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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW WED THU FRI SAT

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

17°C

Alice Springs

19°C

31°C

Brisbane

17°C

31°C

Broome

21°C

29°C

Cairns

18°C

26°C

Canberra

8°C

16°C

Darwin

25°C

30°C

Hobart

9°C

14°C

Melbourne

12°C

17°C

Perth

11°C

19°C

Sydney

14°C

27°C

National Summary

A wintry cold front will bring strong winds, showers, small hail & snow to the southeast. Another cold front will bring showers to WA's west. High pressure will keep much of the remainder of the country dry, just the odd shower for northern tropical coasts.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	12°C	17°C	27%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5 - Moderate	W 21.6km/h	WSW 22.0km/h	62.5%	86.3%
Alice Springs	19°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	W 9.4km/h	SSW 9.0km/h	28.8%	44.0%
Brisbane	17°C	31°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	NW 2.5km/h	NNE 11.5km/h	48.6%	79.8%
Broome	21°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.2 - Very High	SW 11.5km/h	W 24.5km/h	70.8%	97.1%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.8 - Very High	SSE 11.2km/h	ESE 18.0km/h	68.6%	83.0%
Canberra	8°C	16°C	48%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	5.4 - Moderate	NW 18.4km/h	WNW 30.2km/h	59.0%	95.9%
Darwin	25°C	30°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.3 - Extreme	NNE 4.3km/h	NNW 16.2km/h	72.7%	87.4%
Hobart	9°C	14°C	51%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	NW 19.1km/h	WNW 25.6km/h	53.2%	90.8%
Melbourne	12°C	17°C	48%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	WNW 22.3km/h	W 24.1km/h	60.1%	88.5%
Perth	11°C	19°C	62%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	NNW 14.4km/h	WNW 23.8km/h	67.8%	97.8%
Sydney	14°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	NW 17.3km/h	WNW 28.1km/h	45.5%	66.1%

Warnings

NSW

Tue 12:31 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Mirrool Creek

VIC

Tue 11:35 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Avoca River

VIC

Tue 10:46 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

VIC

Tue 10:41 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland

VIC

Tue 10:41 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland

NSW

Tue 10:41 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

NSW

Tue 10:41 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

TAS

Tue 10:25 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East, East Coast and Midlands

TAS

Tue 10:25 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East, East Coast and Midlands

Tue 09:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for South Central, Upper South East and Lower South East coasts

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