Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOWSATSUNMONTUE
MinMax
Rain
Adelaide

10°C

14°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

7°C

19°C

Fair
Brisbane

11°C

21°C

Clear skies
Broome

17°C

29°C

Fair
Cairns

18°C

25°C

Partly cloudy
Canberra

1°C

11°C

Partly cloudy
Darwin

22°C

31°C

Fair
Hobart

4°C

13°C

Fair
Melbourne

9°C

14°C

Clear skies
Perth

8°C

18°C

Mist
Sydney

8°C

17°C

National Summary

A high over the Tasman Sea directs cool SE winds along with showers along the coasts of NSW and Qld. An area of low pressure over the interior will enhance a few showers over the central and eastern interior. A weak front brings a few showers across southwest WA.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Warnings

NSW

Fri 01:10 AEST

Road Weather Alert for reduced visibility in fog for Canberra

WA

Thu 20:32 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Albany Coast

VIC

Thu 22:15 AEST

Road Weather Alert reduced visibility in fog Melb Inner Suburbs, Melb Eastern Suburbs, Melb SEern Suburbs & Dandenong Ranges

TAS

Thu 22:14 AEST

Road Weather Alert for icy Roads for Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley and Central Plateau

SA

Thu 21:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for South Central and Lower South East coasts

TAS

Thu 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for South West and Central West coasts

National

Thu 21:57 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western, Southeastern, And Southern Areas

VIC

Thu 16:31 AEST

Frost Warning for Northern Country, North Central, North East, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

QLD

Thu 10:11 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Bulloo River

QLD, NSW

Thu 09:43 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Paroo River (Qld)

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