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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW WED THU FRI SAT

MinMax

Adelaide

7°C

14°C

Alice Springs

2°C

20°C

Brisbane

11°C

20°C

Broome

17°C

29°C

Cairns

17°C

24°C

Canberra

1°C

13°C

Darwin

22°C

30°C

Hobart

6°C

14°C

Melbourne

6°C

15°C

Perth

10°C

18°C

Sydney

9°C

17°C

National Summary

A strong high over southern Australia brings cool, blustery winds and showers to Tas, Vic and southern SA, while driving gusty winds across the northern and central interior, with showers over the NT's eastern Top End and far north Qld.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	7°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	NE 10.1km/h	N 15.1km/h	57.3%	73.0%
Alice Springs	2°C	20°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	NE 7.2km/h	E 7.6km/h	40.9%	66.0%
Brisbane	11°C	20°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	S 6.1km/h	ESE 11.9km/h	63.0%	84.3%
Broome	17°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	ENE 15.1km/h	WSW 6.8km/h	46.7%	71.4%
Cairns	17°C	24°C	27%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	SSE 18.0km/h	SE 24.8km/h	66.1%	79.9%
Canberra	1°C	13°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	SE 5.8km/h	NNW 10.4km/h	68.7%	90.6%
Darwin	22°C	30°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.3 - Very High	SE 11.5km/h	ENE 15.1km/h	46.5%	75.1%
Hobart	6°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.5 - Low	N 12.6km/h	NNW 11.5km/h	65.0%	82.6%
Melbourne	6°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	NNE 6.5km/h	N 14.0km/h	65.5%	84.4%
Perth	10°C	18°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.7 - Moderate	SSE 9.0km/h	SSE 8.3km/h	57.9%	88.3%
Sydney	9°C	17°C	30%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	W 8.3km/h	ENE 6.5km/h	69.5%	93.1%

Warnings

NSW

Tue 07:59 AEST

Cancelled Road Weather Alert for Sydney Western Suburbs

VIC

Tue 06:05 AEST

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

VIC

Tue 04:59 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for North East, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland

NSW

Tue 04:55 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory

VIC

Tue 04:52 AEST

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

VIC

Tue 04:52 AEST

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

NSW

Tue 04:38 AEST

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

NSW

Tue 04:38 AEST

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

Tue 03:40 ACST

Gale Warning for Lower South East Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Investigator Strait & Central, South Central and Upper South East coasts

NSW

Tue 04:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Wednesday for Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Batemans Coast

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

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Frosty mornings and clear sunny days – a wintry weekend for northeast NSW and southeast Queensland

A comparison of past strong El Niño events with the strengthening El Niño event of 2026

Ocean Temperatures and the Developing El Niño Event

July snow prospects fading for Australian Alps

The lean 2026 snow season looks set to continue for the rest of July, with forecast models playing down prospects of any heavy snow over at least the coming week.

Australian Weather Forecast

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Midweek cold front to bring rain, snow, strong winds to the southeast

Frosty mornings and clear sunny days – a wintry weekend for northeast NSW and southeast Queensland

A comparison of past strong El Niño events with the strengthening El Niño event of 2026

July snow prospects fading for Australian Alps

Midweek cold front to bring rain, snow, strong winds to the southeast

Frosty mornings and clear sunny days – a wintry weekend for northeast NSW and southeast Queensland

A comparison of past strong El Niño events with the strengthening El Niño event of 2026

July snow prospects fading for Australian Alps

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