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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW SUN MON TUE WED

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

23°C

Alice Springs

12°C

29°C

Brisbane

17°C

29°C

Broome

24°C

35°C

Cairns

24°C

29°C

Canberra

2°C

18°C

Darwin

25°C

31°C

Hobart

7°C

14°C

Melbourne

10°C

16°C

Perth

14°C

21°C

Sydney

12°C

20°C

National Summary

Enhanced tropical moisture and an unstable air mass are causing showers and storms over north & west Qld & the Top End. An unstable air mass over southern WA is triggering showers & storms. A front moves up the NSW causing gusty S'ly winds and showers over Vic, Tas and SE NSW.

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	5.2 - Moderate	ENE 11.2km/h	N 11.5km/h	45.7%	58.7%
Alice Springs	12°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.9 - Very High	ENE 7.6km/h	SE 11.9km/h	33.9%	50.8%
Brisbane	17°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7 - High	S 5.8km/h	E 11.2km/h	46.8%	68.3%
Broome	24°C	35°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10 - Very High	SE 11.9km/h	SW 14.8km/h	53.0%	78.3%
Cairns	24°C	29°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.8 - Very High	SSE 11.5km/h	SE 15.8km/h	76.8%	89.0%
Canberra	2°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.3 - Moderate	SE 2.9km/h	N 9.7km/h	52.2%	74.7%
Darwin	25°C	31°C	53%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	12 - Extreme	ESE 15.5km/h	ENE 16.6km/h	77.8%	93.5%
Hobart	7°C	14°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	SW 18.4km/h	SSW 18.4km/h	52.8%	66.3%
Melbourne	10°C	16°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.5 - Moderate	SSW 8.3km/h	S 10.4km/h	59.4%	77.8%
Perth	14°C	21°C	15%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	5.5 - Moderate	S 5.8km/h	WSW 8.6km/h	54.7%	73.9%
Sydney	12°C	20°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.3 - Moderate	WSW 11.9km/h	SSE 18.0km/h	56.8%	74.8%

Warnings

TAS

Sat 04:46 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for South East

VIC

Sat 04:10 AEST

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

NSW

Sat 04:00 AEST

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

TAS

Sat 04:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Upper East, Lower East & South East coasts

NSW

Sat 03:47 AEST

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

VIC

Sat 03:46 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for North East and West and South Gippsland

NSW

Sat 03:46 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory

Sat 01:01 AWST

Gale Warning Albany Coast. Strong Wind Warning Leeuwin & Esperance coasts. Cancelled Perth Local Waters & Perth & Bunbury Geographe coasts

QLD

Fri 12:11 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Fri 12:07 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Eyre Creek

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

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.

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

On a dry autumn day across the vast majority of the continent, relatively small but intense areas of rain are dampening two corners of the country more than 3,000 kilometres apart.

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.

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

On a dry autumn day across the vast majority of the continent, relatively small but intense areas of rain are dampening two corners of the country more than 3,000 kilometres apart.

Australian Weather Forecast

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Warnings

News from across Australia

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

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

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

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

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