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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

NOW SUN MON TUE WED

MinMax

Adelaide

14°C

19°C

Alice Springs

11°C

21°C

Brisbane

17°C

24°C

Broome

21°C

30°C

Cairns

17°C

26°C

Canberra

8°C

15°C

Darwin

24°C

31°C

Hobart

6°C

16°C

Melbourne

9°C

17°C

Perth

5°C

17°C

Sydney

16°C

20°C

National Summary

Onshore winds driven by an offshore low are causing gusty showers over eastern NSW and large waves in northeast NSW and southeast Qld. A front and moist air mass bring rain to SA and the NT's interior, with showers and storms in WA's southern interior.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	14°C	19°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	NE 10.8km/h	NNE 12.6km/h	50.5%	76.6%
Alice Springs	11°C	21°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	NE 5.8km/h	N 7.6km/h	49.2%	84.4%
Brisbane	17°C	24°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	SSW 10.4km/h	SSE 10.8km/h	60.7%	77.9%
Broome	21°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	SE 14.4km/h	S 19.4km/h	49.9%	70.6%
Cairns	17°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.9 - High	SSE 14.4km/h	SE 18.7km/h	65.4%	78.6%
Canberra	8°C	15°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	SE 11.2km/h	E 13.7km/h	70.2%	93.4%
Darwin	24°C	31°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	SE 7.9km/h	NNE 7.9km/h	68.0%	83.3%
Hobart	6°C	16°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.5 - Low	NNW 13.3km/h	NNE 12.2km/h	68.0%	85.5%
Melbourne	9°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.4 - Low	NE 5.0km/h	NNE 9.0km/h	70.8%	89.6%
Perth	5°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	NE 4.3km/h	SSW 3.6km/h	61.9%	81.2%
Sydney	16°C	20°C	74%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.4 - Moderate	S 13.7km/h	SSE 14.4km/h	70.8%	92.2%

Warnings

NSW

Sat 04:50 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds And Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

NSW

Sat 04:34 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

QLD

Sat 04:30 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Wide Bay and Burnett & Southeast Coast

QLD

Sat 04:30 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Wide Bay and Burnett & Southeast Coast

NSW

Sat 04:28 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

NSW

Sat 04:28 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Northern Rivers & Mid North Coast

QLD

Sat 04:21 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for Southeast Coast

QLD

Sat 04:21 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for Southeast Coast

QLD

Sat 04:15 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & K'gari Coast

National

Sat 04:05 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western And Southern Areas

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Warnings

News from across Australia

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