Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOWSUNMONTUEWED
MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

17°C

31°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

26°C

41°C

Mostly cloudy
Brisbane

22°C

31°C

Partly cloudy
Broome

28°C

31°C

Clear skies
Cairns

24°C

31°C

Clear skies
Canberra

20°C

39°C

Cloudy
Darwin

27°C

30°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

13°C

25°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

16°C

25°C

Clear skies
Perth

19°C

34°C

Clear skies
Sydney

22°C

30°C

National Summary

A low and cold front extends instability over the interior, generating rain & storms from southern Vic to the NTs interior. Unstable air drawing tropical mositure triggers showers & storms over the tropics. Hot and humid winds bring heatwave conditions to eastern NSW.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Warnings

QLD

Fri 13:49 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson, Gregory, And Albert Rivers

QLD

Fri 12:35 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For Eyre Creek And Final Flood Warning For The Georgina River

QLD

Fri 12:02 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Lower Flinders River And Final Flood Warning For The Upper Flinders River

QLD

Fri 11:09 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

WA

Sat 01:22 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth Local Waters & Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe and Leeuwin coasts

SA

Sat 07:20 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent, Adelaide Metropolitan Waters & Upper West, Lower West and Upper South East coasts

TAS

Sat 04:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Central North, South East and South West coasts

NSW

Sat 04:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Hunter Coast

VIC

Sat 04:10 AEDT

Gale Warning Sunday East Gippsland Coast. Strong Wind Warning Sunday Port Phillip, Western Port & West, Central & Central Gippsland coasts

TAS

Sat 06:36 AEDT

Bush Walkers Weather Alert for Western and Central Plateau

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