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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

12°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

19°C

Darwin

25°C

31°C

Hobart

5°C

18°C

Melbourne

9°C

21°C

Perth

15°C

21°C

Sydney

11°C

20°C

National Summary

Onshore winds around high pressure bring showers for eastern NSW, coastal Qld and eastern NT. A cold front passing over WA brings gusty showers and storms to the south and inland parts of southeast WA and southwest SA later. 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	12°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	NE 9.0km/h	NNW 10.1km/h	34.5%	63.8%
Alice Springs	14°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.9 - Very High	E 10.8km/h	ESE 7.6km/h	31.4%	46.3%
Brisbane	14°C	22°C	33%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.8 - High	SSE 7.9km/h	ESE 12.6km/h	64.5%	91.5%
Broome	22°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.8 - Very High	SW 12.2km/h	W 25.2km/h	67.1%	92.4%
Cairns	19°C	25°C	46%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.4 - Extreme	SSE 20.2km/h	SE 25.2km/h	69.6%	84.3%
Canberra	6°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	N 5.8km/h	NNW 15.8km/h	63.2%	80.8%
Darwin	25°C	31°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.8 - Extreme	ESE 13.0km/h	NE 22.3km/h	59.4%	72.8%
Hobart	5°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.2 - Moderate	NNW 9.0km/h	NE 10.8km/h	52.5%	78.6%
Melbourne	9°C	21°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	NNE 5.8km/h	N 11.9km/h	55.0%	81.8%
Perth	15°C	21°C	34%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.7 - High	WNW 13.0km/h	W 14.4km/h	71.9%	93.5%
Sydney	11°C	20°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	WNW 5.4km/h	ENE 16.2km/h	73.2%	86.7%

Warnings

TAS

Wed 19:58 AEST

Gale Warning Lower E & South E Coasts. Strong Wind Warning Fred Hen Bay & Norfolks, Storm Bay, Channel & Far NW, CN, Upper E, SW & CW coasts

Wed 16:55 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Albany, Esperance and Eucla coasts

QLD

Wed 18:49 AEST

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

NSW

Wed 18:27 AEST

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

Wed 16:26 ACST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Flinders and Mid North

NSW

Wed 16:46 AEST

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

NSW

Wed 16:37 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

National

Wed 16:32 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southern And Western Areas

National

Wed 16:32 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

VIC

Wed 16:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

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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.

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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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Warnings

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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