Elder Weather

A strong high over southern Australia is sending blustery winds and showers across Tas, southern Vic and southeastern SA, while driving gusty winds across the northern and central interior. Easterly winds around the high bring showers over the eastern Top End.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	5°C	14°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	E 2.9km/h	WNW 7.9km/h	66.5%	89.5%
Alice Springs	2°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	ESE 8.6km/h	ESE 19.8km/h	58.8%	77.5%
Brisbane	11°C	21°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.6 - Moderate	SSW 5.0km/h	ESE 10.4km/h	58.9%	73.5%
Broome	13°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.2 - High	E 21.2km/h	ESE 9.4km/h	38.4%	67.2%
Cairns	17°C	25°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8 - Very High	SSE 17.6km/h	SE 25.6km/h	64.2%	76.2%
Canberra	-1°C	13°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.8 - Low	SE 7.6km/h	NNW 9.0km/h	60.0%	79.9%
Darwin	19°C	30°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.7 - Very High	SE 6.1km/h	ENE 13.3km/h	51.2%	70.0%
Hobart	6°C	14°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.6 - Low	NNW 12.6km/h	NW 12.2km/h	63.8%	81.7%
Melbourne	6°C	13°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	N 3.6km/h	SE 3.2km/h	70.0%	88.9%
Perth	6°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.5 - Moderate	NE 11.2km/h	WNW 9.0km/h	58.4%	79.5%
Sydney	8°C	17°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	W 11.5km/h	S 14.4km/h	57.5%	73.9%

Warnings

NSW

Thu 22:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Eden Coast

QLD

Thu 21:08 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

Thu 20:38 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Roper Groote Coast

Thu 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Leeuwin and Albany coasts

Thu 16:43 ACST

Frost Warning for Mid North, Upper South East and Lower South East

VIC

Thu 16:19 AEST

Severe Frost Warning for North East. Frost Warning for Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, South West, Central and East Gippsland

NSW

Thu 16:18 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Darwin shivers through coldest two nights of the year

Residents of the Northern Territory’s Top End and adjacent parts of Western Australia have endured their coldest nights of the year, with minimum temperatures plunging several degrees below the July average.

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.