Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOWSUNMONTUEWED
MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

20°C

29°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

18°C

36°C

Cloudy
Brisbane

18°C

25°C

Fair
Broome

29°C

31°C

Cloudy
Cairns

24°C

31°C

Clear skies
Canberra

7°C

25°C

Cloudy
Darwin

28°C

33°C

Cloudy
Hobart

11°C

19°C

Clear skies
Melbourne

12°C

20°C

Clear skies
Perth

14°C

23°C

Mostly cloudy
Sydney

15°C

21°C

National Summary

A low and cold front extends instability over the interior, generating rain & storms from southern Vic to the NTs interior. Unstable air drawing tropical mositure triggers showers & storms over the tropics. Hot and humid winds bring heatwave conditions to eastern NSW.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Warnings

QLD

Sat 12:28 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Western River And Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

WA

Sat 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning Pilbara W, Per Local & Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Perth, Bunbury Geographe & Euclas. Cancelled Lancelin Coast

WA

Sat 15:01 AWST

Fire Weather Warning for Exmouth Gulf Coast and Midwest Inland

NT

Sat 14:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Arafura, Gove Peninsula and Roper Groote coasts

QLD

Sat 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South East Gulf of Carpentaria and North East Gulf of Carpentaria. Cancellation for Capricornia and K'gari coasts

VIC

Sat 11:31 AEDT

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for North Central, North East and Central

NSW

Sat 16:05 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Batemans and Eden coasts

NSW

Sat 16:33 AEDT

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

QLD

Sat 11:53 AEST

Flood Watch For Parts Of North-Western Queensland And North Tropical Coast

NT

Sat 11:04 ACST

Flood Watch For Parts Of The Barkly And Carpentaria Catchments

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