Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOWFRISATSUNMON
MinMax
Rain showers
Adelaide

10°C

14°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

6°C

19°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

11°C

21°C

Clear skies
Broome

17°C

29°C

Fair
Cairns

18°C

25°C

Partly cloudy
Canberra

1°C

11°C

Partly cloudy
Darwin

22°C

31°C

Fair
Hobart

4°C

13°C

Fair
Melbourne

9°C

14°C

Clear skies
Perth

8°C

18°C

Mist
Sydney

8°C

18°C

National Summary

A high will shift east to be over the Tasman Sea, directing cool SE winds along the east coast and maintaining cool air over Tas, Vic and NSW. An area of low pressure over the interior will edge isolated showers and storms east over Qld while a cold front will move over the Bight

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Warnings

TAS

Thu 04:48 AEST

Road Weather Alert for icy Roads for Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley, South East and Central Plateau

TAS

Thu 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for South West and Central West coasts

VIC

Thu 03:45 AEST

Road Weather Alert for reduced visibility in fog for Melbourne South Eastern Suburbs and The Dandenong Ranges

National

Thu 03:39 AEST

Storm Force Wind Warning 7 For Western And Southern Areas

QLD

Thu 03:26 AEST

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

QLD

Thu 03:24 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Torres Strait & Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

WA

Thu 01:05 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Esperance and Eucla coasts

NSW

Thu 02:24 AEST

Road Weather Alert for reduced visibility in fog for Canberra

VIC

Wed 16:50 AEST

Frost Warning for Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

VIC

Wed 13:45 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Ovens River

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