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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW WED THU FRI SAT

MinMax

Adelaide

17°C

26°C

Alice Springs

19°C

28°C

Brisbane

20°C

28°C

Broome

27°C

32°C

Cairns

24°C

28°C

Canberra

15°C

22°C

Darwin

26°C

30°C

Hobart

13°C

22°C

Melbourne

15°C

22°C

Perth

22°C

32°C

Sydney

19°C

25°C

National Summary

A tropical low may cross the Gulf of Carpentaria, producing heavy rain, gusty winds and thunderstorms over far north Qld and the northeast NT. The monsoon trough should maintain showers and storms across northern WA. A trough may trigger showers and storms over Qld and NSW.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	17°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	SSW 5.0km/h	SW 15.8km/h	47.7%	78.9%
Alice Springs	19°C	28°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.4 - Extreme	SE 15.5km/h	SE 19.1km/h	61.5%	94.5%
Brisbane	20°C	28°C	35%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.2 - Very High	S 2.5km/h	ENE 7.2km/h	65.7%	85.9%
Broome	27°C	32°C	41%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	13.3 - Extreme	ESE 12.2km/h	W 9.7km/h	67.7%	93.4%
Cairns	24°C	28°C	65%	25 - 30 mm	Nil	13.4 - Extreme	SE 12.6km/h	ESE 16.9km/h	84.7%	95.2%
Canberra	15°C	22°C	43%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	8 - Very High	SSE 4.7km/h	ENE 9.4km/h	72.7%	97.7%
Darwin	26°C	30°C	48%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	13.8 - Extreme	S 8.6km/h	WSW 10.8km/h	78.3%	95.4%
Hobart	13°C	22°C	23%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.7 - Moderate	WNW 10.4km/h	SE 16.2km/h	59.6%	83.7%
Melbourne	15°C	22°C	22%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7 - High	S 6.1km/h	S 13.7km/h	60.4%	88.8%
Perth	22°C	32°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	N 6.8km/h	WSW 14.8km/h	30.2%	69.0%
Sydney	19°C	25°C	44%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	WSW 6.8km/h	SSE 13.3km/h	72.2%	96.2%

Warnings

Tue 14:11 ACDT

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy, Locally Intense Rainfall) for parts of North East Pastoral district

Tue 14:11 ACDT

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy, Locally Intense Rainfall) for parts of North East Pastoral district

Tue 12:57 ACST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for Simpson district

Tue 12:57 ACST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for Simpson district

QLD

Tue 13:26 AEST

Flood Watch For Parts Of The Cape York Peninsula And North Tropical Coast

NT, WA

Tue 12:30 ACST

Flood Watch For Parts Of The Central, Western And Eastern Inland Areas

QLD

Tue 12:35 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Upper Balonne River

National

Tue 11:40 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Cooktown, Cairns and Townsville coasts

QLD

Tue 11:22 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Suttor River

Tue 10:44 ACST

Major Flood Warning For The Daly River

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Flooding in the Daintree after Sunday morning deluge

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News from across Australia

Autumnal equinox almost here – what this means for Australia

Uluru’s wettest day in a decade as heavy rain targets central Australia

Flooding in the Daintree after Sunday morning deluge

Severe Brisbane Storm Stats

Autumnal equinox almost here – what this means for Australia

Uluru’s wettest day in a decade as heavy rain targets central Australia

Flooding in the Daintree after Sunday morning deluge

Severe Brisbane Storm Stats

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