Elder Weather

Winds will turn warmer northerly across the Nullarbor, SA, Vic & Tas ahead of a front. Storms are expected across southern parts of the country in the warmer, unstable air, while cooler air spreads across southwest WA. Storms in the tropics should remain confined to the north.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	13°C	22°C	49%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.9 - Moderate	NE 7.6km/h	NNW 10.4km/h	58.6%	89.0%
Alice Springs	17°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.8 - Very High	N 5.8km/h	NE 10.8km/h	36.9%	51.7%
Brisbane	19°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	WNW 0.7km/h	NNE 7.9km/h	62.6%	79.2%
Broome	28°C	32°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	SW 14.4km/h	W 20.5km/h	67.6%	85.0%
Cairns	22°C	29°C	12%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.3 - Extreme	SSE 16.6km/h	SE 22.7km/h	69.5%	81.8%
Canberra	10°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	NNW 5.8km/h	WNW 16.2km/h	58.5%	78.9%
Darwin	26°C	31°C	50%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	12.5 - Extreme	ESE 7.2km/h	NE 7.9km/h	75.7%	92.5%
Hobart	8°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.8 - Moderate	NW 11.5km/h	N 13.0km/h	52.5%	71.6%
Melbourne	11°C	18°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	N 2.9km/h	NNW 4.7km/h	54.1%	79.2%
Perth	13°C	21°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	SSW 4.0km/h	SW 14.0km/h	58.8%	80.8%
Sydney	18°C	25°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.5 - High	SW 10.8km/h	ESE 14.4km/h	68.8%	90.7%

Warnings

QLD

Mon 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville and Mackay coasts

National

Mon 11:37 AEST

Tropical Cyclone Technical Bulletin

National

Mon 11:03 AEST

Tropical Cyclone Information Bulletin

TAS

Mon 10:59 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Far North West, Lower East, South East, South West and Central West coasts

NSW

Mon 10:58 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for Eden Coast

VIC

Mon 10:42 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

QLD

Sat 11:15 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Eyre Creek And Moderate Flood Warning For The Georgina River

QLD

Sat 11:09 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Thomson River And Moderate Flood Warning For The Cooper Creek

QLD

Sat 11:06 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Lower Diamantina River

Wed 13:57 ACDT

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

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Showery start, brighter finish for Sydney's Easter long weekend

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