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Long weekend weather for the capital cities

It's a long weekend in half the country – or four of the eight Australian states and territories anyway. So enjoy a Monday off if you live in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia or the ACT.

• For those wondering, Monday's public holiday is for Labour Day in NSW, SA and the ACT – where it is always celebrated on the first Monday in October. 
• In Queensland, the coming long weekend is to celebrate the King's Birthday (for the record, King Charles was actually born on November 14, 1948).
• While Labour Day is not celebrated this weekend outside NSW, SA and the ACT, it is celebrated on different dates in the other five states and territories.
• It's worth noting that Labour Day marks Australian workers winning the right to an eight-hour working day. According to the Australian Unions website, this happened in Sydney and Melbourne in the 1850s – a whole 30 years before the Americans fought for it in the 1880s.

So while people in only half of Australia's states and territories will be enjoying Monday off, we thought we’d throw in the three-day weather forecast for all eight capital cities below.

Enjoy your weekend, whether it’s two days or three!

Sydney

Saturday

Min: 16°C

Max: 27°C

Chance of rain: 5% 

Sunday

Min: 15°C

Max: 28°C

Chance of rain: 5%

Monday

Min: 15°C

Max: 29°C

Chance of rain: 50%

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Melbourne

Saturday

Min: 12°C

Max: 19°C

Chance of rain: 80% 

Sunday

Min: 12°C

Max: 20°C

Chance of rain: 50% 

Monday

Min: 12°C

Max: 19°C

Chance of rain: 90%

Image: There will showers in Melbourne over the weekend, continuing into Monday which is not a public holiday in Victoria. Source: iStock.

Adelaide

Saturday

Min: 12°C

Max: 19°C

Chance of rain: 70%

Sunday

Min: 13°C

Max: 21°C

Chance- of rain: 40%

Monday

Min: 12°C

Max: 21°C

Chance of rain: 40%

Brisbane

Saturday

Min: 14°C

Max: 30°C

Chance of rain: 10% 

Sunday

Min: 18°C

Max: 33°C

Chance of rain: 20%

Monday

Min: 17°C

Max: 31°C

Chance of rain: 10%

Image: It's going to be a very warm few days in Brisbane. Source: iStock.

Perth

Saturday

Min: 12°C

Max: 22°C

Chance of rain: 20%

Sunday

Min: 11°C

Max: 22°C

Chance of rain: 20%

Monday

Min: 10°C

Max: 25°C

Chance of rain: 5%

Hobart

Saturday

Min: 11°C

Max: 18°C

Chance of rain: 60%

Sunday

Min: 7°C

Max: 17°C

Chance of rain: 60% 

Monday

Min: 9°C

Max: 16°C

Chance of rain: 50%

Image: Hobart will be chilly and there could even be a few flakes up on kunanyi/Mt Wellington Source: iStock.

Canberra

Saturday

Min: 11°C

Max: 21°C

Chance of rain: 10%

Sunday

Min: 8°C

Max: 20°C

Chance of rain: 5%

Monday

Min: 8°C

Max: 23°C

Chance of rain: 30%

Darwin

Saturday

Min: 25°C

Max: 35°C

Chance of rain: 10%

Sunday

Min: 25°C

Max: 35°C

Chance of rain: 20%

Monday

Min: 25°C

Max: 36°C

Chance of rain: 5%