Elder Weather

Winds will tend more onshore & strengthen along the eastern seaboard, bringing further showers. Showers & storms will affect the northern tropics, WA's south & SA's far west as moist air feeds troughs. A high will clear much of Vic & Tas & keep most of SA & central Australia dry.

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	24°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.1 - High	E 11.9km/h	NNE 10.4km/h	41.7%	54.3%
Alice Springs	16°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10 - Very High	ESE 6.8km/h	ESE 18.7km/h	34.9%	52.6%
Brisbane	20°C	28°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.7 - Very High	S 9.7km/h	SE 15.5km/h	61.6%	74.1%
Broome	28°C	34°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	SSE 12.6km/h	W 13.7km/h	60.5%	81.1%
Cairns	24°C	28°C	79%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	11.6 - Extreme	SSE 19.1km/h	SE 23.0km/h	81.1%	92.8%
Canberra	11°C	18°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7 - High	SE 8.6km/h	E 14.4km/h	62.8%	87.4%
Darwin	25°C	32°C	33%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.8 - Extreme	ESE 7.9km/h	ENE 8.6km/h	73.4%	87.8%
Hobart	7°C	16°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.5 - Moderate	NW 9.7km/h	E 11.5km/h	56.2%	73.2%
Melbourne	11°C	20°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	SE 10.8km/h	SSE 13.3km/h	53.2%	66.2%
Perth	18°C	25°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.2 - High	WSW 1.8km/h	WSW 13.0km/h	67.9%	89.9%
Sydney	18°C	21°C	84%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.1 - High	S 16.9km/h	SSE 22.0km/h	71.2%	88.6%

Warnings

National

Fri 17:22 AEDT

Gale Warning 7 For Southern Area

VIC

Fri 17:17 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for Central

Fri 13:12 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds And Large Hailstones) for parts of Goldfields and Gascoyne districts

Fri 13:12 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds And Large Hailstones) for parts of Goldfields and Gascoyne districts

NSW

Fri 16:05 AEDT

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Illawarra Coast

TAS

Fri 16:05 AEDT

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

QLD

Fri 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Townsville and Mackay coasts

Fri 09:02 ACST

Minor Flood Warning For The Daly River

QLD

Thu 14:41 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Thu 14:32 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Daintree River

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ELDERS NEWS

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Thunderstorms early this Good Friday impacted Western Australia's south with high intensity, bringing more than a month's rain in just a few hours.

Four words to help you navigate daylight saving ending

Spring forward, fall back.

La Niña over: El Niño now possible for Australia in 2026

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Australia has experienced one of its increasingly rare cool temperature anomalies in March 2026, with below-average nationwide maximums which were the coolest since 2012.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Hefty storms pummel WA's south

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La Niña over: El Niño now possible for Australia in 2026

Soggy March with coolest Australian maximums since 2012

Hefty storms pummel WA's south

Four words to help you navigate daylight saving ending

La Niña over: El Niño now possible for Australia in 2026

Soggy March with coolest Australian maximums since 2012

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