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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

8°C

16°C

Alice Springs

3°C

20°C

Brisbane

13°C

20°C

Broome

17°C

28°C

Cairns

19°C

25°C

Canberra

3°C

12°C

Darwin

22°C

30°C

Hobart

4°C

12°C

Melbourne

8°C

13°C

Perth

12°C

17°C

Sydney

12°C

17°C

National Summary

A deep low pressure system will bring showers, storms and strong winds to south and west WA. A surface trough will generate showers over inland Qld and inland NSW. The circulation around a high should direct showers over western Tas, eastern NSW, Qld and the NT.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	8°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	E 7.2km/h	ENE 9.0km/h	64.1%	91.3%
Alice Springs	3°C	20°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.3 - Moderate	NE 6.8km/h	ENE 10.4km/h	52.1%	78.8%
Brisbane	13°C	20°C	49%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	SSW 6.5km/h	SE 8.3km/h	73.7%	92.6%
Broome	17°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.7 - High	ENE 10.8km/h	WSW 11.9km/h	52.2%	80.3%
Cairns	19°C	25°C	59%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.1 - High	SSE 15.1km/h	SE 20.9km/h	77.4%	90.8%
Canberra	3°C	12°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	SE 6.8km/h	ENE 11.2km/h	66.7%	90.6%
Darwin	22°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.5 - Very High	SE 11.2km/h	E 11.2km/h	54.7%	72.2%
Hobart	4°C	12°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1 - Low	NW 11.2km/h	NNW 7.9km/h	64.9%	92.8%
Melbourne	8°C	13°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.6 - Low	ENE 1.1km/h	S 5.0km/h	79.0%	99.3%
Perth	12°C	17°C	84%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	WNW 20.9km/h	W 22.7km/h	68.4%	94.5%
Sydney	12°C	17°C	83%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	SW 10.4km/h	SSE 13.0km/h	77.1%	95.3%

Warnings

Wed 10:32 ACST

Frost Warning for Riverland. Cancellation for Murraylands

NSW

Wed 10:09 AEST

Cancelled Road Weather Alert for Canberra

VIC

Wed 09:56 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

Wed 07:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Pilbara Coast East and Pilbara Coast West

QLD

Wed 09:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula, Cooktown and Cairns coasts

NSW

Wed 07:45 AEST

Cancelled Road Weather Alert for Sydney Western Suburbs

Mon 11:06 ACST

Final Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

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