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 Friday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	17°C	31°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE4.4km/h	SSE12.4km/h	32.3%	51.3%
Alice Springs	22°C	31°C	58.7%	0.8 mm	Nil	Medium	ENE3.2km/h	ENE15.1km/h	53.4%	86.9%
Brisbane	22°C	31°C	3.7%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E4.2km/h	E9.3km/h	54.3%	72.0%
Broome	26°C	29°C	62.0%	1.4 mm	Nil	Medium	NNE11.7km/h	NNE30.0km/h	74.8%	97.4%
Cairns	25°C	30°C	57.7%	0.9 mm	Nil	Medium	SE11.1km/h	SE23.4km/h	78.4%	94.4%
Canberra	16°C	34°C	0.2%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSW8.0km/h	SSW17.4km/h	36.2%	63.8%
Darwin	26°C	30°C	41.8%	0.3 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE1.4km/h	ESE6.6km/h	75.4%	88.2%
Hobart	14°C	20°C	0.4%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	WNW11.4km/h	WNW19.4km/h	50.5%	67.1%
Melbourne	14°C	25°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S7.3km/h	S13.2km/h	56.5%	74.0%
Perth	18°C	32°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE10.4km/h	SE18.9km/h	33.2%	51.9%
Sydney	22°C	29°C	6.9%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE3.3km/h	SSE12.9km/h	66.8%	90.7%

Warnings

QLD

Wed 12:26 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For Eyre Creek

QLD

Wed 10:34 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Thomson River And Cooper Creek And Final Flood Warning For The Barcoo River

QLD

Wed 10:19 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Wed 08:57 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Lower Flinders River

Wed 15:02 AWST

Fire Weather Warning for Swan Inland North

Wed 16:17 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth Local Waters & Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe and Leeuwin coasts

VIC

Wed 16:01 AEDT

Fire Weather Warning for North East

NSW

Wed 16:02 AEDT

Fire Weather Warning for Australian Capital Territory

TAS

Wed 18:54 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Upper East, South East, South West and Central West coasts

Wed 13:34 AWST

Heatwave Warning Western Australia

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Extreme fire danger in four Australian states

Hot and windy conditions will cause Extreme fire danger in parts of Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia on Wednesday, with total fire bans in place for some areas.

Southeastern Australia's driest January in 17 years

In news that won’t surprise residents of Melbourne, Adelaide or plenty of other places in Australia's most heavily populated corner, southeastern Australia just had its driest January since 2009.

Pilbara tropical cyclone possible this weekend

A low pressure system currently causing heavy rain over the Northern Territory could develop into a tropical cyclone near the Pilbara coast later this week.

Sub-zero summer minimums in four states

Temperatures dropped well below zero overnight in Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and the ACT, just days after one of southeastern Australia’s most intense heatwaves in recorded history.

Extreme fire danger in four Australian states

Hot and windy conditions will cause Extreme fire danger in parts of Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia on Wednesday, with total fire bans in place for some areas.

Southeastern Australia's driest January in 17 years

In news that won’t surprise residents of Melbourne, Adelaide or plenty of other places in Australia's most heavily populated corner, southeastern Australia just had its driest January since 2009.

Pilbara tropical cyclone possible this weekend

A low pressure system currently causing heavy rain over the Northern Territory could develop into a tropical cyclone near the Pilbara coast later this week.

Sub-zero summer minimums in four states

Temperatures dropped well below zero overnight in Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and the ACT, just days after one of southeastern Australia’s most intense heatwaves in recorded history.

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News from across Australia

Extreme fire danger in four Australian states

Southeastern Australia's driest January in 17 years

Pilbara tropical cyclone possible this weekend

Sub-zero summer minimums in four states

Extreme fire danger in four Australian states

Southeastern Australia's driest January in 17 years

Pilbara tropical cyclone possible this weekend

Sub-zero summer minimums in four states

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