storm Force Wind Warning 8 For Western And Southern Areas

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El Niño affecting Pacific Ocean marine life

Satellites have captured changes in marine life directly associated with a rapidly strengthening El Niño in the tropical Pacific Ocean.

Huge northwest cloudband producing rain across Australia

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Watch this 7000km cloudband splits Australia into two

El Niño affecting Pacific Ocean marine life

Huge northwest cloudband producing rain across Australia

August snowfall prospects fading quickly for Australia’s snowfields

Watch this 7000km cloudband splits Australia into two

El Niño affecting Pacific Ocean marine life

Huge northwest cloudband producing rain across Australia

August snowfall prospects fading quickly for Australia’s snowfields

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