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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW SUN MON TUE WED

MinMax

Adelaide

13°C

19°C

Alice Springs

15°C

31°C

Brisbane

15°C

24°C

Broome

23°C

30°C

Cairns

20°C

25°C

Canberra

12°C

26°C

Darwin

25°C

31°C

Hobart

6°C

13°C

Melbourne

11°C

15°C

Perth

12°C

17°C

Sydney

16°C

29°C

National Summary

A deepening low pressure trough is bringing gusty showers & storms to WA while a weak trough brings patchy showers to SA, Vic & Tas ahead of a cold front. Humid E'ly winds around a high are feeding into unstable air over eastern NSW, Qld & the Top End, bringing showers & storms.

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	47%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.6 - High	SE 15.1km/h	SE 22.3km/h	63.2%	85.5%
Alice Springs	15°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.7 - Very High	ENE 19.8km/h	ENE 19.4km/h	24.2%	36.0%
Brisbane	15°C	24°C	36%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	ENE 7.2km/h	NE 10.8km/h	62.6%	80.4%
Broome	23°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.1 - Extreme	W 6.1km/h	W 20.9km/h	68.7%	91.3%
Cairns	20°C	25°C	59%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	12.1 - Extreme	SSE 17.3km/h	SE 22.0km/h	74.2%	87.5%
Canberra	12°C	26°C	33%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.1 - High	NW 11.5km/h	NW 19.8km/h	51.2%	75.2%
Darwin	25°C	31°C	15%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	12.2 - Extreme	ENE 9.0km/h	NNE 18.4km/h	62.6%	76.3%
Hobart	6°C	13°C	34%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	W 16.2km/h	SW 22.7km/h	50.0%	69.3%
Melbourne	11°C	15°C	51%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	5.6 - Moderate	S 13.3km/h	S 18.0km/h	73.8%	97.8%
Perth	12°C	17°C	29%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	ESE 20.2km/h	SE 19.1km/h	58.3%	81.0%
Sydney	16°C	29°C	31%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.3 - High	NW 5.4km/h	NE 11.5km/h	53.6%	77.0%

Warnings

Sat 03:40 ACST

Strong Wind Warning Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent, Investigator Strait & Far West, Upper West, Lower West, Central & South Central coasts

VIC

Sat 04:10 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast

NSW

Sat 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

TAS

Sat 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Banks St & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is, Derwent, Fred Hen Bay & Norfolks, Storm, Channel & UE, L E

Sat 01:01 AWST

Gale Warning Leeuwin, Albany & Esperances. Strong Wind Warning Per Local & Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe & Eucla coasts

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News from across Australia

Antarctic ozone hole reaches one of its largest sizes on record as polar stratosphere cools

September heat records shattered at Australian snow resorts

Big temperature drops coming as huge cloudband crosses Australia

Spring equinox is today – so is this the start of spring in Australia?

Antarctic ozone hole reaches one of its largest sizes on record as polar stratosphere cools

September heat records shattered at Australian snow resorts

Big temperature drops coming as huge cloudband crosses Australia

Spring equinox is today – so is this the start of spring in Australia?

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