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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW SAT SUN MON TUE

MinMax

Adelaide

21°C

30°C

Alice Springs

18°C

35°C

Brisbane

19°C

27°C

Broome

29°C

33°C

Cairns

25°C

30°C

Canberra

8°C

26°C

Darwin

27°C

29°C

Hobart

10°C

19°C

Melbourne

12°C

21°C

Perth

12°C

23°C

Sydney

15°C

23°C

National Summary

A low and cold front extends instability over the interior, generating rain & storms from southern Vic to the NTs interior. Unstable air drawing tropical mositure triggers showers & storms over the tropics. Hot and humid winds bring heatwave conditions to eastern NSW.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	21°C	30°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE2.4km/h	ESE13.3km/h	23.9%	28.5%
Alice Springs	18°C	35°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE15.3km/h	ESE26.7km/h	16.6%	15.2%
Brisbane	19°C	27°C	54.5%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	SE7.7km/h	SE14.8km/h	83.8%	80.8%
Broome	29°C	33°C	6.5%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	NW14.6km/h	NW24.4km/h	80.8%	77.7%
Cairns	25°C	30°C	43.7%	0.5 mm	Nil	Medium	SSW2.4km/h	SSW13.6km/h	87.8%	83.2%
Canberra	8°C	26°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S10.3km/h	S17.9km/h	48.9%	48.8%
Darwin	27°C	29°C	47.2%	1.2 mm	Nil	Medium	W11.0km/h	W25.8km/h	92.0%	86.7%
Hobart	10°C	19°C	3.4%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE8.1km/h	ESE19.0km/h	71.2%	69.4%
Melbourne	12°C	21°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE5.4km/h	SSE12.9km/h	64.0%	64.7%
Perth	12°C	23°C	16.3%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSW13.9km/h	SSW20.7km/h	61.8%	60.5%
Sydney	15°C	23°C	12.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S12.9km/h	S22.4km/h	58.5%	56.8%

Warnings

Thu 14:20 AWST

Fire Weather Warning for Karroun, Lockwood, Roe, Lakes, Fitzgerald Inland, Fitzgerald Coast, Esperance Coast and Esperance Inland

Thu 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Albany, Esperance and Eucla coasts

QLD

Thu 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Sunshine Coast Waters and Gold Coast Waters

Thu 21:31 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Spencer Gulf & Upper West and Lower West coasts. Cancellation for Gulf St Vincent & Upper South East Coast

Thu 22:09 ACDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for Mount Lofty Ranges

NSW

Thu 17:46 AEDT

Hazardous Surf Warning for Macquarie, Hunter and Sydney coasts

TAS

Thu 21:54 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for South East. Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley & East Coast

NSW

Thu 22:00 AEDT

Gale Warning for Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Illawarra & Batemans coasts. Cancellation for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie & Sydney coasts

VIC

Thu 22:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Thu 22:01 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning East of Flinders Is, Fred Hen Bay & Norfolks, Storm Bay & Far NW, CN, Upper East, Lower E, SE & South West coasts

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Tropical Cyclone Grant forms in Australian region

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Warnings

News from across Australia

White Christmas in Tasmania as summer snowfalls continue

Boxing Day Test weather: English conditions early, Australian conditions later

Monsoon arrival triggers flood watches in NT, QLD

Tropical Cyclone Grant forms in Australian region

White Christmas in Tasmania as summer snowfalls continue

Boxing Day Test weather: English conditions early, Australian conditions later

Monsoon arrival triggers flood watches in NT, QLD

Tropical Cyclone Grant forms in Australian region

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