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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW SUN MON TUE WED

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

22°C

Alice Springs

10°C

29°C

Brisbane

16°C

22°C

Broome

21°C

30°C

Cairns

19°C

25°C

Canberra

6°C

20°C

Darwin

25°C

32°C

Hobart

3°C

19°C

Melbourne

7°C

21°C

Perth

13°C

20°C

Sydney

10°C

21°C

National Summary

Patchy rain & storms are occurring over the interior in weak troughs. Showers are scattering along the coasts of northern NSW, Qld & the NT in onshore winds. A high is causing skies to clear across the eastern interior, southern NSW, Vic & Tas, leading to a chilly night.

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	22°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	NE 9.0km/h	NNW 10.1km/h	38.2%	55.8%
Alice Springs	10°C	29°C	25%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.8 - Very High	ENE 9.0km/h	SE 8.3km/h	36.0%	51.3%
Brisbane	16°C	22°C	59%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	SSE 8.6km/h	ESE 10.8km/h	61.8%	81.5%
Broome	21°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.7 - Very High	SSW 10.4km/h	W 26.3km/h	67.1%	89.2%
Cairns	19°C	25°C	57%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.4 - Extreme	SSE 18.4km/h	SE 24.8km/h	69.6%	81.8%
Canberra	6°C	20°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	NNW 5.8km/h	NNW 17.6km/h	64.4%	82.1%
Darwin	25°C	32°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.8 - Extreme	ESE 11.2km/h	NE 20.9km/h	59.3%	73.1%
Hobart	3°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.2 - Moderate	N 9.7km/h	NE 11.5km/h	47.1%	73.6%
Melbourne	7°C	21°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	NNE 9.4km/h	N 14.4km/h	58.5%	80.2%
Perth	13°C	20°C	12%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.6 - High	WSW 19.4km/h	WSW 12.6km/h	62.2%	78.2%
Sydney	10°C	21°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	NW 11.5km/h	NE 16.9km/h	71.3%	86.1%

Warnings

Sat 07:01 AWST

Gale Warning Leeuwin & Albany coasts. Strong Wind Warning Esperance & Eucla coasts. Cancelled Perth Local Waters & Perth & Bun Geographes

QLD

Sat 09:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

Sat 04:41 AWST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lower West, South West and Great Southern districts

Sat 04:41 AWST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lower West, South West and Great Southern districts

VIC

Sat 06:03 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Port Phillip

NSW

Sat 05:42 AEST

Cancellation of Surf Warning for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie and Hunter coasts

National

Sat 05:34 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southeastern And Southern Areas

TAS

Sat 04:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for South East Coast. Cancellation for South West Coast

VIC

Fri 11:01 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

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Spring temperature 'see-saw' in full effect in southern Australia

Maximum temperatures will fluctuate quite dramatically across most of southern Australia over the weekend and into the new week, as the spring 'see-saw' takes full effect.

Indonesia fire smoke reaches Australia’s northwest coast

Smoke from fires burning across Indonesia – which are being enhanced by El Niño – has arrived over Australia’s northwest coast this week.

Australia's golden canola crop visible from space

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News from across Australia

August tied as world’s warmest month on record

Spring temperature 'see-saw' in full effect in southern Australia

Indonesia fire smoke reaches Australia’s northwest coast

Australia's golden canola crop visible from space

August tied as world’s warmest month on record

Spring temperature 'see-saw' in full effect in southern Australia

Indonesia fire smoke reaches Australia’s northwest coast

Australia's golden canola crop visible from space

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