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Australian Weather Forecast

For Saturday

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MinMax

Adelaide

14°C

20°C

Alice Springs

12°C

19°C

Brisbane

17°C

24°C

Broome

22°C

28°C

Cairns

19°C

26°C

Canberra

8°C

15°C

Darwin

24°C

31°C

Hobart

7°C

14°C

Melbourne

9°C

18°C

Perth

4°C

18°C

Sydney

14°C

19°C

National Summary

Front and a moist, unstable air mass brings rain to central and south Australia. Onshore winds are directing showers into eastern NSW and southeast Qld. High pressure produces dry weather elsewhere. Onshore winds directing showers over northeast QLD, coastal NT and northwest WA.

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	20°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	NE 9.7km/h	N 5.8km/h	50.5%	76.3%
Alice Springs	12°C	19°C	33%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	NE 9.0km/h	N 13.0km/h	48.9%	88.5%
Brisbane	17°C	24°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	SSW 9.0km/h	SSE 6.8km/h	57.9%	78.3%
Broome	22°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	SE 15.5km/h	S 17.3km/h	48.5%	72.0%
Cairns	19°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.9 - High	SSE 19.1km/h	SE 23.4km/h	64.9%	79.7%
Canberra	8°C	15°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	SE 12.6km/h	E 14.4km/h	69.4%	93.0%
Darwin	24°C	31°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	SE 10.4km/h	NE 9.4km/h	67.2%	83.8%
Hobart	7°C	14°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.5 - Low	NNW 13.0km/h	N 13.0km/h	68.1%	86.7%
Melbourne	9°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.4 - Low	NNE 11.2km/h	NNE 16.2km/h	70.8%	90.7%
Perth	4°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	NE 3.6km/h	SSW 6.1km/h	61.3%	79.8%
Sydney	14°C	19°C	72%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	3.4 - Moderate	S 3.2km/h	SE 7.2km/h	70.6%	92.0%

Warnings

NSW

Sat 21:25 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

QLD

Sat 17:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Coast Waters & Capricornia and K'gari coasts. Cancellation for Hervey Bay

Sat 16:39 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Lower West and Central coasts

QLD

Sat 16:24 AEST

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

NSW

Sat 16:22 AEST

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

QLD

Sat 16:14 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Southeast Coast

QLD

Sat 16:14 AEST

DAMAGING Surf for Southeast Coast

NSW

Sat 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Byron and Coffs coasts. Cancellation for Macquarie Coast

National

Sat 15:18 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western And Southern Areas

National

Sat 15:11 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

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Warnings

News from across Australia

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