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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

14°C

24°C

Alice Springs

16°C

31°C

Brisbane

19°C

28°C

Broome

28°C

34°C

Cairns

24°C

28°C

Canberra

12°C

17°C

Darwin

26°C

32°C

Hobart

7°C

16°C

Melbourne

12°C

20°C

Perth

17°C

24°C

Sydney

18°C

22°C

National Summary

The front will bring a burst of brisk winds & showers to SA's south, Tas & Vic. The front will send a cooler change through NSW, bringing showers to the coast & ranges. Onshore winds will cause showers to NE NSW & eastern Qld. Showers & storms in the tropics & WA in troughs.

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	24°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7 - High	E 12.2km/h	NE 10.4km/h	42.1%	57.1%
Alice Springs	16°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10 - Very High	ESE 9.4km/h	ESE 18.4km/h	32.5%	49.0%
Brisbane	19°C	28°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	S 9.4km/h	SE 15.1km/h	62.2%	75.7%
Broome	28°C	34°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.9 - Very High	S 11.2km/h	W 16.6km/h	61.4%	84.8%
Cairns	24°C	28°C	72%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	11.5 - Extreme	SE 19.4km/h	SE 23.0km/h	81.3%	93.9%
Canberra	12°C	17°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.9 - High	ESE 9.4km/h	E 14.8km/h	68.0%	93.5%
Darwin	26°C	32°C	37%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	12.6 - Extreme	ESE 7.2km/h	E 7.9km/h	74.5%	88.4%
Hobart	7°C	16°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.4 - Moderate	WNW 9.4km/h	ESE 12.6km/h	57.5%	74.2%
Melbourne	12°C	20°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.8 - Moderate	SE 10.8km/h	SSE 12.6km/h	55.6%	67.0%
Perth	17°C	24°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.1 - High	WSW 3.2km/h	SW 14.4km/h	68.8%	97.0%
Sydney	18°C	22°C	88%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	7.1 - High	S 15.5km/h	SSE 21.2km/h	73.9%	89.8%

Warnings

Wed 13:57 ACDT

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

QLD

Wed 14:33 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

NSW

Wed 14:20 AEDT

Minor Flood Warning For The Culgoa River

QLD

Wed 11:36 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Cooper Creek And Moderate Flood Warning For The Thomson River And Final Flood Warning For The Barcoo River

QLD

Thu 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay and Capricornia coasts

TAS

Thu 04:00 AEDT

Gale Warning for South West Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Upper East, Lower East, South East and Central West coasts

QLD

Tue 08:47 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Bokhara River

QLD

Wed 17:46 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Daintree River And Flood Warning For The Mossman And Bloomfield Rivers

Wed 09:00 ACST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Daly River

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

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Soggy March with coolest Australian maximums since 2012

Australia has experienced one of its increasingly rare cool temperature anomalies in March 2026, with below-average nationwide maximums which were the coolest since 2012.

Easter long weekend weather for Australia and the capital cities

Giant atmospheric waves to increase tropical cyclone risk near Australia next week

There are early signs that a strong tropical cyclone could spin up over the Coral Sea next week as three broad-scale tropical atmospheric waves converge to the northeast of Australia.

Gascoyne River flows through Carnarvon following Cyclone Narelle deluge

Satellites have captured muddied floodwater flowing out of the Gascoyne River into the Indian Ocean as rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Narelle continues to flow through Carnarvon.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Soggy March with coolest Australian maximums since 2012

Easter long weekend weather for Australia and the capital cities

Giant atmospheric waves to increase tropical cyclone risk near Australia next week

Gascoyne River flows through Carnarvon following Cyclone Narelle deluge

Soggy March with coolest Australian maximums since 2012

Easter long weekend weather for Australia and the capital cities

Giant atmospheric waves to increase tropical cyclone risk near Australia next week

Gascoyne River flows through Carnarvon following Cyclone Narelle deluge

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