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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

17°C

Alice Springs

19°C

31°C

Brisbane

17°C

31°C

Broome

21°C

29°C

Cairns

18°C

26°C

Canberra

8°C

15°C

Darwin

25°C

30°C

Hobart

9°C

14°C

Melbourne

12°C

17°C

Perth

11°C

18°C

Sydney

14°C

27°C

National Summary

A cold front will bring gusty winds & showers to WA's south. A low pressure trough will bring showers and storms to southern SA and western Vic. A high will keeping much of the remainder of the country dry, just the odd shower for the far northern tropical coasts.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	12°C	17°C	31%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	W 23.8km/h	WSW 24.5km/h	59.3%	87.9%
Alice Springs	19°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	WSW 9.7km/h	SSE 11.9km/h	27.0%	43.5%
Brisbane	17°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	NW 1.4km/h	NNE 11.2km/h	47.7%	78.3%
Broome	21°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.2 - Very High	SW 10.1km/h	W 24.5km/h	72.1%	97.9%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	SSE 10.8km/h	ESE 17.3km/h	67.6%	84.0%
Canberra	8°C	15°C	50%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	5.6 - Moderate	NW 18.7km/h	WNW 29.9km/h	60.0%	98.6%
Darwin	25°C	30°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.4 - Extreme	NNE 4.3km/h	NNW 15.8km/h	73.4%	89.5%
Hobart	9°C	14°C	50%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	NNW 15.1km/h	WNW 21.2km/h	53.5%	95.6%
Melbourne	12°C	17°C	53%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	NW 23.8km/h	W 27.0km/h	57.0%	89.5%
Perth	11°C	18°C	69%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	NNW 14.4km/h	WNW 19.1km/h	71.3%	97.0%
Sydney	14°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	NW 18.7km/h	WNW 30.2km/h	42.4%	62.4%

Warnings

Wed 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Ningaloo Coast

TAS

Wed 02:36 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Upper Derwent Valley

Tue 23:29 ACST

Road Weather Alert for reduced visibility in fog for Tuesday for Adelaide

VIC

Tue 22:49 AEST

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

VIC

Tue 22:49 AEST

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

NSW

Tue 22:47 AEST

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

NSW

Tue 22:47 AEST

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

Tue 21:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for South Central, Upper South East and Lower South East coasts

VIC

Tue 22:00 AEST

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

TAS

Tue 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Banks Strait & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is & CN, Upper East, Lower East, South East & South West coasts

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