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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW SAT SUN MON TUE

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

23°C

Alice Springs

13°C

29°C

Brisbane

19°C

29°C

Broome

25°C

35°C

Cairns

23°C

29°C

Canberra

3°C

18°C

Darwin

25°C

30°C

Hobart

7°C

14°C

Melbourne

10°C

16°C

Perth

14°C

20°C

Sydney

12°C

20°C

National Summary

Unstable and moist E'ly winds will fuel rain and storms over north & central Qld & the NT's Top End. A gusty & stormy S'ly change will move up the NSW coast behind a front, with gusty winds and showers for Tas & Vic. An unstable air mass & front will bring showers to WA.

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	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	ENE 12.6km/h	NNE 11.5km/h	46.0%	62.9%
Alice Springs	13°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.7 - Very High	E 7.9km/h	SE 12.6km/h	29.5%	40.9%
Brisbane	19°C	29°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.1 - High	S 5.8km/h	ENE 11.2km/h	43.7%	74.6%
Broome	25°C	35°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10 - Very High	SSE 12.6km/h	WSW 15.1km/h	48.3%	79.2%
Cairns	23°C	29°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.7 - Very High	SSE 11.9km/h	SE 16.2km/h	77.5%	87.6%
Canberra	3°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.3 - Moderate	S 4.0km/h	N 9.4km/h	51.1%	73.3%
Darwin	25°C	30°C	49%	20 - 25 mm	Nil	11.9 - Extreme	ESE 14.8km/h	ENE 15.5km/h	80.1%	95.8%
Hobart	7°C	14°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	SW 20.2km/h	S 18.7km/h	52.9%	66.5%
Melbourne	10°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.5 - Moderate	SSW 9.0km/h	S 10.8km/h	61.6%	78.6%
Perth	14°C	20°C	23%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.5 - Moderate	SSW 6.5km/h	WSW 9.4km/h	56.8%	79.3%
Sydney	12°C	20°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.3 - Moderate	WSW 11.5km/h	SSE 19.8km/h	57.1%	73.6%

Warnings

Fri 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin and Albany coasts

QLD

Fri 02:18 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, North West and Central West

QLD

Fri 02:18 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, North West and Central West

TAS

Thu 22:59 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) South East & Western, U Derwent, NW Coast, Central North, Central Plateau, Midlands & East Coast

TAS

Thu 22:59 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) South East & Western, U Derwent, NW Coast, Central North, Central Plateau, Midlands & East Coast

NSW

Thu 22:41 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Friday for Snowy Mountains

TAS

Thu 22:36 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Upper Derwent Valley and South East

NSW

Thu 22:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Friday for Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra and Batemans coasts

VIC

Thu 22:00 AEST

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

TAS

Thu 22:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Banks Strait & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island, Channel & Lower East, South East & South West coasts

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

It’s a wild and woolly afternoon in Tasmania as a cold front approaches from the west, with winds gusting up to 148 km/h at 4:49pm on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart.

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Darwin is forecast to reach 36°C this Thursday, which would make it the hottest day of 2026 to date by well over a degree.

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

On a dry autumn day across the vast majority of the continent, relatively small but intense areas of rain are dampening two corners of the country more than 3,000 kilometres apart.

Remnants of Cyclone Maila to drench Queensland

Large parts of Queensland are in for a good soaking as the remnants of ex-Tropical Cyclone Maila cross the coastline.

148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

It’s a wild and woolly afternoon in Tasmania as a cold front approaches from the west, with winds gusting up to 148 km/h at 4:49pm on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart.

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Darwin is forecast to reach 36°C this Thursday, which would make it the hottest day of 2026 to date by well over a degree.

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

On a dry autumn day across the vast majority of the continent, relatively small but intense areas of rain are dampening two corners of the country more than 3,000 kilometres apart.

Remnants of Cyclone Maila to drench Queensland

Large parts of Queensland are in for a good soaking as the remnants of ex-Tropical Cyclone Maila cross the coastline.

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News from across Australia

148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

Remnants of Cyclone Maila to drench Queensland

148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

Remnants of Cyclone Maila to drench Queensland

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