Australian Weather Forecast

For Tuesday

MinMax

National Summary

A low-pressure system will bring rain and showers to the southern half of WA, SA, Vic and Tas. Meanwhile, onshore winds around a high should bring isolated showers to eastern Qld and northeast NSW. Mostly dry elsewhere under ridges of high pressure.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Tuesday

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Northwest cloudband soaks WA, southern Australia next in line

Parts of Western Australia have recorded their wettest June day in years as a northwest cloudband caused widespread rain across the state.

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El Niño shaping Australia’s winter-spring 2026 weather outlook – in maps

Australia could be in for an unusually dry and warm winter and spring this year as a developing El Niño causes high pressure systems to dominate Australia’s weather patterns in the coming months.

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Vast cloudband producing showers from Queensland to Tasmania

Showers are soaking large parts of eastern Australia on this unseasonably warm winter Wednesday, as a cloudband stretching from Queensland to well south of Tasmania crosses the continent.

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Key ocean index hits Australian El Niño threshold

Sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean have just passed Australia’s threshold for El Niño.

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