Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOWSUNMONTUEWED
MinMax
Fair
Adelaide

12°C

23°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

11°C

31°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

13°C

29°C

Clear skies
Broome

22°C

29°C

Rain showers
Cairns

19°C

24°C

Mostly cloudy
Canberra

6°C

23°C

Fair
Darwin

23°C

30°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

10°C

19°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

16°C

24°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

Data not found for this location

Warnings

TAS

Sat 10:46 AEST

Cancelled Severe Weather Warning Western, U Derwent, South East, North East, East Coast, NW Coast, Central North, Central Plateau & Midlands

TAS

Sat 10:46 AEST

Cancelled Severe Weather Warning Western, U Derwent, South East, North East, East Coast, NW Coast, Central North, Central Plateau & Midlands

National

Sat 10:15 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

WA

Sat 08:02 AWST

Gale Warning Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin, Albany & Esperances. Strong Wind Warning Per Local & Perth & Euclas. Cancelled Lancelin Coast

SA

Sat 09:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for South Central and Lower South East coasts

VIC

Sat 10:00 AEST

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

TAS

Sat 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning SE & SW coasts. Strong Wind Warning Banks St & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is, Storm Bay, Channel & CN & Lower E Coasts

QLD

Sat 09:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Torres St & Peninsula, Cooktown & Cairns coasts. Cancelled South East Gulf of Carpentaria & NE Gulf of Carpentaria

NT

Sat 08:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Gove Peninsula Coast. Cancellation for North Tiwi and Arafura coasts

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