Elder Weather

Unstable E'ly winds will fuel rain and storms over the northern tropics, heaviest over the Top End. An unstable air mass should cause a few showers and thunderstorms over SA and Vic, while onshore winds may trigger showers over the Qld coast. Mostly dry elsewhere in drier winds.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Sunday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	16°C	23°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5 - Moderate	N 13.0km/h	WNW 11.9km/h	52.9%	74.8%
Alice Springs	13°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.5 - Very High	E 6.8km/h	ESE 16.6km/h	30.8%	45.0%
Brisbane	17°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.7 - High	WSW 3.2km/h	NE 5.4km/h	52.6%	73.3%
Broome	26°C	34°C	19%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.8 - Very High	E 11.5km/h	WNW 14.8km/h	62.2%	83.8%
Cairns	23°C	29°C	22%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.5 - Very High	SSE 13.3km/h	SE 19.8km/h	74.8%	85.1%
Canberra	3°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5 - Moderate	SE 4.0km/h	NNW 9.7km/h	47.4%	77.0%
Darwin	25°C	29°C	50%	15 - 20 mm	Nil	11.7 - Extreme	ESE 14.8km/h	ENE 15.8km/h	80.3%	97.6%
Hobart	4°C	16°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	NNW 9.7km/h	ENE 9.4km/h	57.8%	80.5%
Melbourne	7°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.2 - Moderate	NNE 5.0km/h	NE 4.7km/h	50.0%	81.0%
Perth	12°C	21°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.4 - Moderate	SE 2.5km/h	WSW 8.6km/h	56.6%	81.2%
Sydney	12°C	21°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	WSW 12.2km/h	SSE 15.8km/h	58.6%	72.1%

Warnings

QLD

Thu 12:25 AEST

Final Flood Watch For Parts Of The North Tropical Coast

TAS

Thu 10:59 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) South East & Furneaux Is, Western, U Derwent, NE, NW Coast, CN, C Plateau, Midlands & E Coast

TAS

Thu 10:59 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) South East & Furneaux Is, Western, U Derwent, NE, NW Coast, CN, C Plateau, Midlands & E Coast

NSW

Thu 10:49 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

TAS

Thu 10:48 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Upper Derwent Valley and South East

NSW

Thu 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Friday for Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra and Batemans coasts

VIC

Thu 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for West, Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Thu 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning Banks Strait & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is, Derwent, Channel & CN, Lower East, South East & South West coasts

Thu 09:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Lower South East Coast

Thu 07:03 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Leeuwin and Albany coasts

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Darwin is forecast to reach 36°C this Thursday, which would make it the hottest day of 2026 to date by well over a degree.

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

On a dry autumn day across the vast majority of the continent, relatively small but intense areas of rain are dampening two corners of the country more than 3,000 kilometres apart.

Remnants of Cyclone Maila to drench Queensland

Large parts of Queensland are in for a good soaking as the remnants of ex-Tropical Cyclone Maila cross the coastline.

Cold nights, warm days in classic week of autumn weather

A classic autumn pattern of cold nights and warm days is in store for much of the country this week, after a cold front swept across southeastern Australia over the weekend.

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News from across Australia

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

Remnants of Cyclone Maila to drench Queensland

Cold nights, warm days in classic week of autumn weather

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

Remnants of Cyclone Maila to drench Queensland

Cold nights, warm days in classic week of autumn weather

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