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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

16°C

Alice Springs

11°C

28°C

Brisbane

11°C

23°C

Broome

18°C

27°C

Cairns

19°C

25°C

Canberra

0°C

14°C

Darwin

22°C

30°C

Hobart

4°C

14°C

Melbourne

10°C

16°C

Perth

9°C

15°C

Sydney

7°C

18°C

National Summary

A cold front and trough will bring gusty showers to southern WA and western SA. Onshore winds will send showers over coastal Qld, north NSW and western Tas. Otherwise, clear and dry under high pressure.

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	69%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	3.6 - Moderate	NNE 18.4km/h	N 24.8km/h	55.5%	92.9%
Alice Springs	11°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.6 - High	NNW 14.4km/h	NW 20.5km/h	30.0%	44.9%
Brisbane	11°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.9 - Moderate	WSW 4.0km/h	ENE 7.6km/h	58.9%	81.6%
Broome	18°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	W 4.0km/h	W 18.0km/h	68.4%	99.3%
Cairns	19°C	25°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	SSE 14.0km/h	SE 20.9km/h	74.6%	88.9%
Canberra	0°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	E 4.7km/h	NNW 14.4km/h	59.5%	86.5%
Darwin	22°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	NNE 4.0km/h	NNE 13.0km/h	63.2%	82.5%
Hobart	4°C	14°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	N 10.4km/h	N 11.2km/h	58.2%	85.1%
Melbourne	10°C	16°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	NNE 16.2km/h	N 19.8km/h	55.6%	77.4%
Perth	9°C	15°C	67%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	SW 22.3km/h	SSW 23.4km/h	57.3%	85.2%
Sydney	7°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.6 - Moderate	WNW 8.3km/h	NE 10.4km/h	62.6%	86.2%

Warnings

VIC

Wed 04:10 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast

NSW

Wed 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Eden Coast

TAS

Wed 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound and East of Flinders Island

National

Wed 03:49 AEST

Final Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

NSW

Tue 22:29 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains

VIC

Tue 16:54 AEST

Frost Warning for Mallee

Tue 16:24 ACST

Frost Warning for Mid North, Riverland, Murraylands and Upper South East

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

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A Cruel Angel's Summer

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Biggest snowfall of the season likely to develop this weekend

The strongest snowy weather system of the 2026 winter appears likely to arrive towards the end of this coming weekend in the mainland alpine region.

'Very strong' El Niño threshold reached for first time in over 10 years

The tropical Pacific Ocean is rapidly warming towards a ‘very strong’ El Niño event, with a key monitoring index this week crossing a threshold not reached for more than 10 years.

Wet start to August after 2nd-driest July on record in southwest WA

A wet spell is imminent for the first full week of August across the southwest of Western Australia, including Perth, after the region’s 2nd-driest July on record.

A Cruel Angel's Summer

As southeast Australia shivers through a cold start to August, southern Japan is sweltering through a mid-summer heatwave, possibly even “cruelly” hot.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Biggest snowfall of the season likely to develop this weekend

'Very strong' El Niño threshold reached for first time in over 10 years

Wet start to August after 2nd-driest July on record in southwest WA

A Cruel Angel's Summer

Biggest snowfall of the season likely to develop this weekend

'Very strong' El Niño threshold reached for first time in over 10 years

Wet start to August after 2nd-driest July on record in southwest WA

A Cruel Angel's Summer

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