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Australian Weather Forecast

For Tuesday

NOW WED THU FRI SAT

MinMax

Adelaide

7°C

17°C

Alice Springs

6°C

17°C

Brisbane

12°C

22°C

Broome

18°C

30°C

Cairns

20°C

23°C

Canberra

2°C

14°C

Darwin

22°C

31°C

Hobart

2°C

12°C

Melbourne

4°C

11°C

Perth

9°C

20°C

Sydney

11°C

16°C

National Summary

South to southeasterly winds are bringing showers to eastern parts of Qld and NSW. A trough over WA's northeast interior is triggering showers and storms. A trough over far southwest Qld is bringing the odd shower. High pressure keeps elsewhere settled.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Tuesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	7°C	17°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.4 - Low	E 9.0km/h	ENE 7.6km/h	65.3%	82.0%
Alice Springs	6°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5 - Moderate	ESE 6.5km/h	ESE 10.1km/h	70.7%	93.2%
Brisbane	12°C	22°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	SW 6.8km/h	S 6.8km/h	62.3%	79.2%
Broome	18°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.5 - High	ENE 14.8km/h	WSW 9.0km/h	60.7%	88.1%
Cairns	20°C	23°C	94%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	SSE 18.7km/h	SE 24.5km/h	79.0%	93.0%
Canberra	2°C	14°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	SSE 7.9km/h	SE 7.9km/h	68.7%	90.5%
Darwin	22°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	SE 13.0km/h	E 15.1km/h	51.2%	66.9%
Hobart	2°C	12°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.2 - Low	NW 15.8km/h	NNW 11.2km/h	68.6%	89.9%
Melbourne	4°C	11°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2 - Low	NE 7.6km/h	SSW 2.2km/h	75.0%	98.2%
Perth	9°C	20°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.1 - Moderate	E 7.2km/h	SE 6.5km/h	70.3%	89.7%
Sydney	11°C	16°C	72%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.8 - Low	SW 15.1km/h	S 17.6km/h	73.2%	93.8%

Warnings

Tue 16:27 ACST

Frost Warning for Lower South East

VIC

Tue 16:57 AEST

Frost Warning for Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West and Central

NSW

Tue 16:54 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

QLD

Tue 16:09 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & K'gari Coast

NSW

Tue 16:09 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra coasts

NSW

Tue 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Byron, Coffs and Macquarie coasts. Cancellation for Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra coasts

TAS

Tue 16:03 AEST

Road Weather Alert for icy Roads for Central North, Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley and Central Plateau

QLD

Tue 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & Peninsula, Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay and K'gari coasts

NSW, QLD

Tue 13:39 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Paroo River (Nsw)

QLD

Tue 12:33 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Bulloo River

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Pacific Ocean subsurface water now 8°C above normal – what this means for El Niño

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Why the mountains were warmer than parts of coastal Victoria last night

It was an upside-down night of weather in Victoria, with the mercury hovering well above zero overnight across the higher parts of Victoria’s alpine region, while numerous locations near the coast were slightly colder for most of the night.

New provisional high pressure record for Australia

A weather station in Tasmania has just recorded what could be the highest mean sea level pressure on record in Australia.

Melbourne’s coldest night of 2026 as five states fall below zero

Frigid temperatures were recorded overnight across southeastern Australia, as dry, cold air settled over the most heavily populated corner of the country in the wake of a cold front.

Pacific Ocean subsurface water now 8°C above normal – what this means for El Niño

A large pool of exceptionally warm water sitting below the surface of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean is laying the foundation for a prolonged and potent El Niño in the second half of 2026.

Why the mountains were warmer than parts of coastal Victoria last night

New provisional high pressure record for Australia

A weather station in Tasmania has just recorded what could be the highest mean sea level pressure on record in Australia.

Melbourne’s coldest night of 2026 as five states fall below zero

Frigid temperatures were recorded overnight across southeastern Australia, as dry, cold air settled over the most heavily populated corner of the country in the wake of a cold front.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Pacific Ocean subsurface water now 8°C above normal – what this means for El Niño

Why the mountains were warmer than parts of coastal Victoria last night

New provisional high pressure record for Australia

Melbourne’s coldest night of 2026 as five states fall below zero

Pacific Ocean subsurface water now 8°C above normal – what this means for El Niño

Why the mountains were warmer than parts of coastal Victoria last night

New provisional high pressure record for Australia

Melbourne’s coldest night of 2026 as five states fall below zero

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