Elder Weather

A cold front and trough will bring gusty showers to southern WA and western SA. Onshore winds will send showers over coastal Qld, north NSW and western Tas. Otherwise, clear and dry under high pressure.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	9°C	18°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.4 - Moderate	NE 9.4km/h	N 16.6km/h	52.2%	77.4%
Alice Springs	7°C	25°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.6 - High	NE 7.2km/h	ENE 6.5km/h	39.0%	57.6%
Brisbane	11°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.8 - Moderate	WSW 4.0km/h	NNE 4.0km/h	49.1%	80.2%
Broome	18°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	N 3.6km/h	W 17.3km/h	64.7%	97.5%
Cairns	17°C	25°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.5 - Very High	S 13.7km/h	SE 20.9km/h	72.9%	86.6%
Canberra	-1°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	NE 4.0km/h	NW 12.6km/h	64.4%	86.6%
Darwin	22°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.7 - Very High	ENE 5.4km/h	NE 12.2km/h	59.0%	77.2%
Hobart	5°C	13°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.8 - Low	NNW 10.8km/h	NNW 9.4km/h	56.5%	85.0%
Melbourne	9°C	16°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	N 9.7km/h	N 12.2km/h	59.1%	82.5%
Perth	11°C	18°C	76%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	NW 5.4km/h	W 17.3km/h	70.5%	93.5%
Sydney	6°C	17°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.6 - Moderate	WNW 10.8km/h	ESE 7.9km/h	54.7%	76.5%

Warnings

NSW

Tue 22:29 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains

VIC

Tue 22:13 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for East Gippsland Coast

NSW

Tue 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Eden Coast

National

Tue 21:55 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

VIC

Tue 16:54 AEST

Frost Warning for Mallee

Tue 16:24 ACST

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

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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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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