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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

9°C

14°C

Alice Springs

7°C

11°C

Brisbane

12°C

22°C

Broome

19°C

30°C

Cairns

19°C

25°C

Canberra

3°C

11°C

Darwin

23°C

31°C

Hobart

6°C

10°C

Melbourne

10°C

13°C

Perth

9°C

19°C

Sydney

10°C

17°C

National Summary

Gusty cold SW'ly winds behind a front will maintain a few showers & snow to Tas and the mainland Alps. Winds could bring light showers in parts of SA, Vic, NSW & WA around a high and showery winds over north Qld. Unstable airmasses should produce showers over inland NT & WA.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	9°C	14°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	E 2.5km/h	S 9.4km/h	67.8%	89.2%
Alice Springs	7°C	11°C	66%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	4.9 - Moderate	ESE 19.1km/h	ESE 21.6km/h	74.6%	100.0%
Brisbane	12°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.7 - Moderate	WSW 5.8km/h	ESE 8.3km/h	53.5%	73.8%
Broome	19°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.6 - High	E 15.8km/h	SW 10.4km/h	47.5%	72.4%
Cairns	19°C	25°C	46%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.2 - High	SSE 16.9km/h	SE 24.1km/h	77.1%	88.0%
Canberra	3°C	11°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	NW 6.5km/h	NNW 10.8km/h	69.6%	90.9%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	SE 9.4km/h	ENE 16.2km/h	63.8%	76.0%
Hobart	6°C	10°C	31%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.1 - Low	W 24.5km/h	WSW 24.8km/h	54.8%	77.5%
Melbourne	10°C	13°C	37%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.8 - Low	W 9.0km/h	SW 11.9km/h	71.2%	87.8%
Perth	9°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	ENE 13.7km/h	NE 12.6km/h	63.2%	76.8%
Sydney	10°C	17°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.4 - Low	W 13.7km/h	S 9.0km/h	54.7%	73.6%

Warnings

VIC

Thu 11:51 AEST

Gale Warning for Port Phillip & West, Central and Central Gippsland coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Western Port & East Gippsland Coast

TAS

Thu 11:50 AEST

Gale Warning for Banks Strait & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island & Far North West, Central North & Upper East coasts

Thu 11:20 ACST

Gale Warning for Investigator Strait & Central, South Central, Upper South East & Lower South East coasts

TAS

Thu 11:23 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The South Esk River

Thu 10:42 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Lower South East district

Thu 10:42 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Lower South East district

VIC

Thu 11:06 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

Thu 09:03 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Esperance and Eucla coasts

NSW

Thu 11:02 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

Thu 10:32 ACST

Sheep Graziers Warning Mt Lofty R & Lower South East. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning L Eyre, Flinders, Yorke Peninsula & Kangaroo Island

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Polar airmass surging towards Australia – where will the chill hit?

Southern Annular Mode exceeds +5.0 in rare atmospheric event

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Polar airmass surging towards Australia – where will the chill hit?

Southern Annular Mode exceeds +5.0 in rare atmospheric event

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