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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

13°C

19°C

Alice Springs

9°C

20°C

Brisbane

17°C

24°C

Broome

20°C

29°C

Cairns

19°C

25°C

Canberra

8°C

16°C

Darwin

24°C

31°C

Hobart

7°C

16°C

Melbourne

9°C

17°C

Perth

6°C

18°C

Sydney

15°C

20°C

National Summary

A low in the Tasman will direct gusty winds and showers into coastal NSW and southeast Qld. A moist, unstable airmass will bring showers and patchy rain to WA and the central interior. A front crossing southern SA will bring some showers and rain.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	13°C	19°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	NE 11.2km/h	N 14.8km/h	51.5%	71.9%
Alice Springs	9°C	20°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	NNE 2.9km/h	SW 4.3km/h	52.0%	87.7%
Brisbane	17°C	24°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	SW 10.4km/h	S 10.8km/h	63.2%	80.4%
Broome	20°C	29°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.6 - High	ESE 18.0km/h	SSE 19.1km/h	50.0%	89.0%
Cairns	19°C	25°C	15%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8 - Very High	SSE 14.8km/h	SE 19.4km/h	65.0%	82.4%
Canberra	8°C	16°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	SE 8.6km/h	E 11.2km/h	71.1%	95.5%
Darwin	24°C	31°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	ESE 10.4km/h	NE 9.0km/h	64.4%	83.0%
Hobart	7°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.5 - Low	N 13.0km/h	NNE 11.9km/h	67.4%	85.7%
Melbourne	9°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.4 - Low	NNE 5.8km/h	NNE 11.5km/h	71.5%	88.8%
Perth	6°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	ENE 6.8km/h	ESE 4.7km/h	55.2%	78.2%
Sydney	15°C	20°C	71%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	3.4 - Moderate	SSW 14.4km/h	SSE 12.2km/h	75.9%	94.3%

Warnings

QLD

Wed 18:27 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Friday for Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & K'gari Coast

NSW

Wed 18:27 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Friday for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie and Hunter coasts

VIC

Wed 16:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast

NSW

Wed 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

TAS

Wed 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Lower East and South East coasts. Cancellation for South West Coast

NSW

Wed 15:52 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds And Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

Wed 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for West Kimberley Coast. Cancellation for Pilbara Coast East, Pilbara Coast West & North Kimberley Coast

Wed 14:30 ACST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Roper Groote Coast

QLD

Wed 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & Cooktown, Cairns & Mackay coasts. Cancelled South East Gulf of Carpentaria

NSW

Wed 06:54 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Richmond River

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Australian Weather Forecast

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News from across Australia

Unusual streak of May nights above 0°C in Canberra

Warm water building beneath Pacific Ocean surface raises prospect of El Niño for Australia in 2026

Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

Unusual streak of May nights above 0°C in Canberra

Warm water building beneath Pacific Ocean surface raises prospect of El Niño for Australia in 2026

Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

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