Weather relief after windy week that downed trees and drenched the nation
But the reprieve will be short lived with a cold front marching in this Sunday across the southeastern states, bringing showers and a chance of thunderstorms and hail on the coasts.
Elevated parts of Australia's southeast and some coastal areas are set for some more damaging winds, but it should not be as windy as the past week.
It will be cool and frosty in eastern and Central Australia on Saturday, but the west is still set to take on some wet weather as a cold front marches in.
Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Miriam Bradbury said clouds and showers will build up on the southwest coast of Western Australia on Saturday and will begin pushing inland.
'Rainfall totals are generally going to be on the low side of things, and those showers will be coming a little bit more isolated as the day goes on,' Ms Bradbury said.
Perth will experience a 'cool and showery day' with a top of 19 degrees, however the rest of the state will be treated to milder and sunnier conditions.
NSW will see some morning fog and frost, with some light patchy showers.
Otherwise the state can expect a dry and generally sunny day, with Sydney set for a mostly sunny top of 19 degrees.
Canberra's cloudy weather is set to clear, but will still have a chilly top of 13 degrees.
Victorians should also expected a partly cloudy to mostly sunny day on Saturday, with a few light showers in the east of the state.
Melbourne looks to have a top of 17 degrees.
Tasmania's west and northwest will have a few showers, but a mostly dry and cool day is expected for Saturday.
Hobart is expected to have a top of 13 degrees.
The weather is also set to clear in South Australia with should have a mostly sunny day and a top of 17 degrees in Adelaide.
Queensland will likely have dry and sunny weather across most of the state, with Brisbane looking at a top of 21 degrees.
The Northern Territory will still have winds continuing across the territory on Saturday, but warm weather will bring a top of 32 to Darwin.
It was a wet and windy week across the country as state emergency services responded to hundreds of call-outs for downed power lines, fallen trees and damaged roofs.
As repair and recovery works are underway people have been warned to still stay clear of fallen power lines and storm-damaged areas.
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