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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW SAT SUN MON TUE

MinMax

Adelaide

14°C

22°C

Alice Springs

26°C

41°C

Brisbane

22°C

29°C

Broome

29°C

33°C

Cairns

24°C

28°C

Canberra

14°C

35°C

Darwin

27°C

31°C

Hobart

9°C

19°C

Melbourne

14°C

24°C

Perth

15°C

27°C

Sydney

21°C

39°C

National Summary

A low and cold front extends instability over the interior, generating rain & storms from southern Vic to the NTs interior. Unstable air drawing tropical mositure triggers showers & storms over the tropics. Hot and humid winds bring heatwave conditions to eastern NSW.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	14°C	22°C	3.9%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSW12.0km/h	SSW20.6km/h	59.1%	57.3%
Alice Springs	26°C	41°C	0.2%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE9.5km/h	ESE20.0km/h	18.6%	22.7%
Brisbane	22°C	29°C	48.5%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	ENE4.4km/h	ENE10.5km/h	74.2%	73.0%
Broome	29°C	33°C	13.5%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	W16.5km/h	W28.2km/h	76.4%	74.8%
Cairns	24°C	28°C	71.5%	1.1 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE15.9km/h	SSE43.2km/h	92.0%	89.4%
Canberra	14°C	35°C	14.6%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSW14.7km/h	SSW24.5km/h	41.2%	40.1%
Darwin	27°C	31°C	42.0%	0.5 mm	Nil	Medium	W7.5km/h	W22.9km/h	88.8%	84.1%
Hobart	9°C	19°C	29.5%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	W16.2km/h	W33.1km/h	61.2%	56.1%
Melbourne	14°C	24°C	22.7%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSW17.2km/h	SSW27.0km/h	56.8%	56.0%
Perth	15°C	27°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE10.3km/h	SE21.1km/h	44.0%	42.4%
Sydney	21°C	39°C	6.9%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	WSW11.7km/h	WSW27.1km/h	54.9%	49.1%

Warnings

QLD

Thu 14:45 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Georgina River And Minor Flood Warning For Eyre Creek

QLD

Thu 13:35 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Thomson River

QLD

Thu 12:59 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson River

QLD

Thu 11:24 AEST

Minor Flooding Warning For The Western River And Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Thu 10:42 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders River

Thu 19:04 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth Local Waters & Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe, Albany and Esperance coasts

Thu 20:33 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Arafura and Gove Peninsula coasts

QLD

Thu 21:01 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Torres Strait & Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville and Mackay coasts

Thu 16:32 ACDT

Fire Weather Warning West Coast, E Eyre, L Eyre, Flinders, Mid North, Mt Lofty R, Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, Murraylands, Upper SE & L SE

Thu 21:30 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning Friday Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent, Invest St & Lower West, Central, South Central, Upper South East & L SE coasts

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News from across Australia

WA hits 49°C as heatwave escalates fire danger in multiple states

Catastrophic fire danger forecast for Vic after Melbourne’s hottest day in six years

How hot each Australian state will get during this week's heatwave

Severe Tropical Cyclone Jenna continues active start to Australian cyclone season

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Catastrophic fire danger forecast for Vic after Melbourne’s hottest day in six years

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