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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW SUN MON TUE WED

MinMax

Adelaide

13°C

23°C

Alice Springs

10°C

29°C

Brisbane

17°C

29°C

Broome

27°C

35°C

Cairns

24°C

29°C

Canberra

2°C

17°C

Darwin

25°C

31°C

Hobart

7°C

14°C

Melbourne

10°C

15°C

Perth

14°C

21°C

Sydney

11°C

19°C

National Summary

Tropical moisture and an unstable air mass are causing showers and storms over northern & western Qld & the Top End. A cold front is skimming the southeast, injecting cool, dry air over Vic, SA, NSW and southern Qld. Another cold front is bringing isolated showers to southern WA.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	13°C	23°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	ENE 18.0km/h	NNE 11.9km/h	45.8%	58.3%
Alice Springs	10°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.8 - Very High	E 5.8km/h	SE 12.2km/h	33.8%	50.8%
Brisbane	17°C	29°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7 - High	S 5.8km/h	E 11.9km/h	46.8%	68.6%
Broome	27°C	35°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10 - Very High	SE 12.2km/h	SW 13.3km/h	52.5%	77.9%
Cairns	24°C	29°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.8 - Very High	SSE 14.4km/h	SE 16.2km/h	77.2%	89.2%
Canberra	2°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.3 - Moderate	SE 2.9km/h	N 9.7km/h	51.8%	75.7%
Darwin	25°C	31°C	45%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	12.1 - Extreme	ESE 15.5km/h	ENE 15.8km/h	77.1%	93.8%
Hobart	7°C	14°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	SW 21.6km/h	SSW 17.3km/h	52.5%	66.0%
Melbourne	10°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.5 - Moderate	SSW 9.0km/h	S 9.4km/h	59.4%	77.0%
Perth	14°C	21°C	12%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	5.5 - Moderate	S 9.0km/h	WSW 8.3km/h	54.2%	75.6%
Sydney	11°C	19°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.3 - Moderate	WSW 13.3km/h	SSE 18.0km/h	56.7%	74.9%

Warnings

VIC

Sat 11:38 AEST

Frost Warning for Mallee, Northern Country, North Central, North East, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

TAS

Sat 11:38 AEST

Severe Frost Warning for Midlands and Upper Derwent Valley. Frost Warning for Central North, North East, South East & East Coast

VIC

Sat 10:49 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for North East and West and South Gippsland. Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for East Gippsland

NSW

Sat 10:47 AEST

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

Sat 08:41 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Esperance Coast. Cancellation for Leeuwin and Albany coasts

NSW

Sat 10:41 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts. Cancellation for Byron, Coffs and Macquarie coasts

NSW

Sat 10:19 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

VIC

Sat 10:00 AEST

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

TAS

Sat 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning East of Flinders Is, Derwent, Frederick Henry Bay & Norfolk Bays, Storm Bay & Upper East, Lower East & South East coasts

TAS

Sat 04:46 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for South East

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Coldest morning since last winter over inland NSW, SA and Vic

The coldest morning since last winter has eventuated over inland NSW, SA, Vic, and also parts of the ACT.

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.

Coldest morning since last winter over inland NSW, SA and Vic

The coldest morning since last winter has eventuated over inland NSW, SA, Vic, and also parts of the ACT.

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.

Australian Weather Forecast

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Coldest morning since last winter over inland NSW, SA and Vic

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

Coldest morning since last winter over inland NSW, SA and Vic

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

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