Elder Weather

A low and cold front extends instability over the interior, generating rain & storms from southern Vic to the NTs interior. Unstable air drawing tropical mositure triggers showers & storms over the tropics. Hot and humid winds bring heatwave conditions to eastern NSW.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	20°C	28°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE1.3km/h	SSE10.7km/h	42.3%	60.7%
Alice Springs	24°C	34°C	27.9%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	E8.3km/h	E18.7km/h	46.3%	67.3%
Brisbane	22°C	32°C	0.3%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E2.5km/h	E6.3km/h	65.8%	84.3%
Broome	28°C	31°C	36.1%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	W18.2km/h	W25.8km/h	76.2%	87.7%
Cairns	26°C	32°C	45.1%	0.3 mm	Nil	Medium	WSW8.7km/h	WSW17.2km/h	80.7%	91.8%
Canberra	17°C	30°C	17.8%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S9.1km/h	S15.5km/h	50.2%	72.8%
Darwin	27°C	29°C	46.9%	0.2 mm	Nil	Medium	WNW7.9km/h	WNW16.9km/h	80.5%	93.2%
Hobart	10°C	22°C	0.4%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	WNW10.2km/h	WNW19.2km/h	46.3%	65.0%
Melbourne	15°C	23°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE4.7km/h	SE9.7km/h	66.2%	82.2%
Perth	20°C	36°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S4.5km/h	S11.4km/h	38.3%	55.8%
Sydney	22°C	27°C	25.5%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E9.7km/h	E15.8km/h	72.2%	87.7%

Warnings

QLD

Thu 13:17 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Dawson River

QLD

Thu 11:19 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Western River And Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Thu 10:54 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders River

QLD

Thu 09:51 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Bulloo River

NSW

Thu 10:47 AEDT

Minor Flood Warning For The Paroo River (Nsw)

QLD

Thu 09:43 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Cape River

QLD

Wed 14:07 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Eyre Creek And Final Flood Warning For The Georgina River

QLD

Wed 13:27 AEST

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

QLD

Wed 12:52 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Warrego River (Qld)

Thu 07:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Gascoyne Coast

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Outback deluge to cause flooding in SA, NT

Heavy rain will soak parts of central Australia from this weekend into next week, with potential for several hundred millimetres of rain and flooding in parts of the Northern Territory and South Australia.

Sydney had Australia’s highest temperature just before midday

At 11:50am this Wednesday, February 18, the weather station at Sydney Airport hit 35.

Rainband teases Adelaide, dampens other parched areas

The main body of a rainband crossing southeastern Australia has slid agonisingly south of Adelaide, providing only the barest rain relief of 0.

Dry year ahead possible for Australia as El Niño brews

There are early signs that El Niño and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) could team up to cause abnormally dry and warm weather in Australia later this year.

Outback deluge to cause flooding in SA, NT

Sydney had Australia’s highest temperature just before midday

At 11:50am this Wednesday, February 18, the weather station at Sydney Airport hit 35.

Rainband teases Adelaide, dampens other parched areas

The main body of a rainband crossing southeastern Australia has slid agonisingly south of Adelaide, providing only the barest rain relief of 0.

Dry year ahead possible for Australia as El Niño brews

There are early signs that El Niño and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) could team up to cause abnormally dry and warm weather in Australia later this year.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Outback deluge to cause flooding in SA, NT

Sydney had Australia’s highest temperature just before midday

Rainband teases Adelaide, dampens other parched areas

Dry year ahead possible for Australia as El Niño brews

Outback deluge to cause flooding in SA, NT

Sydney had Australia’s highest temperature just before midday

Rainband teases Adelaide, dampens other parched areas

Dry year ahead possible for Australia as El Niño brews

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