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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW SAT SUN MON TUE

MinMax

Adelaide

13°C

16°C

Alice Springs

19°C

31°C

Brisbane

17°C

29°C

Broome

21°C

29°C

Cairns

18°C

26°C

Canberra

8°C

16°C

Darwin

25°C

30°C

Hobart

9°C

15°C

Melbourne

13°C

18°C

Perth

11°C

18°C

Sydney

14°C

30°C

National Summary

A cold front will bring strong winds & showers to Tas, Vic, southern NSW & SA. Another front will bring showers to southwest WA. Showery onshore winds will continue for the northern tropics. High pressure will keep elsewhere dry.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	13°C	16°C	53%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.8 - Moderate	WNW 28.4km/h	W 33.5km/h	57.9%	81.5%
Alice Springs	19°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	SW 10.1km/h	S 7.9km/h	28.3%	41.8%
Brisbane	17°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.1 - Very High	WNW 0.7km/h	NNE 12.2km/h	55.5%	83.3%
Broome	21°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10 - Very High	SW 11.9km/h	W 24.8km/h	69.8%	95.2%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	SSE 12.2km/h	ESE 16.9km/h	67.6%	80.8%
Canberra	8°C	16°C	35%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	NW 14.0km/h	NW 27.0km/h	68.2%	90.9%
Darwin	25°C	30°C	15%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.5 - Extreme	NE 4.7km/h	NW 15.8km/h	72.9%	92.1%
Hobart	9°C	15°C	62%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	NE 9.0km/h	NNE 9.7km/h	67.3%	92.6%
Melbourne	13°C	18°C	61%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	N 25.6km/h	WNW 25.2km/h	64.4%	85.8%
Perth	11°C	18°C	47%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	5.4 - Moderate	N 12.2km/h	NW 15.1km/h	71.2%	94.4%
Sydney	14°C	30°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	NNW 15.5km/h	NW 28.4km/h	41.8%	60.5%

Warnings

NSW

Fri 10:41 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory

VIC

Fri 10:41 AEST

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

VIC

Fri 10:31 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

Fri 09:30 ACST

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

NSW

Fri 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

VIC

Fri 10:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast

TAS

Fri 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning for South East & South West coasts. Strong Wind Warning for East of Flinders Island & Upper East & Central West coasts

Fri 09:08 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Mt Lofty R, Mid North, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, L SE & Flinders & Murraylands districts

Fri 09:08 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Mt Lofty R, Mid North, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, L SE & Flinders & Murraylands districts

VIC

Fri 09:36 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) South West & Central, East Gippsland, North East, West & South Gippsland, Wimmera & North Central

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ELDERS NEWS

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The UK Met Office has announced that the 2026 summer was *provisionally the nation's hottest on record, and El Niño played a significant role in the heat.

Warm seas near Australia could counteract El Niño’s drying effect this spring

A climatic tug-of-war between a strengthening El Niño and unusually warm water surrounding Australia could cause striking weather contrasts across Australia this spring and summer.

Historically low early September snow depth as more resorts announce closure

The snow depth at Spencers Creek in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales has dipped to 31.

Elevated eastern Australia bushfire risk after dry winter

The relatively dry 2026 winter across eastern Queensland and New South Wales has created the conditions for a potentially volatile spring bushfire season, especially with the strengthening El Niño.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

How El Niño helped demolish UK summer heat record

Warm seas near Australia could counteract El Niño’s drying effect this spring

Historically low early September snow depth as more resorts announce closure

Elevated eastern Australia bushfire risk after dry winter

How El Niño helped demolish UK summer heat record

Warm seas near Australia could counteract El Niño’s drying effect this spring

Historically low early September snow depth as more resorts announce closure

Elevated eastern Australia bushfire risk after dry winter

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