Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOWFRISATSUNMON
MinMax
Rain showers
Adelaide

9°C

14°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

6°C

14°C

Partly cloudy
Brisbane

15°C

23°C

Clear skies
Broome

14°C

27°C

Clear skies
Cairns

18°C

26°C

Cloudy
Canberra

5°C

12°C

Mostly cloudy
Darwin

23°C

31°C

Rain
Hobart

7°C

11°C

Rain
Melbourne

10°C

13°C

Cloudy
Perth

9°C

18°C

Cloudy
Sydney

12°C

20°C

National Summary

A low and a cold front will generate heavy rain, strong winds and isolated thunderstorms over the NT, southwest Qld, NSW, Vic and Tas. Cool southerly winds in the wake of the front will bring a few showers to WA’s south and SA’s south. Showery onshore winds for eastern Qld.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Warnings

WA

Thu 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Esperance and Eucla coasts

VIC

Thu 02:50 AEST

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

VIC

Thu 02:50 AEST

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

NSW

Thu 01:42 AEST

Road Weather Alert for reduced visibility in fog for Sydney Eastern Suburbs and Sydney Western Suburbs

NSW

Wed 22:36 AEST

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

NSW

Wed 22:36 AEST

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

SA

Wed 21:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Far West, Upper West, Lower West, Upper South East and Lower South East coasts. Cancellation for South Central Coast

NSW

Wed 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Eden Coast

VIC

Wed 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Port Phillip & West, Central and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Wed 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Thursday Banks St & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is & Far NW, CN, Upper East, Lower E, South West & CW coasts

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