Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOWSUNMONTUEWED
MinMax
Cloudy
Adelaide

14°C

19°C

Cloudy
Alice Springs

11°C

21°C

Mostly cloudy
Brisbane

18°C

24°C

Fair
Broome

20°C

30°C

Fair
Cairns

18°C

26°C

Partly cloudy
Canberra

7°C

15°C

Mostly cloudy
Darwin

24°C

31°C

Cloudy
Hobart

7°C

16°C

Cloudy
Melbourne

9°C

17°C

Clear skies
Perth

6°C

17°C

Cloudy
Sydney

15°C

20°C

National Summary

Onshore winds driven by an offshore low are causing gusty showers over eastern NSW and large waves in northeast NSW and southeast Qld. A front and moist air mass bring rain to SA and the NT's interior, with showers and storms in WA's southern interior.

State Forecasts

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Warnings

WA

Sat 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for West Kimberley Coast

QLD

Sat 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Hervey Bay, Sunshine Coast Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Coast Waters & Capricornia and K'gari coasts

National

Fri 23:52 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western Area

NSW

Fri 22:51 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

NSW

Fri 22:51 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

NSW

Fri 22:47 AEST

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

QLD

Fri 22:09 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Southeast Coast

QLD

Fri 22:09 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Southeast Coast

QLD

Fri 22:07 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Wide Bay and Burnett & Southeast Coast

QLD

Fri 22:07 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Wide Bay and Burnett & Southeast Coast

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