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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

9°C

14°C

Alice Springs

5°C

16°C

Brisbane

15°C

24°C

Broome

14°C

27°C

Cairns

18°C

26°C

Canberra

5°C

12°C

Darwin

23°C

31°C

Hobart

7°C

11°C

Melbourne

11°C

14°C

Perth

9°C

18°C

Sydney

12°C

19°C

National Summary

A front will generate rain and isolated thunderstorms over eastern Qld and northeast NSW. A secondary front and cool southerly winds will drive showers over southeast WA, southern SA, southern NSW, Vic and Tas. Moist easterly winds will bring showers to the northern tropics.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	9°C	14°C	42%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.9 - Low	SSE 8.6km/h	SSE 13.0km/h	69.2%	90.5%
Alice Springs	5°C	16°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.8 - Moderate	SSE 10.8km/h	SE 18.4km/h	62.1%	85.0%
Brisbane	15°C	24°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	WNW 1.8km/h	N 2.9km/h	65.5%	88.2%
Broome	14°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.8 - High	E 28.8km/h	ESE 23.8km/h	31.2%	58.5%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	38%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.9 - High	S 10.8km/h	SE 17.6km/h	76.1%	92.2%
Canberra	5°C	12°C	31%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	NW 10.8km/h	NW 14.8km/h	70.7%	96.3%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	SE 17.3km/h	ESE 17.6km/h	53.5%	75.6%
Hobart	7°C	11°C	32%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	0.9 - Low	SSW 11.9km/h	WSW 10.8km/h	63.2%	89.2%
Melbourne	11°C	14°C	67%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	1.6 - Low	WSW 7.2km/h	SSW 9.0km/h	71.4%	98.9%
Perth	9°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	NE 9.4km/h	NNE 10.1km/h	67.8%	84.6%
Sydney	12°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	NW 11.9km/h	NW 10.8km/h	56.2%	71.2%

Warnings

Wed 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Esperance and Eucla coasts. Cancellation for Albany Coast

Wed 14:30 ACST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Upper Onkaparinga River

TAS

Wed 14:46 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The North Esk River

Wed 10:51 AWST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of South East Coastal district

Wed 10:51 AWST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of South East Coastal district

Wed 10:31 AWST

Sheep Graziers Warning for South East Coastal

Wed 10:32 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for Lower Eyre Peninsula, Eastern Eyre Peninsula & West Coast & North West Pastoral districts

Wed 10:32 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for Lower Eyre Peninsula, Eastern Eyre Peninsula & West Coast & North West Pastoral districts

Wed 09:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning Spencer Gulf & Far West, Upper West, Lower West, Central, South Central, Upper South East & Lower South East coasts

NSW

Wed 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Eden Coast

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The Bureau of Meteorology has declared that El Niño has arrived and it is likely to last until at least the end of the year.

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Flooding rain targeting South Australia

El Niño is here and it could challenge records in 2026

Australia's shortest day of the year this weekend

Massive northwest cloudband brings heavy rain

Flooding rain targeting South Australia

El Niño is here and it could challenge records in 2026

Australia's shortest day of the year this weekend

Massive northwest cloudband brings heavy rain

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