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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW SUN MON TUE WED

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

16°C

Alice Springs

11°C

17°C

Brisbane

12°C

20°C

Broome

22°C

30°C

Cairns

17°C

26°C

Canberra

3°C

16°C

Darwin

22°C

30°C

Hobart

8°C

13°C

Melbourne

11°C

15°C

Perth

11°C

20°C

Sydney

11°C

22°C

National Summary

A northwest cloudband and troughs bring showers and the odd storm stretching from western WA, through the interior to northern NSW and southern Qld. A westerly airflow behind a front drives gusty showers to southern Vic, southeast SA and Tas. Dry elsewhere under 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	11°C	16°C	24%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	WSW 6.1km/h	W 10.4km/h	67.5%	88.5%
Alice Springs	11°C	17°C	24%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.6 - High	ESE 20.9km/h	ESE 10.4km/h	62.9%	95.0%
Brisbane	12°C	20°C	14%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.9 - Moderate	WSW 3.6km/h	W 4.0km/h	62.5%	87.1%
Broome	22°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.2 - Very High	N 7.9km/h	WNW 19.8km/h	71.1%	100.0%
Cairns	17°C	26°C	14%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.3 - Very High	SSE 11.9km/h	SE 18.7km/h	70.9%	85.2%
Canberra	3°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.6 - Moderate	WNW 6.5km/h	WNW 22.7km/h	65.4%	81.6%
Darwin	22°C	30°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.9 - Very High	NE 3.6km/h	NNE 15.1km/h	59.2%	79.8%
Hobart	8°C	13°C	60%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	2.7 - Low	W 28.8km/h	W 22.0km/h	54.6%	73.9%
Melbourne	11°C	15°C	28%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	WNW 12.6km/h	SW 7.6km/h	64.9%	82.6%
Perth	11°C	20°C	35%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	ENE 6.8km/h	SW 8.3km/h	63.3%	85.3%
Sydney	11°C	22°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.5 - Moderate	W 11.2km/h	S 14.4km/h	60.6%	79.0%

Warnings

TAS

Sat 12:48 AEST

Gale Warning Banks Strait & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is, Storm Bay & CN, Upper East, Lower East, South East & South West coasts

NSW

Sat 12:23 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Murray River

VIC

Sat 12:04 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

Sat 09:44 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Lancelin Coast

VIC

Sat 11:12 AEST

Frost Warning for North East

TAS

Sat 10:53 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Upper Derwent Valley and South East

TAS

Sat 10:42 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of South East, North West Coast, Central Plateau, Midlands and Central North

TAS

Sat 10:42 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of South East, North West Coast, Central Plateau, Midlands and Central North

VIC

Sat 10:42 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Avoca River

Sat 09:30 ACST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Lower South East Coast

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Australian Weather Forecast

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Warnings

News from across Australia

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Huge northwest cloudband producing rain across Australia

August snowfall prospects fading quickly for Australia’s snowfields

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El Niño affecting Pacific Ocean marine life

Huge northwest cloudband producing rain across Australia

August snowfall prospects fading quickly for Australia’s snowfields

Australia's spring 2026 bushfire outlook: Increased risk in seven states and territories

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