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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

17°C

Alice Springs

16°C

25°C

Brisbane

20°C

32°C

Broome

28°C

32°C

Cairns

22°C

29°C

Canberra

7°C

15°C

Darwin

25°C

32°C

Hobart

7°C

12°C

Melbourne

10°C

15°C

Perth

16°C

27°C

Sydney

15°C

24°C

National Summary

Tropical cyclone Maila will approach Far North Qld. An unstable airmass triggers storms in WA’s west. A wintry air mass will bring gusty winds & showers, small hail & some highground snow over SE SA, Tas & Vic, whilst southerly winds bring a few storms over NE NSW.

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	31%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	SW 21.2km/h	WSW 24.1km/h	53.2%	72.1%
Alice Springs	16°C	25°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.5 - Very High	SE 19.1km/h	SE 22.7km/h	49.3%	67.1%
Brisbane	20°C	32°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.1 - Very High	NW 2.5km/h	N 7.2km/h	59.2%	74.9%
Broome	28°C	32°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	WSW 18.4km/h	W 20.5km/h	70.4%	84.1%
Cairns	22°C	29°C	15%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.9 - Very High	SSE 14.0km/h	SE 19.8km/h	72.2%	88.5%
Canberra	7°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.4 - Moderate	W 16.6km/h	W 21.2km/h	43.2%	65.2%
Darwin	25°C	32°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.7 - Extreme	SSW 4.0km/h	N 8.3km/h	68.5%	85.5%
Hobart	7°C	12°C	42%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	NW 25.2km/h	WNW 29.5km/h	52.8%	82.9%
Melbourne	10°C	15°C	35%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	NW 18.0km/h	WNW 21.6km/h	55.0%	75.7%
Perth	16°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.5 - High	ENE 15.5km/h	ENE 10.8km/h	43.0%	63.4%
Sydney	15°C	24°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.9 - Moderate	WSW 16.9km/h	WSW 17.3km/h	35.9%	59.3%

Warnings

National

Wed 17:06 AEST

Tropical Cyclone Technical Bulletin

National

Wed 16:40 AEST

Tropical Cyclone Information Bulletin

VIC

Wed 16:29 AEST

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

VIC

Wed 16:29 AEST

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

NSW

Wed 16:29 AEST

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

NSW

Wed 16:29 AEST

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

VIC

Wed 16:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Port Phillip & West Coast

TAS

Wed 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Thursday Derwent, Fred Hen Bay & Norfolks, Storm, C Plateau Lakes, SW Lakes & Far NW, Upper E, L E, SE, SW & CW coasts

Wed 15:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Investigator Strait & Lower West, Central, South Central, Upper South East and Lower South East coasts

Wed 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Gascoyne and Albany coasts

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Wild windy weather system to lash southern Australia

A deep low pressure system associated with a polar airmass is lurking over the Southern Ocean below Western Australia, and it’s set to dominate the weather in southern and southeastern Australia for the remainder of this week.

Twin cyclones in the South Pacific: how will they impact Australia and New Zealand?

Two severe tropical cyclones are the dominant features on the weather charts this Tuesday, with both Cyclone Maila (currently near Papua New Guinea) and Cyclone Vaianu (currently near Fiji) set to impact weather in the Australian region.

Severe storms ahead of wintry blast in southeast Australia late this week

A vigorous cold front and associated troughs are set to sweep across southeast Australia late this week, bringing a round of severe thunderstorms before a sharp transition to wintry conditions into the weekend.

Tropical Cyclone Maila develops in the Solomon Sea, possible track towards Far North Qld

Australia’s 2025–26 cyclone season has already been an active one.

Wild windy weather system to lash southern Australia

Twin cyclones in the South Pacific: how will they impact Australia and New Zealand?

Severe storms ahead of wintry blast in southeast Australia late this week

Tropical Cyclone Maila develops in the Solomon Sea, possible track towards Far North Qld

Australia’s 2025–26 cyclone season has already been an active one.

Australian Weather Forecast

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Wild windy weather system to lash southern Australia

Twin cyclones in the South Pacific: how will they impact Australia and New Zealand?

Severe storms ahead of wintry blast in southeast Australia late this week

Tropical Cyclone Maila develops in the Solomon Sea, possible track towards Far North Qld

Wild windy weather system to lash southern Australia

Twin cyclones in the South Pacific: how will they impact Australia and New Zealand?

Severe storms ahead of wintry blast in southeast Australia late this week

Tropical Cyclone Maila develops in the Solomon Sea, possible track towards Far North Qld

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