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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW WED THU FRI SAT

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

16°C

Alice Springs

18°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

12°C

19°C

Sydney

14°C

27°C

National Summary

A wintry cold front will bring strong winds, showers, small hail & snow to the southeast. Another cold front will bring showers to WA's west. High pressure will keep much of the remainder of the country dry, just the odd shower for 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	16°C	24%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	W 24.1km/h	WSW 23.4km/h	59.6%	85.9%
Alice Springs	18°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	WSW 9.0km/h	SSE 10.8km/h	28.4%	43.4%
Brisbane	17°C	31°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	NW 1.8km/h	NNE 10.8km/h	47.6%	76.7%
Broome	21°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.2 - Very High	SW 10.4km/h	W 24.5km/h	72.2%	97.5%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	SSE 10.8km/h	ESE 17.3km/h	67.9%	83.4%
Canberra	8°C	15°C	55%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	5.6 - Moderate	NW 19.1km/h	WNW 30.2km/h	62.4%	95.4%
Darwin	25°C	30°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.4 - Extreme	NNE 4.3km/h	NNW 15.5km/h	74.2%	88.9%
Hobart	9°C	14°C	57%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	NW 18.4km/h	WNW 23.0km/h	57.0%	95.0%
Melbourne	12°C	17°C	47%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	WNW 24.5km/h	W 27.0km/h	58.4%	86.0%
Perth	12°C	19°C	69%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	NNW 15.1km/h	WNW 21.2km/h	69.7%	96.6%
Sydney	14°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	NW 18.0km/h	WNW 29.9km/h	42.5%	60.9%

Warnings

TAS

Tue 20:09 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East, East Coast and Midlands

TAS

Tue 20:09 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East, East Coast and Midlands

NSW

Tue 16:54 AEST

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

NSW

Tue 16:54 AEST

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

VIC

Tue 16:53 AEST

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

VIC

Tue 16:53 AEST

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

Tue 16:08 ACST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for South Central, Upper South East and Lower South East coasts

VIC

Tue 16:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for West, Central and Central Gippsland coasts. Cancellation for Port Phillip and Western Port

National

Tue 16:10 AEST

Cancellation Of Gale Warning 8 For Western, Southern And Southeastern Areas

National

Tue 16:06 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western, Southeastern And Southern Areas

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Warnings

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