Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

MinMax

National Summary

A low should deepen as it moves off the NSW coast, causing strong winds, rain & storms, some intense to focus on SE Qld & eastern NSW. A high should cause winds to ease & most showers to clear in WA, & keep much of the remainder of the country dry.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

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News from across Australia

Wettest spell of 2026 coming to Perth, southwest WA

Right on cue for the start of winter, a series of cold fronts will deliver a week of consistent showery weather for Perth and southwest WA, with light showers already scooting through the region on Wednesday morning and heavier rain likely to commence this afternoon or evening.

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Flooding rain to target Tasmania and New South Wales

Heavy rain will cause flooding in parts of Tasmania on Wednesday, before a developing low pressure system causes further heavy rain and flooding in parts of New South Wales on Thursday and Friday.

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Near record May rainfall in NSW inland city

Heavy rain has fallen across a wide area of eastern Australia, with rainfall totals in the 24 hours to 9am Tuesday exceeding 50mm at several locations in the Central West of New South Wales.

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Unusually persistent low pressure over southeastern mainland

A large, complex system of low pressure is establishing itself over the southeastern mainland this week, in an unusual set-up for the last week of autumn.

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