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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW WED THU FRI SAT

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

16°C

Alice Springs

18°C

31°C

Brisbane

17°C

31°C

Broome

21°C

29°C

Cairns

18°C

26°C

Canberra

8°C

16°C

Darwin

25°C

30°C

Hobart

9°C

14°C

Melbourne

12°C

16°C

Perth

11°C

19°C

Sydney

14°C

26°C

National Summary

A front will bring gusty winds & showers to WA's south, then SA, Tas, Vic & later southern NSW. A high will then cause wind to ease & most showers to clear in WA, while keeping much of the remainder of the country dry. Just the odd shower for the far northern tropical coasts.

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	16°C	30%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	WSW 20.5km/h	WSW 21.2km/h	61.4%	81.3%
Alice Springs	18°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	W 9.0km/h	S 10.1km/h	27.5%	46.0%
Brisbane	17°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	WNW 2.5km/h	NNE 10.8km/h	52.4%	80.3%
Broome	21°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.2 - Very High	SW 10.8km/h	W 24.5km/h	71.0%	96.8%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	SSE 11.5km/h	SE 19.1km/h	70.0%	85.2%
Canberra	8°C	16°C	46%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	NW 19.8km/h	WNW 31.0km/h	58.2%	93.6%
Darwin	25°C	30°C	15%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.4 - Extreme	NE 4.7km/h	N 15.8km/h	72.8%	88.8%
Hobart	9°C	14°C	60%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	NW 24.8km/h	WNW 28.1km/h	47.8%	89.3%
Melbourne	12°C	16°C	40%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	WNW 21.6km/h	W 23.8km/h	55.0%	82.8%
Perth	11°C	19°C	58%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	NNW 14.0km/h	W 23.8km/h	59.0%	95.5%
Sydney	14°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	NW 18.4km/h	WNW 27.4km/h	43.3%	65.2%

Warnings

Tue 04:35 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for South Central, Upper South East and Lower South East coasts

National

Tue 04:40 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western, Southeastern And Southern Areas

National

Tue 04:40 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western, Southern And Southeastern Areas

NSW

Tue 04:39 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

NSW

Tue 04:39 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

VIC

Tue 04:10 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip, Western Port & West, Central and Central Gippsland coasts

VIC

Tue 04:09 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland

VIC

Tue 04:09 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland

TAS

Tue 04:07 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East and East Coast

TAS

Tue 04:07 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East and East Coast

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Nearly 300,000 lightning strikes detected across WA this week

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News from across Australia

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Remote WA mining regions hit with nearly 300,000 lightning strikes over past days

Nearly 300,000 lightning strikes detected across WA this week

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22°C to start spring in Melbourne as warmth spreads east

Remote WA mining regions hit with nearly 300,000 lightning strikes over past days

Nearly 300,000 lightning strikes detected across WA this week

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