Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOWSATSUNMONTUE
MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

17°C

31°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

27°C

41°C

Mostly cloudy
Brisbane

22°C

31°C

Fair
Broome

28°C

31°C

Fair
Cairns

24°C

31°C

Clear skies
Canberra

21°C

38°C

Cloudy
Darwin

27°C

30°C

Cloudy
Hobart

13°C

25°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

16°C

26°C

Clear skies
Perth

19°C

34°C

Clear skies
Sydney

23°C

30°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

Warnings

QLD

Fri 13:49 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson, Gregory, And Albert Rivers

QLD

Fri 12:35 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For Eyre Creek And Final Flood Warning For The Georgina River

QLD

Fri 12:02 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Lower Flinders River And Final Flood Warning For The Upper Flinders River

QLD

Fri 11:09 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Thu 13:32 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Cooper Creek And Minor Flood Warning For The Thomson And Barcoo Rivers

QLD

Thu 10:25 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Upper Burdekin River

WA

Fri 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe and Leeuwin coasts

SA

Fri 15:30 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent, Investigator Strait & Upper West, Lower West, Central and South Central coasts

TAS

Fri 16:05 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Central North, South East and South West coasts

NSW

Fri 17:43 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Hunter Coast

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