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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW SUN MON TUE WED

MinMax

Adelaide

13°C

24°C

Alice Springs

10°C

30°C

Brisbane

18°C

27°C

Broome

27°C

33°C

Cairns

23°C

29°C

Canberra

3°C

19°C

Darwin

25°C

33°C

Hobart

5°C

16°C

Melbourne

7°C

19°C

Perth

14°C

21°C

Sydney

12°C

20°C

National Summary

A moist and unstable airmass is bringing showers and thunderstorms to the northern tropics. A cold front skimming southern SA is causing some showers and storms. Cold and gusty winds are blowing over eastern NSW, eastern Vic and Tas, generating large swell in the Tasman Sea.

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	24°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	ENE 18.0km/h	NNE 13.7km/h	43.7%	57.0%
Alice Springs	10°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.8 - Very High	E 5.8km/h	SE 12.2km/h	34.1%	49.3%
Brisbane	18°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.6 - High	SSW 4.0km/h	NE 6.1km/h	52.7%	69.9%
Broome	27°C	33°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10 - Very High	SE 12.2km/h	SW 12.6km/h	51.9%	78.5%
Cairns	23°C	29°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.6 - Very High	SSE 12.6km/h	SE 18.0km/h	74.4%	85.7%
Canberra	3°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5 - Moderate	SE 4.0km/h	N 9.4km/h	53.1%	76.5%
Darwin	25°C	33°C	57%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.1 - Extreme	ESE 15.5km/h	ENE 15.8km/h	77.0%	93.6%
Hobart	5°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	N 9.0km/h	ENE 9.4km/h	55.7%	75.7%
Melbourne	7°C	19°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.2 - Moderate	NE 5.0km/h	E 2.2km/h	49.2%	79.4%
Perth	14°C	21°C	12%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	5.5 - Moderate	S 9.0km/h	WSW 13.0km/h	54.2%	75.1%
Sydney	12°C	20°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	WSW 11.5km/h	SSE 15.8km/h	59.6%	75.8%

Warnings

Sat 22:31 ACST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Carpentaria and Barkly districts

Sat 22:31 ACST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Carpentaria and Barkly districts

TAS

Sat 22:52 AEST

Frost Warning for Central North, North East, Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley, South East & East Coast

NSW

Sat 21:34 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

NSW

Sat 20:45 AEST

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

NSW

Sat 20:45 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains. Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands and Australian Capital Territory

VIC

Sat 19:45 AEST

Frost Warning for Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

VIC

Sat 16:37 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for North East and West and South Gippsland. Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for East Gippsland

Sat 13:01 AWST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Esperance Coast

TAS

Sat 04:46 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for South East

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Coldest morning since last winter over inland NSW, SA and Vic

The coldest morning since last winter has eventuated over inland NSW, SA, Vic, and also parts of the ACT.

Frosty weekend for the southeast with widespread freezing temperatures

The coldest nights of 2026 to date await southeastern Australia this weekend, with temperatures falling to near or even below freezing across a wide area in the cool, dry airmass in the wake of a cold front.

148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

It’s a wild and woolly afternoon in Tasmania as a cold front approaches from the west, with winds gusting up to 148 km/h at 4:49pm on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart.

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Darwin is forecast to reach 36°C this Thursday, which would make it the hottest day of 2026 to date by well over a degree.

Coldest morning since last winter over inland NSW, SA and Vic

The coldest morning since last winter has eventuated over inland NSW, SA, Vic, and also parts of the ACT.

Frosty weekend for the southeast with widespread freezing temperatures

148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

It’s a wild and woolly afternoon in Tasmania as a cold front approaches from the west, with winds gusting up to 148 km/h at 4:49pm on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart.

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Darwin is forecast to reach 36°C this Thursday, which would make it the hottest day of 2026 to date by well over a degree.

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News from across Australia

Coldest morning since last winter over inland NSW, SA and Vic

Frosty weekend for the southeast with widespread freezing temperatures

148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Coldest morning since last winter over inland NSW, SA and Vic

Frosty weekend for the southeast with widespread freezing temperatures

148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

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