Elder Weather

A high will keep most of the southeast stable and dry after a cool start though skimming troughs will bring a few showers to southern Vic, Tas and far southeast NSW. Patchy light rain for southern WA ahead of a gusty front reaching the southwest late. SE'ly winds in the north.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	9°C	16°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.7 - Moderate	ENE 5.8km/h	NNW 8.3km/h	62.4%	89.6%
Alice Springs	7°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.4 - High	E 9.4km/h	ESE 17.3km/h	34.6%	56.1%
Brisbane	12°C	23°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.8 - Moderate	W 3.6km/h	N 3.2km/h	41.1%	78.3%
Broome	18°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.1 - Very High	NW 4.7km/h	W 17.3km/h	61.6%	99.1%
Cairns	17°C	25°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.5 - Very High	S 15.5km/h	SE 21.6km/h	69.0%	79.4%
Canberra	0°C	13°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	NNW 5.4km/h	NW 19.8km/h	67.1%	87.5%
Darwin	22°C	31°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.8 - Very High	ESE 6.8km/h	ENE 11.5km/h	54.0%	74.8%
Hobart	5°C	14°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.6 - Low	NW 11.9km/h	NNW 10.1km/h	64.0%	87.4%
Melbourne	7°C	15°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.4 - Low	NNE 9.0km/h	NNW 11.2km/h	61.4%	86.0%
Perth	8°C	20°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.5 - Moderate	N 3.6km/h	W 15.1km/h	67.4%	84.5%
Sydney	7°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	W 13.0km/h	NE 4.7km/h	55.9%	69.2%

Warnings

VIC

Wed 16:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast

NSW

Wed 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Eden Coast

TAS

Wed 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island & Central North and Lower East coasts

Wed 13:26 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Leeuwin and Albany coasts

VIC

Wed 11:21 AEST

Frost Warning for Northern Country, North Central, North East and Central. Cancellation for Mallee

NSW

Wed 10:33 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains

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ELDERS NEWS

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Severe wintry weather to hit southern Australia later this week

A powerful cold front will cause damaging winds, heavy rain, hail, snow and bitterly cold temperatures across the southern half of Australia towards the end of this week.

Equal-lowest South Australian minimum in five years

A deep midwinter chill descended on South Australia overnight, with the state recording its lowest minimum in three years – and the equal-lowest in five years – when Yunta fell to -5.

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.

Severe wintry weather to hit southern Australia later this week

A powerful cold front will cause damaging winds, heavy rain, hail, snow and bitterly cold temperatures across the southern half of Australia towards the end of this week.

Equal-lowest South Australian minimum in five years

A deep midwinter chill descended on South Australia overnight, with the state recording its lowest minimum in three years – and the equal-lowest in five years – when Yunta fell to -5.

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.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Severe wintry weather to hit southern Australia later this week

Equal-lowest South Australian minimum in five years

Biggest snowfall of the season likely to develop this weekend

'Very strong' El Niño threshold reached for first time in over 10 years

Severe wintry weather to hit southern Australia later this week

Equal-lowest South Australian minimum in five years

Biggest snowfall of the season likely to develop this weekend

'Very strong' El Niño threshold reached for first time in over 10 years

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