Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOWSUNMONTUEWED
MinMax
Thunderstorms
Adelaide

22°C

27°C

Cloudy
Alice Springs

22°C

31°C

Partly cloudy
Brisbane

21°C

29°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

29°C

31°C

Clear skies
Cairns

25°C

32°C

Cloudy
Canberra

15°C

24°C

Severe thunderstorms
Darwin

24°C

28°C

Fair
Hobart

15°C

25°C

Cloudy
Melbourne

23°C

30°C

Fair
Perth

13°C

26°C

Cloudy
Sydney

20°C

26°C

National Summary

A low and cold front extends instability over the interior, generating rain & storms from southern Vic to the NTs interior. Unstable air drawing tropical mositure triggers showers & storms over the tropics. Hot and humid winds bring heatwave conditions to eastern NSW.

State Forecasts

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Warnings

SA

Sat 13:21 ACDT

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

QLD

Sat 13:33 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Thomson River And Cooper Creek And Moderate Flood Warning For The Barcoo River

QLD

Sat 11:18 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Diamantina River And Minor Flood Warning For The Western River

QLD

Sat 10:13 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Bulloo River

QLD

Fri 14:55 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Georgina River And Eyre Creek

QLD

Fri 14:03 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Paroo River (Qld)

NSW

Fri 14:49 AEDT

Minor Flood Warning For The Paroo River (Nsw)

QLD

Fri 09:53 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders River And Minor Flood Warning For The Cloncurry River

WA

Sat 10:33 AWST

Strong Wind Warning Per Local & Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin, Albany, Esperance & Euclas

QLD

Sat 12:36 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for North East Gulf of Carpentaria, Torres Strait, Hervey Bay & Mackay, Capricornia and K'gari coasts

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