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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

13°C

19°C

Alice Springs

9°C

20°C

Brisbane

17°C

24°C

Broome

20°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	19°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	NE 10.8km/h	NNW 14.8km/h	50.2%	72.1%
Alice Springs	9°C	20°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	N 2.9km/h	WNW 4.3km/h	52.3%	88.0%
Brisbane	17°C	24°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	SW 10.4km/h	S 10.8km/h	62.5%	85.4%
Broome	20°C	30°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.6 - High	ESE 16.9km/h	SSE 19.1km/h	50.0%	88.7%
Cairns	19°C	25°C	12%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8 - Very High	SSE 14.4km/h	SE 19.4km/h	62.5%	82.2%
Canberra	8°C	16°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	SSE 9.0km/h	ENE 11.9km/h	69.3%	96.3%
Darwin	24°C	31°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	ESE 10.1km/h	NE 8.6km/h	65.2%	83.4%
Hobart	7°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.5 - Low	NNW 13.3km/h	NNE 12.2km/h	67.7%	85.6%
Melbourne	9°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.4 - Low	NNE 5.4km/h	N 11.2km/h	71.3%	88.6%
Perth	6°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	ENE 6.5km/h	SE 4.3km/h	55.8%	79.5%
Sydney	15°C	20°C	67%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	3.4 - Moderate	SSW 14.4km/h	SSE 12.6km/h	73.8%	95.9%

Warnings

QLD

Wed 22:51 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & Townsville, Mackay & Capricornia coasts. Cancelled Cooktown & Cairns coasts

NSW

Wed 22:42 AEST

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

NSW

Wed 22:39 AEST

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

TAS

Wed 22:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Lower East and South East coasts

Wed 19:01 AWST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for West Kimberley Coast

Wed 20:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Roper Groote Coast

QLD

Wed 18:27 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Friday for Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & K'gari Coast

NSW

Wed 18:27 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Friday for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie and Hunter coasts

NSW

Wed 06:54 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Richmond River

Mon 12:11 ACST

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

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Unusual streak of May nights above 0°C in Canberra

We’re 20 days into May and Canberra has had no nights where the mercury has fallen to 0°C or lower, in a month where it historically happens around eight times.

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

A large pool of abnormally warm water sitting below the surface of the tropical Pacific Ocean is starting to emerge at the surface, rapidly tipping the scales towards El Niño.

Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

After beginning the month with its warmest May day in 144 years of records (May 1 maximum 26.

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

Flooding rapidly developed across parts of southeast Queensland on Monday following more than 240 mm of rain in the last two days.

Australian Weather Forecast

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Unusual streak of May nights above 0°C in Canberra

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

Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

Unusual streak of May nights above 0°C in Canberra

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

Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

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