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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW SUN MON TUE WED

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

23°C

Alice Springs

13°C

29°C

Brisbane

20°C

29°C

Broome

25°C

35°C

Cairns

23°C

29°C

Canberra

3°C

18°C

Darwin

25°C

31°C

Hobart

7°C

14°C

Melbourne

10°C

16°C

Perth

13°C

21°C

Sydney

12°C

20°C

National Summary

Enhanced tropical moisture and an unstable air mass are causing showers and storms over north & west Qld & the Top End. An unstable air mass over southern WA is triggering showers & storms. A front moves up the NSW causing gusty S'ly winds and showers over Vic, Tas and SE NSW.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	11°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	ENE 11.5km/h	NNE 11.5km/h	46.2%	57.9%
Alice Springs	13°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.9 - Very High	E 7.9km/h	SE 11.9km/h	33.5%	50.5%
Brisbane	20°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7 - High	S 6.1km/h	E 11.9km/h	46.5%	67.3%
Broome	25°C	35°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10 - Very High	SE 11.2km/h	WSW 15.8km/h	50.7%	77.5%
Cairns	23°C	29°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.8 - Very High	SSE 11.5km/h	SE 15.8km/h	78.2%	88.8%
Canberra	3°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.3 - Moderate	SE 4.0km/h	N 9.4km/h	52.9%	74.0%
Darwin	25°C	31°C	50%	15 - 20 mm	Nil	12 - Extreme	ESE 15.5km/h	ENE 15.8km/h	78.3%	94.2%
Hobart	7°C	14°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	SW 18.7km/h	SSW 18.4km/h	52.0%	66.2%
Melbourne	10°C	16°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.5 - Moderate	SSW 8.6km/h	S 10.4km/h	59.9%	77.4%
Perth	13°C	21°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.5 - Moderate	S 5.8km/h	WSW 9.0km/h	53.6%	74.3%
Sydney	12°C	20°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.3 - Moderate	WSW 11.2km/h	SSE 18.0km/h	57.6%	76.0%

Warnings

VIC

Sat 01:54 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Friday for North East

NSW

Sat 01:54 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Friday for Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory

NSW

Sat 01:53 AEST

Gale Warning Friday Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning Friday Sydney Enclosed Waters & Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra & Batemans coasts

VIC

Sat 01:53 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts. Cancellation for Friday for Central Coast

TAS

Fri 22:15 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for South East

QLD

Fri 22:07 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders and Central West

QLD

Fri 22:07 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders and Central West

TAS

Fri 22:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Storm Bay, Channel & Upper East, Lower East & South East coasts

Fri 19:01 AWST

Gale Warning for Leeuwin and Albany coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Perth Local Waters & Perth and Bunbury Geographe coasts

NSW

Fri 16:38 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Saturday for Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra coasts

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Frosty weekend for the southeast with widespread freezing temperatures

The coldest nights of 2026 to date await southeastern Australia this weekend, with temperatures falling to near or even below freezing across a wide area in the cool, dry airmass in the wake of a cold front.

148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

It’s a wild and woolly afternoon in Tasmania as a cold front approaches from the west, with winds gusting up to 148 km/h at 4:49pm on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart.

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Darwin is forecast to reach 36°C this Thursday, which would make it the hottest day of 2026 to date by well over a degree.

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

On a dry autumn day across the vast majority of the continent, relatively small but intense areas of rain are dampening two corners of the country more than 3,000 kilometres apart.

Frosty weekend for the southeast with widespread freezing temperatures

148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

It’s a wild and woolly afternoon in Tasmania as a cold front approaches from the west, with winds gusting up to 148 km/h at 4:49pm on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart.

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Darwin is forecast to reach 36°C this Thursday, which would make it the hottest day of 2026 to date by well over a degree.

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

On a dry autumn day across the vast majority of the continent, relatively small but intense areas of rain are dampening two corners of the country more than 3,000 kilometres apart.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Frosty weekend for the southeast with widespread freezing temperatures

148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

Frosty weekend for the southeast with widespread freezing temperatures

148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

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