Elder Weather

A weakening trough will bring showers to inland parts of southern WA. Onshore winds will send showers into the far north Qld coast, western Tas, and coastal Vic. Otherwise, mostly dry under high pressure.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	9°C	16°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.7 - Moderate	ENE 5.0km/h	NNW 7.6km/h	54.3%	90.7%
Alice Springs	7°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.4 - High	E 9.4km/h	ESE 17.6km/h	33.7%	54.8%
Brisbane	12°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	W 4.7km/h	N 2.2km/h	38.4%	76.5%
Broome	18°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	NNE 5.4km/h	W 17.6km/h	61.0%	94.8%
Cairns	17°C	25°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.4 - Very High	S 15.1km/h	SE 21.6km/h	69.0%	83.2%
Canberra	0°C	13°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	NNW 5.0km/h	NW 19.4km/h	67.5%	85.2%
Darwin	22°C	30°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.8 - Very High	SE 6.5km/h	ENE 11.9km/h	55.0%	74.7%
Hobart	5°C	13°C	15%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.6 - Low	NW 12.6km/h	NNW 11.2km/h	62.9%	88.0%
Melbourne	7°C	14°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.4 - Low	N 10.8km/h	NNW 10.4km/h	61.2%	91.4%
Perth	8°C	20°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.5 - Moderate	N 3.2km/h	W 14.0km/h	65.8%	85.6%
Sydney	7°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	W 12.2km/h	NE 5.8km/h	53.2%	68.7%

Warnings

VIC

Tue 16:54 AEST

Frost Warning for Mallee

Tue 16:24 ACST

Frost Warning for Mid North, Riverland, Murraylands and Upper South East

NSW

Tue 16:43 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains

VIC

Tue 16:15 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for West and Central coasts

NSW

Tue 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Eden Coast

National

Tue 15:54 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

QLD

Tue 15:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

TAS

Tue 12:49 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for East of Flinders Island

Tue 09:09 AWST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Esperance Coast

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Biggest snowfall of the season likely to develop this weekend

The strongest snowy weather system of the 2026 winter appears likely to arrive towards the end of this coming weekend in the mainland alpine region.

'Very strong' El Niño threshold reached for first time in over 10 years

The tropical Pacific Ocean is rapidly warming towards a ‘very strong’ El Niño event, with a key monitoring index this week crossing a threshold not reached for more than 10 years.

Wet start to August after 2nd-driest July on record in southwest WA

A wet spell is imminent for the first full week of August across the southwest of Western Australia, including Perth, after the region’s 2nd-driest July on record.

A Cruel Angel's Summer

As southeast Australia shivers through a cold start to August, southern Japan is sweltering through a mid-summer heatwave, possibly even “cruelly” hot.

Biggest snowfall of the season likely to develop this weekend

The strongest snowy weather system of the 2026 winter appears likely to arrive towards the end of this coming weekend in the mainland alpine region.

'Very strong' El Niño threshold reached for first time in over 10 years

The tropical Pacific Ocean is rapidly warming towards a ‘very strong’ El Niño event, with a key monitoring index this week crossing a threshold not reached for more than 10 years.

Wet start to August after 2nd-driest July on record in southwest WA

A wet spell is imminent for the first full week of August across the southwest of Western Australia, including Perth, after the region’s 2nd-driest July on record.

A Cruel Angel's Summer

As southeast Australia shivers through a cold start to August, southern Japan is sweltering through a mid-summer heatwave, possibly even “cruelly” hot.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Biggest snowfall of the season likely to develop this weekend

'Very strong' El Niño threshold reached for first time in over 10 years

Wet start to August after 2nd-driest July on record in southwest WA

A Cruel Angel's Summer

Biggest snowfall of the season likely to develop this weekend

'Very strong' El Niño threshold reached for first time in over 10 years

Wet start to August after 2nd-driest July on record in southwest WA

A Cruel Angel's Summer

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