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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

13°C

20°C

Alice Springs

9°C

20°C

Brisbane

17°C

24°C

Broome

21°C

30°C

Cairns

19°C

25°C

Canberra

8°C

16°C

Darwin

24°C

31°C

Hobart

7°C

16°C

Melbourne

9°C

17°C

Perth

6°C

18°C

Sydney

15°C

20°C

National Summary

A low in the Tasman directs gusty winds and showers into eastern NSW and southeast Qld. A moist, unstable airmass and front bring showers and storms to WA. High pressure will keep elsewhere dry and mostly settled, with a chilly morning in southern Australia.

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	20°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	NE 11.2km/h	N 15.1km/h	50.7%	68.2%
Alice Springs	9°C	20°C	22%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	NNE 3.2km/h	NW 4.3km/h	56.6%	87.2%
Brisbane	17°C	24°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	SW 10.4km/h	S 10.8km/h	62.8%	84.7%
Broome	21°C	30°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	SE 17.6km/h	SSE 19.4km/h	49.0%	76.0%
Cairns	19°C	25°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.9 - High	SSE 14.8km/h	SE 19.1km/h	65.1%	81.4%
Canberra	8°C	16°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	SE 9.7km/h	E 13.0km/h	68.3%	94.5%
Darwin	24°C	31°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	ESE 10.1km/h	NNE 9.4km/h	67.5%	84.2%
Hobart	7°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.5 - Low	N 13.3km/h	NNE 11.9km/h	68.5%	86.5%
Melbourne	9°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.4 - Low	NE 5.0km/h	N 10.4km/h	70.4%	88.0%
Perth	6°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	NE 5.4km/h	S 4.3km/h	59.2%	80.9%
Sydney	15°C	20°C	67%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.4 - Moderate	S 15.5km/h	SE 13.7km/h	71.6%	94.2%

Warnings

VIC

Thu 11:29 AEST

Frost Warning for North East

NSW

Thu 10:58 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

NSW

Thu 10:58 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

QLD

Thu 10:56 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Southeast Coast

QLD

Thu 10:56 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Southeast Coast

NSW

Thu 10:23 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds And Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

NSW

Thu 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney & Illawarra coasts. Cancelled Batemans Coast

TAS

Thu 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South West Coast

Thu 07:25 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth Local Waters & Perth, Bunbury Geographe, Albany and Esperance coasts

QLD

Thu 09:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning SE Gulf of Carpentaria, Hervey Bay, Sun Cst Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Cst Waters & Peninsula, Cooktown, Cairns

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Australian Weather Forecast

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Warnings

News from across Australia

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Warm water building beneath Pacific Ocean surface raises prospect of El Niño for Australia in 2026

Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

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