Elder Weather

Moist onshore winds drive heavy rain, some storms and gusty winds into eastern NSW and southeast Qld. Cold fronts brings rain and storms to western WA. High pressure dominates over southeast Australia bringing a cold morning with fog and frost, followed by a dry and settled day.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Sunday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	9°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	NE 9.4km/h	N 9.0km/h	52.8%	72.6%
Alice Springs	5°C	20°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	E 5.4km/h	E 15.5km/h	54.0%	77.5%
Brisbane	16°C	22°C	53%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	SSE 15.5km/h	SSE 19.4km/h	63.5%	90.1%
Broome	16°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.1 - High	ENE 20.2km/h	ESE 11.9km/h	31.9%	59.3%
Cairns	17°C	24°C	14%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.8 - High	SSE 16.6km/h	SE 21.2km/h	64.2%	79.4%
Canberra	1°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	E 5.4km/h	N 7.6km/h	52.9%	91.5%
Darwin	19°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.7 - Very High	ESE 15.1km/h	ESE 12.6km/h	40.2%	60.7%
Hobart	9°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.4 - Low	NW 13.7km/h	NNW 10.1km/h	60.1%	82.0%
Melbourne	6°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	NNE 7.6km/h	N 10.8km/h	60.0%	90.4%
Perth	10°C	17°C	37%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	N 2.5km/h	SW 5.0km/h	70.3%	88.6%
Sydney	13°C	18°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.1 - Moderate	SE 9.0km/h	ESE 10.1km/h	62.5%	79.9%

Warnings

National

Fri 05:04 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southeastern Area

NSW

Fri 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Byron Coast

TAS

Fri 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East of Flinders Island, Channel & South East, South West and Central West coasts

Fri 01:07 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Bunbury Geographe and Leeuwin coasts

QLD

Fri 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & Cooktown, Cairns & Townsville coasts. Cancelled Peninsula & Mackay coasts

Thu 16:43 ACST

Frost Warning for Mid North and Riverland

VIC

Thu 16:39 AEST

Frost Warning for North East

VIC

Thu 11:11 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

VIC

Thu 10:32 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Ovens And King Rivers

NSW, QLD

Wed 09:45 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Paroo River (Nsw)

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Snow depth hits 70 cm up high, lower elevations still grassy

The 2026 Australian snow season has hit its highest snow depth yet after last weekend’s snowfalls, with hydro-electric operator Snowy Hydro measuring a snowpack 70.

Perth’s warmest July day in 32 years, heavy rain to follow

Perth has had its warmest July day since 1994, with the mercury reaching 25.

Mercury plummets below zero in all states and territories except the NT

Sub-zero minimum temperatures were recorded in seven of the eight Australian states and territories overnight, with only the Northern Territory failing to record a freezing temperature.

Multi-day deluge looming for northern NSW

A multi-day midwinter heavy rainfall event is looking increasingly likely for the North Coast of New South Wales and immediately adjacent areas, including just over the Queensland border.

Snow depth hits 70 cm up high, lower elevations still grassy

The 2026 Australian snow season has hit its highest snow depth yet after last weekend’s snowfalls, with hydro-electric operator Snowy Hydro measuring a snowpack 70.

Perth’s warmest July day in 32 years, heavy rain to follow

Perth has had its warmest July day since 1994, with the mercury reaching 25.

Mercury plummets below zero in all states and territories except the NT

Sub-zero minimum temperatures were recorded in seven of the eight Australian states and territories overnight, with only the Northern Territory failing to record a freezing temperature.

Multi-day deluge looming for northern NSW

A multi-day midwinter heavy rainfall event is looking increasingly likely for the North Coast of New South Wales and immediately adjacent areas, including just over the Queensland border.

Australian Weather Forecast

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Sunday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Snow depth hits 70 cm up high, lower elevations still grassy

Perth’s warmest July day in 32 years, heavy rain to follow

Mercury plummets below zero in all states and territories except the NT

Multi-day deluge looming for northern NSW

Snow depth hits 70 cm up high, lower elevations still grassy

Perth’s warmest July day in 32 years, heavy rain to follow

Mercury plummets below zero in all states and territories except the NT

Multi-day deluge looming for northern NSW

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