Elder Weather

A front will bring gusty winds & showers to WA's south, then SA, Tas, Vic & later southern NSW. A high will then cause wind to ease & most showers to clear in WA, while keeping much of the remainder of the country dry. Just the odd shower for the far northern tropical coasts.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	11°C	18°C	60%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	5.8 - Moderate	NNE 14.0km/h	NNW 21.6km/h	67.3%	94.7%
Alice Springs	18°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	NNW 17.3km/h	NW 15.1km/h	25.6%	39.7%
Brisbane	17°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	W 5.0km/h	NNE 9.0km/h	44.1%	69.2%
Broome	21°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.3 - Very High	WSW 6.1km/h	W 22.7km/h	71.2%	95.9%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.1 - Extreme	SSE 13.3km/h	SE 20.2km/h	66.6%	84.0%
Canberra	6°C	16°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	NW 11.5km/h	NW 24.1km/h	56.2%	86.5%
Darwin	24°C	30°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.3 - Extreme	ENE 6.8km/h	NNE 16.6km/h	69.5%	83.8%
Hobart	8°C	15°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.4 - Moderate	NW 18.0km/h	NNW 20.2km/h	49.9%	72.5%
Melbourne	9°C	17°C	20%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.6 - Moderate	N 14.4km/h	N 20.9km/h	59.8%	86.4%
Perth	12°C	19°C	22%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.6 - Moderate	SW 11.5km/h	WSW 13.7km/h	58.8%	84.2%
Sydney	12°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	WNW 9.4km/h	NE 15.1km/h	50.8%	70.3%

Warnings

NSW

Mon 14:04 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Mirrool Creek

NSW

Mon 11:16 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Murray River

VIC

Mon 10:27 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

Mon 09:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for South Central and Lower South East coasts

VIC

Mon 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for Port Phillip & West, Central and Central Gippsland coasts

TAS

Mon 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South East and South West coasts. Cancellation for Lower East Coast

National

Mon 09:54 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western And Southern Areas

National

Mon 09:54 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western, Southeastern And Southern Areas

VIC

Mon 09:38 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Avoca River

VIC

Mon 09:33 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

22°C to start spring in Melbourne as warmth spreads east

A burst of warmth will spread across southeastern Australia this week, with a relatively brief spike in temperatures in Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart and Canberra around the first day of the new season, while Sydney will be unseasonably warm all week.

Remote WA mining regions hit with nearly 300,000 lightning strikes over past days

WA’s remote mining regions have been impacted by thunderstorm, lightning and heavy rainfall only detectable using remote sensing methods.

Nearly 300,000 lightning strikes detected across WA this week

Extensive parts of WA’s west, south and remote interior have been impacted by thunderstorm, lightning and heavy rainfall over the past few days.

What's on the forecast for TCS Sydney Marathon 2026?

It looks like it'll be a fabulous race day for all those Sydneysiders who plan on participating in the annual TCS Sydney Marathon tomorrow, Sunday, August 30.

22°C to start spring in Melbourne as warmth spreads east

Remote WA mining regions hit with nearly 300,000 lightning strikes over past days

WA’s remote mining regions have been impacted by thunderstorm, lightning and heavy rainfall only detectable using remote sensing methods.

Nearly 300,000 lightning strikes detected across WA this week

Extensive parts of WA’s west, south and remote interior have been impacted by thunderstorm, lightning and heavy rainfall over the past few days.

What's on the forecast for TCS Sydney Marathon 2026?

It looks like it'll be a fabulous race day for all those Sydneysiders who plan on participating in the annual TCS Sydney Marathon tomorrow, Sunday, August 30.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

22°C to start spring in Melbourne as warmth spreads east

Remote WA mining regions hit with nearly 300,000 lightning strikes over past days

Nearly 300,000 lightning strikes detected across WA this week

What's on the forecast for TCS Sydney Marathon 2026?

22°C to start spring in Melbourne as warmth spreads east

Remote WA mining regions hit with nearly 300,000 lightning strikes over past days

Nearly 300,000 lightning strikes detected across WA this week

What's on the forecast for TCS Sydney Marathon 2026?

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