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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW SAT SUN MON TUE

MinMax

Adelaide

10°C

14°C

Alice Springs

7°C

19°C

Brisbane

11°C

21°C

Broome

17°C

29°C

Cairns

19°C

25°C

Canberra

1°C

11°C

Darwin

22°C

31°C

Hobart

4°C

13°C

Melbourne

8°C

14°C

Perth

8°C

18°C

Sydney

8°C

17°C

National Summary

A cold front impacts southern SA, Vic, Tas and southern NSW, bringing gusty winds, showers and highland snow. Low pressure over the eastern interior combines with onshore winds to bring showers in the east and along the coast. Showers will brush the south coast in onshore winds.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	10°C	14°C	77%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	2.1 - Low	NNW 23.8km/h	W 29.9km/h	66.7%	86.5%
Alice Springs	7°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.5 - Moderate	WNW 7.2km/h	SSW 11.5km/h	54.5%	78.1%
Brisbane	11°C	21°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	W 3.2km/h	N 1.1km/h	67.8%	84.0%
Broome	17°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.9 - High	E 18.0km/h	SSE 10.1km/h	37.4%	61.6%
Cairns	19°C	25°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.1 - High	S 9.4km/h	SE 15.1km/h	75.5%	85.2%
Canberra	1°C	11°C	19%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	N 3.6km/h	NW 16.6km/h	73.6%	95.3%
Darwin	22°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	SSE 6.1km/h	ESE 12.2km/h	55.3%	74.3%
Hobart	4°C	13°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.3 - Low	NNW 13.7km/h	N 17.3km/h	65.5%	83.1%
Melbourne	8°C	14°C	34%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	1.7 - Low	NNE 16.9km/h	N 25.2km/h	73.3%	92.5%
Perth	8°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	E 2.9km/h	S 7.2km/h	72.7%	88.1%
Sydney	8°C	17°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.4 - Low	NW 7.6km/h	NNE 9.4km/h	69.5%	87.8%

Warnings

TAS

Fri 22:47 AEST

Road Weather Alert for icy Roads for Upper Derwent Valley and Central Plateau

VIC

Fri 22:45 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of North East, East Gippsland and West and South Gippsland

VIC

Fri 22:45 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of North East, East Gippsland and West and South Gippsland

NSW

Fri 22:38 AEST

Road Weather Alert for reduced visibility in fog for Sydney Eastern Suburbs and Sydney Western Suburbs

NSW

Fri 22:37 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Saturday for Riverina

National

Fri 22:12 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western And Southeastern Areas

Fri 21:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for South Central and Lower South East coasts

TAS

Fri 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South West and Central West coasts

VIC

Fri 22:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Saturday for West Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Port Phillip, Western Port & Central Coast

Fri 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Esperance and Eucla coasts

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Forecasts for Saturday

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