Elder Weather

A strong high over southern Australia will send blustery winds and showers across Tas, Vic and southeastern SA, while driving gusty winds across the northern and central interior. Easterly trade winds around the high will bring showers over the eastern Top End and Far North Qld.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	7°C	13°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	E 1.8km/h	W 7.2km/h	66.7%	87.3%
Alice Springs	3°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	ESE 13.0km/h	ESE 18.0km/h	57.1%	76.5%
Brisbane	10°C	22°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.7 - Moderate	WSW 4.7km/h	E 7.6km/h	48.5%	69.8%
Broome	14°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.3 - High	E 21.2km/h	SE 10.1km/h	37.5%	61.3%
Cairns	18°C	25°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.8 - High	S 15.5km/h	SE 23.4km/h	67.4%	81.3%
Canberra	-1°C	11°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	N 5.4km/h	NNW 13.3km/h	66.9%	86.6%
Darwin	20°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.7 - Very High	SE 8.6km/h	ENE 13.0km/h	51.3%	72.5%
Hobart	6°C	12°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.5 - Low	NW 16.9km/h	WNW 18.7km/h	63.3%	80.5%
Melbourne	8°C	13°C	20%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.4 - Low	WNW 7.2km/h	WSW 10.1km/h	69.0%	84.0%
Perth	9°C	21°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.5 - Moderate	NNE 6.8km/h	WNW 7.6km/h	56.1%	75.6%
Sydney	7°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.1 - Moderate	W 12.6km/h	S 11.5km/h	53.8%	66.5%

Warnings

NSW

Wed 17:17 AEST

Gale Warning for Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Sydney, Illawarra and Batemans coasts

VIC

Wed 16:49 AEST

Frost Warning for North East

NSW

Wed 16:49 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning Snowy Mountains. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes & ACT

VIC

Wed 16:15 AEST

Gale Warning Central Gippsland & E Gippslands. Strong Wind Warning C Coast. Cancelled Pt Phillip, W Port, Gippsland Lakes & West Coast

TAS

Wed 16:05 AEST

Gale Warning for Upper East, Lower East & South East coasts

QLD

Wed 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

VIC

Wed 10:56 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for North East, South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

Wed 09:30 ACST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Lower South East Coast

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Bitterly cold across the southeast with fresh snow and wild winds up high

The cold front that crossed Tasmania and the southeast mainland overnight has left up to 15 centimetres of fresh snow at higher elevations, with strong winds and low temperatures creating bitter conditions in the alpine region.

Perth facing driest July in 14 years

Perth is facing the very strong likelihood of having its driest July since 2012, with no significant rainfall expected before the end of the month.

Why do clouds float?

Clouds are made up of water droplets and ice crystals.

Midweek cold front to bring rain, snow, strong winds to the southeast

A classic midwinter cold front will surge across southeastern Australia on Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing rain, strong winds, and snow to higher elevations of Tasmania and the mainland alpine region.

Bitterly cold across the southeast with fresh snow and wild winds up high

Perth facing driest July in 14 years

Perth is facing the very strong likelihood of having its driest July since 2012, with no significant rainfall expected before the end of the month.

Why do clouds float?

Clouds are made up of water droplets and ice crystals.

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Forecasts for Thursday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Bitterly cold across the southeast with fresh snow and wild winds up high

Perth facing driest July in 14 years

Why do clouds float?

Midweek cold front to bring rain, snow, strong winds to the southeast

Bitterly cold across the southeast with fresh snow and wild winds up high

Perth facing driest July in 14 years

Why do clouds float?

Midweek cold front to bring rain, snow, strong winds to the southeast

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