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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW SUN MON TUE WED

MinMax

Adelaide

14°C

19°C

Alice Springs

12°C

19°C

Brisbane

17°C

24°C

Broome

22°C

30°C

Cairns

19°C

26°C

Canberra

8°C

15°C

Darwin

24°C

31°C

Hobart

7°C

16°C

Melbourne

9°C

17°C

Perth

4°C

17°C

Sydney

14°C

19°C

National Summary

A front and a moist, unstable air mass are bringing rain to central and southern Australia. Onshore winds are directing showers into eastern NSW and southeast Qld. High pressure is providing dry weather elsewhere.

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	19°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	NE 9.7km/h	NNE 12.2km/h	50.5%	79.2%
Alice Springs	12°C	19°C	26%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	NE 9.0km/h	N 9.4km/h	49.0%	87.9%
Brisbane	17°C	24°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	SSW 9.0km/h	SSE 10.1km/h	60.2%	77.6%
Broome	22°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	SE 15.5km/h	S 19.8km/h	49.9%	70.0%
Cairns	19°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.9 - High	SSE 19.1km/h	SE 19.1km/h	65.2%	79.3%
Canberra	8°C	15°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	SE 12.6km/h	E 13.7km/h	69.2%	93.6%
Darwin	24°C	31°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	SE 10.4km/h	NNE 7.2km/h	67.3%	84.0%
Hobart	7°C	16°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.5 - Low	NNW 13.0km/h	NE 11.5km/h	67.4%	85.9%
Melbourne	9°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.4 - Low	NNE 11.2km/h	NNE 8.6km/h	71.2%	90.6%
Perth	4°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	NE 3.6km/h	SSW 3.6km/h	60.2%	80.3%
Sydney	14°C	19°C	71%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.4 - Moderate	S 3.2km/h	SSE 13.3km/h	69.8%	92.1%

Warnings

NSW

Sat 10:50 AEST

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

QLD

Sat 10:18 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Southeast Coast. Cancellation for Wide Bay and Burnett

QLD

Sat 10:18 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Southeast Coast. Cancellation for Wide Bay and Burnett

NSW

Sat 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Byron and Coffs coasts. Cancellation for Macquarie Coast

National

Sat 09:50 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western And Southern Areas

NSW

Sat 09:18 AEST

cancellation of coastal hazard Warning for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

NSW

Sat 09:18 AEST

cancellation of coastal hazard Warning for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

National

Sat 09:08 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

Sat 07:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for West Kimberley Coast

QLD

Sat 09:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Hervey Bay, Sunshine Coast Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Coast Waters & Capricornia and K'gari coasts

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Warnings

News from across Australia

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