Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOWSUNMONTUEWED
MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

20°C

29°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

19°C

36°C

Rain showers
Brisbane

18°C

25°C

Fair
Broome

29°C

33°C

Mostly cloudy
Cairns

24°C

31°C

Clear skies
Canberra

8°C

25°C

Cloudy
Darwin

28°C

31°C

Cloudy
Hobart

11°C

19°C

Clear skies
Melbourne

12°C

21°C

Clear skies
Perth

14°C

23°C

Mostly cloudy
Sydney

16°C

22°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 12:19 AEST

Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

WA

Sat 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning Pilbara W, Per Local & Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe, Albany, Esperance & Euclas

NT

Sat 02:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Arafura, Gove Peninsula and Roper Groote coasts

QLD

Sat 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South East Gulf of Carpentaria, North East Gulf of Carpentaria & Capricornia and K'gari coasts

NSW

Sat 04:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Batemans and Eden coasts

SA

Fri 12:08 ACDT

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Mount Lofty Ranges

SA

Sat 03:40 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Far West Coast. Cancellation for South Central and Upper South East coasts

TAS

Fri 11:17 AEDT

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for South East

NSW

Fri 16:55 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory

VIC

Fri 22:51 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for North East and Central. Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for North Central and East Gippsland

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