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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW SUN MON TUE WED

MinMax

Mostly cloudy

14°C

23°C

Rain

16°C

29°C

Rain

15°C

21°C

Clear skies

26°C

32°C

Drizzle

21°C

28°C

Mostly cloudy

8°C

19°C

Fair

27°C

32°C

Clear skies

9°C

24°C

Fair

13°C

24°C

Clear skies

10°C

21°C

Mostly cloudy

14°C

20°C

National Summary

Showers & thunderstorms are scattering across NSW, Qld & the NT in a broad trough, some intense in Qld & the NT. A few storms are also occurring in the northwest tropics in a heat trough. A high is clearing WA's south & is keeping much of SA, Tas, Vic, southern NSW & the ACT dry.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Forecast	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide		14°C	23°C	60%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	ENE 10.8km/h	NE 11.2km/h	36.6%	53.5%
Alice Springs		16°C	29°C	64%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	10.9 - Very High	ENE 21.6km/h	NNE 11.5km/h	42.8%	75.7%
Brisbane		15°C	21°C	55%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	9.5 - Very High	ESE 13.0km/h	ESE 13.7km/h	56.0%	88.4%
Broome		26°C	32°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.1 - Extreme	SSW 11.2km/h	W 28.4km/h	58.1%	81.1%
Cairns		21°C	28°C	35%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.8 - Extreme	SSE 14.4km/h	ESE 18.7km/h	74.8%	85.9%
Canberra		8°C	19°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	SE 10.4km/h	ENE 16.2km/h	56.5%	77.0%
Darwin		27°C	32°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.9 - Extreme	ENE 9.7km/h	NNE 22.3km/h	65.8%	78.6%
Hobart		9°C	24°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	N 11.2km/h	NNE 11.9km/h	45.5%	66.1%
Melbourne		13°C	24°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.2 - High	NNE 9.0km/h	N 4.7km/h	48.7%	69.1%
Perth		10°C	21°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.8 - Very High	NNE 3.2km/h	WSW 12.2km/h	63.2%	79.9%
Sydney		14°C	20°C	23%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	ESE 8.6km/h	E 16.9km/h	56.5%	75.5%

Warnings

NSW

Fri 22:24 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for Northern Tablelands

VIC

Fri 22:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast. Cancellation for Central Gippsland Coast

TAS

Fri 22:00 AEDT

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Lower East Coast

QLD

Fri 20:18 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, North West and Maranoa and Warrego

QLD

Fri 20:18 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Gulf Country, Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders, North West and Maranoa and Warrego

NT

Fri 13:38 ACST

Cancellation Of Heatwave Warning For Northern Territory Northern Territory

NT

Fri 13:38 ACST

Cancellation Of Heatwave Warning For Northern Territory Northern Territory

NT

Fri 13:38 ACST

Cancellation Of Heatwave Warning For Northern Territory Northern Territory

NT

Fri 13:38 ACST

Cancellation Of Heatwave Warning For Northern Territory Northern Territory

NT

Fri 13:38 ACST

Cancellation Of Heatwave Warning For Northern Territory Northern Territory

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Thunderstorm complex causes 400,000 lightning strikes over three Australian states

A large mass of thunderstorms known as a Mesoscale Convective Complex, or MCC, produced around 400,000 lightning strikes as it passed over parts of WA, SA and the NT between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.

Prolonged period of warmth for several southeastern capitals

A surge of warmth is coming to at least three capital cities in southeastern Australia (and nearby regions).

Welcome soaking for parched parts of central and eastern Qld

Significant rainfall totals have already been recorded in parts of Queensland which have seen very little rainfall since early autumn, and more wet weather is set to arrive in coming days.

El Niño approaching record strength as Pacific subsurface water reaches 12°C above average

A large pool of exceptionally warm water lying beneath the surface of the tropical Pacific Ocean could push El Niño to record-breaking strength in the coming months.

Thunderstorm complex causes 400,000 lightning strikes over three Australian states

A large mass of thunderstorms known as a Mesoscale Convective Complex, or MCC, produced around 400,000 lightning strikes as it passed over parts of WA, SA and the NT between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.

Prolonged period of warmth for several southeastern capitals

A surge of warmth is coming to at least three capital cities in southeastern Australia (and nearby regions).

Welcome soaking for parched parts of central and eastern Qld

Significant rainfall totals have already been recorded in parts of Queensland which have seen very little rainfall since early autumn, and more wet weather is set to arrive in coming days.

El Niño approaching record strength as Pacific subsurface water reaches 12°C above average

A large pool of exceptionally warm water lying beneath the surface of the tropical Pacific Ocean could push El Niño to record-breaking strength in the coming months.