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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

16°C

Alice Springs

10°C

16°C

Brisbane

13°C

23°C

Broome

20°C

29°C

Cairns

18°C

24°C

Canberra

3°C

16°C

Darwin

23°C

30°C

Hobart

9°C

13°C

Melbourne

11°C

15°C

Perth

11°C

22°C

Sydney

12°C

20°C

National Summary

A north-west cloud band will bring showers from central WA though the interior, with rain and thunderstorms possible over NSW. Moist onshore winds around high pressure ridges will bring showers to eastern Qld and southern WA. Westerly winds should drive showers over western Tas.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	11°C	16°C	12%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	NW 4.7km/h	WNW 9.0km/h	69.6%	87.7%
Alice Springs	10°C	16°C	35%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	8 - Very High	ESE 17.3km/h	E 15.5km/h	64.2%	100.0%
Brisbane	13°C	23°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.9 - Moderate	W 4.0km/h	NNE 6.5km/h	64.0%	81.3%
Broome	20°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.2 - Very High	N 7.2km/h	WNW 19.1km/h	66.5%	100.0%
Cairns	18°C	24°C	14%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.4 - Very High	SSE 14.8km/h	SE 21.6km/h	67.2%	84.5%
Canberra	3°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.5 - Moderate	WNW 7.2km/h	NW 18.4km/h	67.0%	84.8%
Darwin	23°C	30°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.1 - Very High	NE 4.0km/h	NNE 16.6km/h	59.1%	76.8%
Hobart	9°C	13°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	W 23.8km/h	WNW 23.0km/h	50.4%	74.1%
Melbourne	11°C	15°C	12%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	NW 10.8km/h	W 9.7km/h	67.2%	84.8%
Perth	11°C	22°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	NE 5.4km/h	SW 10.4km/h	62.7%	83.7%
Sydney	12°C	20°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.4 - Moderate	W 10.4km/h	SE 11.2km/h	55.2%	87.2%

Warnings

VIC

Thu 05:02 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

VIC

Thu 04:58 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland

VIC

Thu 04:58 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland

NSW

Thu 04:55 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of South Coast and Snowy Mountains

NSW

Thu 04:55 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of South Coast and Snowy Mountains

VIC

Thu 04:10 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for West and Central coasts. Cancellation for East Gippsland Coast

Thu 03:40 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for South Central Coast. Cancellation for Lower South East Coast

TAS

Thu 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East of Flinders Island & Upper East, Lower East, South West & Central West coasts. Cancelled Far North West Coast

NSW

Thu 04:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Eden Coast. Cancellation for Batemans Coast

QLD

Thu 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula, Cooktown and Townsville coasts. Cancellation for Mackay Coast

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Warnings

News from across Australia

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Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

Rain spreading across inland Australia

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