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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

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

15°C

Darwin

25°C

30°C

Hobart

8°C

15°C

Melbourne

13°C

17°C

Perth

12°C

18°C

Sydney

14°C

28°C

National Summary

A cold front will bring gusty winds & showers to WA's south and southwest. A low pressure trough will bring showers and storms to southern SA and western Vic. A high will 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	45%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.9 - Moderate	W 28.1km/h	WSW 30.6km/h	61.1%	81.3%
Alice Springs	18°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	SW 9.7km/h	S 14.0km/h	27.4%	42.6%
Brisbane	17°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	NW 1.8km/h	NNE 10.8km/h	48.1%	77.7%
Broome	21°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.1 - Very High	SW 10.8km/h	W 24.5km/h	72.2%	95.1%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	SSE 11.2km/h	ESE 16.9km/h	67.3%	83.5%
Canberra	8°C	15°C	47%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	5.8 - Moderate	NW 16.6km/h	WNW 32.0km/h	61.1%	93.7%
Darwin	25°C	30°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.4 - Extreme	NNE 4.0km/h	NNW 15.5km/h	72.5%	89.1%
Hobart	8°C	15°C	52%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	NNE 9.4km/h	NW 14.8km/h	62.6%	91.0%
Melbourne	13°C	17°C	57%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	NNW 25.2km/h	WNW 28.1km/h	63.7%	85.1%
Perth	12°C	18°C	60%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	5.4 - Moderate	N 12.2km/h	NW 17.3km/h	71.4%	95.7%
Sydney	14°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	NNW 18.4km/h	WNW 27.4km/h	43.4%	63.2%

Warnings

TAS

Wed 16:46 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) King Is, Furneaux Is, Western, U Derwent, SE, NE, C Plateau & E Coast, NW Coast, CN & Midlands

TAS

Wed 16:46 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) King Is, Furneaux Is, Western, U Derwent, SE, NE, C Plateau & E Coast, NW Coast, CN & Midlands

NSW

Wed 16:43 AEST

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

NSW

Wed 16:43 AEST

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

TAS

Wed 16:39 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Upper Derwent Valley and South East

VIC

Wed 16:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for West and Central coasts

NSW

Wed 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Eden Coast

TAS

Wed 16:05 AEST

Gale Warning for South West & Central West coasts

Wed 15:30 ACST

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

Wed 13:54 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Ningaloo Coast

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State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Warnings

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