Elder Weather

A strong high pressure ridge over the mainland is directing a few showers over southern Vic and western Tas. Onshore winds are directing a few showers onto the far north Qld coast. A trough is bringing showers over WA's eastern interior.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	9°C	16°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.7 - Moderate	ESE 3.2km/h	ESE 7.6km/h	63.0%	83.5%
Alice Springs	8°C	17°C	27%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7 - High	ESE 13.0km/h	ESE 16.6km/h	44.6%	77.4%
Brisbane	12°C	22°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.7 - Moderate	SSW 7.9km/h	SE 12.2km/h	68.1%	83.8%
Broome	18°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	NW 3.2km/h	W 14.8km/h	67.3%	98.5%
Cairns	17°C	25°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.9 - Very High	SSE 16.6km/h	SE 22.7km/h	61.6%	75.0%
Canberra	4°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.6 - Moderate	SE 7.9km/h	NNW 11.9km/h	66.2%	86.1%
Darwin	24°C	31°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.2 - Very High	SE 5.0km/h	NNE 18.4km/h	61.0%	78.5%
Hobart	4°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	NNW 6.5km/h	NNE 7.2km/h	59.5%	82.4%
Melbourne	10°C	15°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	S 4.0km/h	S 9.4km/h	64.8%	90.0%
Perth	7°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.3 - Moderate	ENE 7.6km/h	ENE 6.5km/h	59.2%	77.8%
Sydney	11°C	17°C	50%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.8 - Moderate	WSW 10.8km/h	SSE 18.4km/h	67.8%	88.9%

Warnings

National

Fri 21:54 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southern Area

National

Fri 21:53 AEST

Gale Force Warning 8 For Southern Area

VIC

Fri 16:51 AEST

Frost Warning for North East

VIC

Fri 16:34 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Seven And Castle Creeks

VIC

Fri 16:33 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Latrobe River

VIC

Fri 14:00 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Avoca River

VIC

Fri 13:39 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Richardson River

VIC

Fri 13:37 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

VIC

Fri 13:32 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

VIC

Fri 10:31 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Goulburn River

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Northwest cloudband to soak Australia next week

A thick northwest cloudband could cause rain over a large area of Australia next week as a stream of tropical moisture extends thousands of kilometres from the Indian Ocean towards southeastern Australia.

Australian snow season nears one metre, but warm weather coming

The 2026 Australian snow season continues to be below average by historical standards, but the good news is that the snow depth at the highest elevations of the mainland alpine region has reached around one metre.

Records fall as El Niño strengthens

Records are being broken in the ocean and atmosphere as El Niño continues to strengthen in the tropical Pacific Ocean.

Two spectacular cloud formations over Australia

Thursday morning’s satellite image over Australia revealed two spectacular cloud formations – one on a vast scale, the other localised but just as striking when viewed at closer range.

Northwest cloudband to soak Australia next week

Australian snow season nears one metre, but warm weather coming

Records fall as El Niño strengthens

Records are being broken in the ocean and atmosphere as El Niño continues to strengthen in the tropical Pacific Ocean.

Two spectacular cloud formations over Australia

Thursday morning’s satellite image over Australia revealed two spectacular cloud formations – one on a vast scale, the other localised but just as striking when viewed at closer range.

Australian Weather Forecast

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Forecasts for Saturday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Northwest cloudband to soak Australia next week

Australian snow season nears one metre, but warm weather coming

Records fall as El Niño strengthens

Two spectacular cloud formations over Australia

Northwest cloudband to soak Australia next week

Australian snow season nears one metre, but warm weather coming

Records fall as El Niño strengthens

Two spectacular cloud formations over Australia

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