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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW SUN MON TUE WED

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

23°C

Alice Springs

13°C

29°C

Brisbane

14°C

22°C

Broome

22°C

30°C

Cairns

19°C

25°C

Canberra

6°C

20°C

Darwin

25°C

31°C

Hobart

5°C

19°C

Melbourne

8°C

21°C

Perth

13°C

20°C

Sydney

10°C

21°C

National Summary

Patchy rain & storms are occurring over the interior in weak troughs. Showers are scattering along the coasts of northern NSW, Qld & the NT in onshore winds. A high is causing skies to clear across the eastern interior, southern NSW, Vic & Tas, leading to a chilly night.

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	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	NE 9.0km/h	NNW 9.7km/h	38.9%	56.2%
Alice Springs	13°C	29°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.8 - Very High	ENE 9.0km/h	ENE 8.3km/h	37.0%	53.5%
Brisbane	14°C	22°C	37%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	SSE 8.3km/h	E 11.5km/h	62.0%	84.8%
Broome	22°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.8 - Very High	SSW 11.2km/h	W 25.9km/h	66.6%	89.8%
Cairns	19°C	25°C	43%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.4 - Extreme	SSE 19.8km/h	SE 25.6km/h	68.5%	81.4%
Canberra	6°C	20°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	NNW 5.0km/h	NNW 16.9km/h	63.1%	81.6%
Darwin	25°C	31°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.9 - Extreme	ESE 13.0km/h	NE 20.9km/h	59.2%	72.7%
Hobart	5°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.2 - Moderate	N 9.4km/h	NE 10.8km/h	45.6%	73.2%
Melbourne	8°C	21°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	NNE 6.8km/h	N 14.4km/h	59.1%	80.4%
Perth	13°C	20°C	30%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.6 - High	WSW 18.4km/h	WSW 12.6km/h	63.3%	77.6%
Sydney	10°C	21°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	WNW 6.5km/h	ENE 16.9km/h	71.2%	86.0%

Warnings

TAS

Fri 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South East and South West coasts. Cancellation for Lower East Coast

Fri 19:52 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Leeuwin Coast

National

Fri 21:49 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southeastern And Southern Areas

QLD

Fri 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula, Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville and Mackay coasts

NSW

Fri 16:56 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie and Hunter coasts. Cancellation for Illawarra, Sydney and Batemans coasts

VIC

Fri 11:01 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

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Maximum temperatures will fluctuate quite dramatically across most of southern Australia over the weekend and into the new week, as the spring 'see-saw' takes full effect.

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News from across Australia

August tied as world’s warmest month on record

Spring temperature 'see-saw' in full effect in southern Australia

Indonesia fire smoke reaches Australia’s northwest coast

Australia's golden canola crop visible from space

August tied as world’s warmest month on record

Spring temperature 'see-saw' in full effect in southern Australia

Indonesia fire smoke reaches Australia’s northwest coast

Australia's golden canola crop visible from space

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