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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

13°C

22°C

Alice Springs

14°C

30°C

Brisbane

14°C

22°C

Broome

22°C

29°C

Cairns

19°C

25°C

Canberra

6°C

20°C

Darwin

25°C

31°C

Hobart

5°C

18°C

Melbourne

9°C

21°C

Perth

14°C

21°C

Sydney

11°C

20°C

National Summary

Low pressure over inland WA continues to bring showers and storms to eastern WA, far western SA and the southwest corner of NT. Onshore winds around high pressure will bring showers for coastal areas of eastern Vic, Qld, NSW and eastern NT. Dry elsewhere under high pressure.

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	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	NE 8.6km/h	NNW 9.7km/h	37.4%	60.8%
Alice Springs	14°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.9 - Very High	E 11.2km/h	SE 9.0km/h	33.2%	47.1%
Brisbane	14°C	22°C	24%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	SSE 7.9km/h	E 12.6km/h	64.0%	88.5%
Broome	22°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.8 - Very High	SW 11.9km/h	W 24.8km/h	69.2%	90.3%
Cairns	19°C	25°C	47%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.3 - Extreme	SSE 19.8km/h	SE 25.6km/h	70.2%	83.8%
Canberra	6°C	20°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	N 5.0km/h	NNW 15.5km/h	60.8%	81.8%
Darwin	25°C	31°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.9 - Extreme	ESE 13.3km/h	NE 22.3km/h	60.3%	73.2%
Hobart	5°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.2 - Moderate	N 8.6km/h	NE 11.5km/h	52.0%	77.5%
Melbourne	9°C	21°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	NNE 6.1km/h	N 11.5km/h	55.5%	83.3%
Perth	14°C	21°C	27%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.7 - High	W 13.3km/h	WSW 13.7km/h	68.6%	93.0%
Sydney	11°C	20°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	W 5.0km/h	ENE 16.2km/h	72.3%	86.9%

Warnings

QLD

Thu 05:08 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Hervey Bay, Sun Cst Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Cst Waters & Peninsula, Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Capricornia

NSW

Thu 04:52 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra and Batemans coasts

National

Thu 04:48 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

NSW

Thu 04:48 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

Thu 03:40 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Far West Coast. Cancellation for Upper West and Lower West coasts

National

Thu 04:03 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southern Area

TAS

Thu 04:00 AEST

Gale Warning for South East Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Channel & Lower East and South West coasts. Cancellation for Upper East Coast

NSW

Thu 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Byron, Coffs, Macquarie & Eden coasts. Cancelled Sydney Enclosed Waters & Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra & Batemans coasts

Thu 03:15 ACST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Flinders and Mid North

Thu 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Eucla Coast. Cancellation for Esperance Coast

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Melbourne weather cool and sunny for NFL match at the MCG

The game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams at the MCG kicks off at 10:35 am (AEST) on Thursday, and cool, clear, calm conditions are expected in Melbourne.

Cool, showery weather spreading up Australia’s east coast

A southerly change will move up Australia’s east coast between Wednesday and Friday, causing cooler temperatures and light showers before a return of warmer weather from the weekend.

We have never seen El Niño strengthen this quickly – so what happens next?

The developing 2026-27 El Niño is strengthening faster than any major El Niño event since 1900, placing it in rare territory among the most powerful early-stage El Niño events of the past 126 years.

Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

Southeastern Australia is in the grip of a wintry chill, as cool southerly winds send a shiver across the most heavily populated corner of the country in the second week of spring.

Melbourne weather cool and sunny for NFL match at the MCG

The game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams at the MCG kicks off at 10:35 am (AEST) on Thursday, and cool, clear, calm conditions are expected in Melbourne.

Cool, showery weather spreading up Australia’s east coast

A southerly change will move up Australia’s east coast between Wednesday and Friday, causing cooler temperatures and light showers before a return of warmer weather from the weekend.

We have never seen El Niño strengthen this quickly – so what happens next?

Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

Southeastern Australia is in the grip of a wintry chill, as cool southerly winds send a shiver across the most heavily populated corner of the country in the second week of spring.

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News from across Australia

Melbourne weather cool and sunny for NFL match at the MCG

Cool, showery weather spreading up Australia’s east coast

We have never seen El Niño strengthen this quickly – so what happens next?

Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

Melbourne weather cool and sunny for NFL match at the MCG

Cool, showery weather spreading up Australia’s east coast

We have never seen El Niño strengthen this quickly – so what happens next?

Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

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