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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

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MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

20°C

Alice Springs

20°C

32°C

Brisbane

21°C

27°C

Broome

28°C

32°C

Cairns

23°C

30°C

Canberra

14°C

24°C

Darwin

29°C

32°C

Hobart

12°C

19°C

Melbourne

14°C

17°C

Perth

16°C

26°C

Sydney

20°C

29°C

National Summary

Low pressure troughs and unstable air masses are generating widely scattered showers and thunderstorms across the northern half of WA, the NT, Qld and northeast NSW. Bands of rain with troughs have moved from SA to NSW and Vic. Dry over much of WA's southeast in high pressure.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	12°C	20°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.1 - Very High	SSW 12.2km/h	SW 21.2km/h	58.6%	76.1%
Alice Springs	20°C	32°C	17%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.8 - Extreme	SSE 17.6km/h	S 10.1km/h	40.0%	71.2%
Brisbane	21°C	27°C	64%	15 - 20 mm	Nil	11.6 - Extreme	NNW 5.8km/h	NNW 5.8km/h	75.7%	97.0%
Broome	28°C	32°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.3 - Extreme	WSW 14.4km/h	W 25.2km/h	68.8%	88.5%
Cairns	23°C	30°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.6 - Extreme	SE 11.5km/h	E 15.1km/h	64.9%	75.0%
Canberra	14°C	24°C	39%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	10.3 - Very High	NNW 13.0km/h	NW 19.1km/h	59.4%	89.6%
Darwin	29°C	32°C	27%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.6 - Extreme	N 7.6km/h	NW 14.0km/h	70.8%	82.0%
Hobart	12°C	19°C	56%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	7.8 - High	NNW 10.4km/h	W 19.4km/h	60.8%	77.8%
Melbourne	14°C	17°C	59%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.9 - Very High	SSW 11.2km/h	SSW 13.3km/h	70.7%	91.6%
Perth	16°C	26°C	41%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.7 - Very High	ESE 16.9km/h	ESE 18.4km/h	52.6%	76.3%
Sydney	20°C	29°C	37%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.3 - Very High	NW 8.6km/h	NE 11.5km/h	61.6%	88.3%

Warnings

Sat 03:40 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Spencer Gulf

VIC

Sat 04:10 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

Sat 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth, Bunbury Geographe and Leeuwin coasts

TAS

Sat 04:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning Banks Strait & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is & CN, Upper East, Lower East, South East & South West coasts

NSW

Sat 04:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Batemans and Eden coasts

QLD

Sat 00:00 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southeast Coast

QLD

Sat 00:00 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southeast Coast

National

Fri 22:48 AEDT

Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

Fri 12:42 ACST

Heatwave Warning Northern Territory

Fri 12:42 ACST

Heatwave Warning Northern Territory

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Stormy weekend ahead for eastern Australia

Showers and thunderstorms will affect a broad area of eastern Australia this weekend and early next week, with severe storms possible in Queensland and NSW.

Severe thunderstorms threaten southeast Queensland and northeast NSW again on Thursday

Parts of southeast Queensland and northeast NSW are likely to see severe thunderstorms on Thursday, with large hail, damaging winds and heavy rain all possible.

Severe thunderstorm warnings for giant hail issued for parts of Qld, NSW

A dynamic afternoon and evening of weather is unfolding this Wednesday in South East Queensland and the northeastern corner of New South Wales, with severe thunderstorm warnings issued for both areas.

One million lightning pulses in outback Australia

A spectacular atmospheric light show illuminated the interior of Western Australia and parts of the Northern Territory and South Australia overnight, with more than one million lightning pulses detected in the 24 hours to 7 am (AWST) within 800 kilometres of Carnegie – a cattle station in WA's arid interior.

Stormy weekend ahead for eastern Australia

Showers and thunderstorms will affect a broad area of eastern Australia this weekend and early next week, with severe storms possible in Queensland and NSW.

Severe thunderstorms threaten southeast Queensland and northeast NSW again on Thursday

Parts of southeast Queensland and northeast NSW are likely to see severe thunderstorms on Thursday, with large hail, damaging winds and heavy rain all possible.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Stormy weekend ahead for eastern Australia

Severe thunderstorms threaten southeast Queensland and northeast NSW again on Thursday

Severe thunderstorm warnings for giant hail issued for parts of Qld, NSW

One million lightning pulses in outback Australia

Stormy weekend ahead for eastern Australia

Severe thunderstorms threaten southeast Queensland and northeast NSW again on Thursday

Severe thunderstorm warnings for giant hail issued for parts of Qld, NSW

One million lightning pulses in outback Australia

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