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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW FRI SAT SUN MON

MinMax

Adelaide

9°C

14°C

Alice Springs

6°C

15°C

Brisbane

15°C

23°C

Broome

14°C

27°C

Cairns

18°C

26°C

Canberra

6°C

12°C

Darwin

23°C

31°C

Hobart

7°C

12°C

Melbourne

10°C

13°C

Perth

9°C

18°C

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

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	9°C	14°C	41%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2 - Low	SSE 8.6km/h	SSE 13.0km/h	69.5%	86.6%
Alice Springs	6°C	15°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.8 - Moderate	SSE 14.4km/h	SE 19.1km/h	64.8%	87.4%
Brisbane	15°C	23°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	WNW 2.2km/h	WNW 2.5km/h	68.3%	91.7%
Broome	14°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.6 - High	E 29.5km/h	ESE 26.6km/h	32.8%	56.4%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	26%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.9 - High	S 10.1km/h	SE 17.6km/h	77.2%	89.2%
Canberra	6°C	12°C	28%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	NW 11.2km/h	NW 15.5km/h	74.2%	92.1%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	SE 18.4km/h	ESE 18.4km/h	51.4%	72.8%
Hobart	7°C	12°C	29%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	0.9 - Low	SW 12.2km/h	WSW 10.8km/h	65.0%	87.3%
Melbourne	10°C	13°C	73%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	1.6 - Low	SW 9.7km/h	SSW 9.7km/h	71.2%	98.8%
Perth	9°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	NE 9.7km/h	NNE 9.4km/h	67.0%	81.9%
Sydney	12°C	20°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	NW 13.3km/h	WNW 10.4km/h	56.5%	71.7%

Warnings

VIC

Thu 06:00 AEST

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

VIC

Thu 06:00 AEST

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

NSW

Thu 04:43 AEST

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

NSW

Thu 04:39 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

NSW

Thu 04:38 AEST

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

NSW

Thu 04:38 AEST

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

Thu 03:40 ACST

Gale Warning for Lower South East Coast

VIC

Thu 04:10 AEST

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

NSW

Thu 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Eden Coast

TAS

Thu 04:00 AEST

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

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