Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOWSUNMONTUEWED
MinMax
Fair
Adelaide

12°C

24°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

12°C

31°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

13°C

30°C

Clear skies
Broome

23°C

29°C

Rain showers
Cairns

19°C

25°C

Mostly cloudy
Canberra

6°C

23°C

Fair
Darwin

24°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

10°C

19°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

15°C

25°C

Cloudy
Perth

15°C

19°C

Mostly cloudy
Sydney

13°C

27°C

National Summary

A dominant high over southeastern Australia directs gusty winds and showers into western Tas, northeast NSW and eastern Qld, while bringing a chilly night with clear and dry conditions inland. Warm winds are being drawn into WA ahead of an approaching cold front.

State Forecasts

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Warnings

WA

Sat 01:01 AWST

Gale Warning Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin, Albany & Esperance coasts. Strong Wind Warning Per Local & Lancelin, Perth & Eucla coasts

QLD

Sat 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning South East Gulf of Carpentaria, North East Gulf of Carpentaria, Torres Strait & Peninsula, Cooktown & Cairns coasts

NT

Sat 02:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for North Tiwi, Arafura and Gove Peninsula coasts

National

Fri 22:20 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

TAS

Fri 22:18 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) U Derwent, South East, East Coast, C Plateau & Western, North East, NW Coast, CN & Midlands

TAS

Fri 22:18 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) U Derwent, South East, East Coast, C Plateau & Western, North East, NW Coast, CN & Midlands

National

Fri 22:11 AEST

Final Gale Warning 7 For Southeastern Area

VIC

Fri 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for West, Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Fri 22:00 AEST

Gale Warning for East of Flinders Island, Central Plateau Lakes & Upper East, South East & South West coasts

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