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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW SAT SUN MON TUE

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

23°C

Alice Springs

13°C

29°C

Brisbane

14°C

22°C

Broome

22°C

30°C

Cairns

19°C

25°C

Canberra

6°C

20°C

Darwin

25°C

31°C

Hobart

5°C

19°C

Melbourne

9°C

21°C

Perth

13°C

20°C

Sydney

11°C

21°C

National Summary

A high pressure cell over the Tasman Sea will direct showers over east Qld while helping funnel warm N'ly winds over SA, Vic and western NSW ahead of a trough and cold front. Another front will bring gusty showers to southwest WA. Hot over the northwest, showers in the far north.

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	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	NE 9.0km/h	NW 9.7km/h	39.2%	57.1%
Alice Springs	13°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.9 - Very High	ENE 9.4km/h	ESE 9.0km/h	38.0%	55.5%
Brisbane	14°C	22°C	31%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	SSE 7.6km/h	E 11.5km/h	64.2%	88.0%
Broome	22°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.8 - Very High	SSW 11.9km/h	W 25.6km/h	66.5%	91.1%
Cairns	19°C	25°C	51%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.4 - Extreme	SSE 20.2km/h	SE 25.6km/h	68.9%	83.0%
Canberra	6°C	20°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	N 5.0km/h	NNW 16.9km/h	63.5%	81.8%
Darwin	25°C	31°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.9 - Extreme	ESE 13.0km/h	NE 20.9km/h	59.0%	71.9%
Hobart	5°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.2 - Moderate	N 9.4km/h	NE 11.2km/h	51.8%	73.5%
Melbourne	9°C	21°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	NNE 6.8km/h	N 14.4km/h	59.5%	80.7%
Perth	13°C	20°C	30%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.6 - High	WSW 18.0km/h	WSW 13.0km/h	63.4%	77.3%
Sydney	11°C	21°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	WNW 6.1km/h	ENE 16.9km/h	72.6%	85.7%

Warnings

NSW

Fri 16:56 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie and Hunter coasts. Cancellation for Illawarra, Sydney and Batemans coasts

TAS

Fri 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Lower East, South East and South West coasts

National

Fri 15:58 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southeastern And Southern Areas

Fri 13:03 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Leeuwin Coast

QLD

Fri 15:03 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula, Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville and Mackay coasts

VIC

Fri 11:01 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

NSW

Thu 10:46 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

Thu 10:15 ACST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Flinders and Mid North

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Spring temperature 'see-saw' in full effect in southern Australia

Maximum temperatures will fluctuate quite dramatically across most of southern Australia over the weekend and into the new week, as the spring 'see-saw' takes full effect.

Indonesia fire smoke reaches Australia’s northwest coast

Smoke from fires burning across Indonesia – which are being enhanced by El Niño – has arrived over Australia’s northwest coast this week.

Australia's golden canola crop visible from space

The fields of southern Australia are aglow with large patches of yellow due to the spring canola crop – the nation's largest seed crop and our 3rd-largest broadacre crop of any kind.

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News from across Australia

August tied as world’s warmest month on record

Spring temperature 'see-saw' in full effect in southern Australia

Indonesia fire smoke reaches Australia’s northwest coast

Australia's golden canola crop visible from space

August tied as world’s warmest month on record

Spring temperature 'see-saw' in full effect in southern Australia

Indonesia fire smoke reaches Australia’s northwest coast

Australia's golden canola crop visible from space

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