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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

16°C

Alice Springs

10°C

18°C

Brisbane

13°C

23°C

Broome

20°C

29°C

Cairns

17°C

24°C

Canberra

4°C

16°C

Darwin

23°C

30°C

Hobart

8°C

14°C

Melbourne

11°C

15°C

Perth

10°C

22°C

Sydney

12°C

20°C

National Summary

Troughs should bring showers and the odd storm to parts of WA, the interior, southern Qld and northern NSW. Moist onshore winds around high pressure should bring coastal showers to Vic, Tas and eastern Qld. The high should maintain dry weather for much of the tropics.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	11°C	16°C	17%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.8 - Moderate	NE 3.2km/h	WNW 9.7km/h	71.1%	88.0%
Alice Springs	10°C	18°C	20%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.9 - High	ESE 19.4km/h	ESE 15.5km/h	54.9%	87.9%
Brisbane	13°C	23°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	W 4.0km/h	NNE 6.1km/h	66.6%	84.6%
Broome	20°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.2 - Very High	NE 8.3km/h	WNW 18.4km/h	64.3%	100.0%
Cairns	17°C	24°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.5 - Very High	SSE 14.0km/h	SE 21.2km/h	70.6%	84.5%
Canberra	4°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.5 - Moderate	NW 7.6km/h	NW 18.7km/h	63.4%	86.4%
Darwin	23°C	30°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.2 - Very High	NE 4.3km/h	NE 14.8km/h	59.7%	76.1%
Hobart	8°C	14°C	15%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	WNW 21.2km/h	WNW 22.7km/h	49.8%	79.2%
Melbourne	11°C	15°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	WNW 9.4km/h	WSW 10.1km/h	65.8%	83.2%
Perth	10°C	22°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.3 - Moderate	NE 5.0km/h	SW 10.4km/h	62.0%	92.1%
Sydney	12°C	20°C	15%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.4 - Moderate	W 12.2km/h	SE 13.3km/h	56.9%	87.4%

Warnings

NSW

Wed 12:32 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Murray River

TAS

Wed 12:14 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Mersey River

VIC

Wed 11:53 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

VIC

Wed 11:27 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

VIC

Wed 10:42 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Goulburn River

VIC

Wed 10:39 AEST

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

VIC

Wed 10:39 AEST

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

VIC

Wed 10:37 AEST

Gale Warning for Port Phillip. Strong Wind Warning for West, Central and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Wed 10:37 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East of Flinders Island & Far North West, Upper East, Lower East, South East, South West and Central West coasts

Wed 10:07 ACST

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

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

A burst of wet and windy weather will sweep across Victoria on Wednesday, with damaging wind gusts possible in central parts of the state, including Melbourne.

Rain spreading across inland Australia

Rain has begun to fall across parts of inland South Australia, Victoria and western New South Wales, with moderate falls likely by the end of the working week.

Strengthening El Niño could make 2026 Earth’s warmest year on record

El Niño is strengthening so quickly that it could make 2026 become Earth’s warmest year on record.

Unusually warm winter week across the southeast

With two weeks left of the 2026 Australia winter, springlike warmth will spread across large parts of the most heavily populated corner of the country.

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

A burst of wet and windy weather will sweep across Victoria on Wednesday, with damaging wind gusts possible in central parts of the state, including Melbourne.

Rain spreading across inland Australia

Rain has begun to fall across parts of inland South Australia, Victoria and western New South Wales, with moderate falls likely by the end of the working week.

Strengthening El Niño could make 2026 Earth’s warmest year on record

El Niño is strengthening so quickly that it could make 2026 become Earth’s warmest year on record.

Unusually warm winter week across the southeast

With two weeks left of the 2026 Australia winter, springlike warmth will spread across large parts of the most heavily populated corner of the country.

Australian Weather Forecast

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

Rain spreading across inland Australia

Strengthening El Niño could make 2026 Earth’s warmest year on record

Unusually warm winter week across the southeast

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

Rain spreading across inland Australia

Strengthening El Niño could make 2026 Earth’s warmest year on record

Unusually warm winter week across the southeast

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