Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOWSUNMONTUEWED
MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

11°C

15°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

0°C

14°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

9°C

21°C

Clear skies
Broome

18°C

27°C

Clear skies
Cairns

16°C

24°C

Clear skies
Canberra

-1°C

14°C

Mostly cloudy
Darwin

22°C

30°C

Cloudy
Hobart

9°C

14°C

Cloudy
Melbourne

11°C

16°C

Clear skies
Perth

4°C

21°C

Clear skies
Sydney

6°C

20°C

National Summary

A strong high over southern Aust is directing gusty showers across southeast SA, Vic and Tas falling as snow across the higher peaks. The same high is directing gusty winds across the central interior and northern regions of the country.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Warnings

VIC

Sat 16:15 AEST

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

NSW

Sat 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Batemans and Eden coasts

TAS

Sat 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East of Flinders Island & South East and South West coasts. Cancellation for Far North West and Central North coasts

SA

Sat 15:30 ACST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Sunday for Central and South Central coasts

WA

Sat 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning North Kimberley, Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin & Albany coasts. Cancelled Pilbara E, Pilbara Coast West & W Kimberley Cst

NT

Sat 14:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Arafura Coast. Cancellation for Beagle Bonaparte and North Tiwi coasts

QLD

Sat 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for South East Gulf of Carpentaria

TAS

Sat 12:15 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Huon River

TAS

Sat 11:54 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Styx River

NSW

Sat 10:29 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains

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