Elder Weather

A high will bring a cold morning & dry day to much of southeastern & central Australia. The high will clear most rain from WA's west & cause winds to turn warmer northeasterly in the area. Showers will affect parts of the east coast in brisk southerly winds.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Thursday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	7°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.7 - High	ENE 2.9km/h	WSW 9.0km/h	56.6%	71.6%
Alice Springs	9°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.3 - Very High	ESE 24.5km/h	ESE 25.9km/h	26.8%	36.7%
Brisbane	13°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	SSW 10.1km/h	SE 14.4km/h	47.0%	62.9%
Broome	23°C	33°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.9 - Very High	E 18.4km/h	NNW 15.1km/h	47.8%	81.8%
Cairns	18°C	26°C	27%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	SSE 14.8km/h	SE 23.8km/h	67.3%	83.1%
Canberra	1°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	SSE 5.0km/h	NNW 18.0km/h	55.0%	74.7%
Darwin	25°C	32°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.1 - Extreme	ESE 9.0km/h	ENE 19.1km/h	52.0%	67.0%
Hobart	9°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.3 - Moderate	WNW 21.2km/h	WNW 28.1km/h	52.4%	62.8%
Melbourne	10°C	15°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.4 - Moderate	WSW 8.3km/h	SSW 10.1km/h	65.3%	81.0%
Perth	17°C	27°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8 - Very High	N 13.0km/h	WNW 14.0km/h	56.0%	85.2%
Sydney	10°C	18°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	SW 15.8km/h	SE 12.6km/h	54.1%	73.2%

Warnings

Wed 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Esperance Coast

QLD

Wed 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Coast Waters & K'gari Coast

Wed 09:42 ACST

Frost Warning for Upper South East and Lower South East

VIC

Wed 10:12 AEST

Frost Warning for North East

NSW

Wed 10:09 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning Northern Tablelands & Snowy Mountains. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning Southern Tablelands & ACT

Wed 09:35 ACST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Flinders

NSW

Wed 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning Byron, Coffs & Eden coasts. Strong Wind Warning Sydney Enclosed Waters & Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra & Batemanss

VIC

Wed 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast. Cancellation for Central Gippsland Coast

TAS

Wed 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning East of Flinders Is & Upper East, Lower E, South East & South West coasts. Cancelled Storm Bay & Far NW & CW coasts

NSW

Wed 05:13 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Hunter and Sydney coasts

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Six-metre waves and cold southerly winds sweep up Australia's east coast

Maximum wave heights nearing six metres were recorded near Sydney on Wednesday morning as cold and blustery southerly winds caused a sharp temperature drop along Australia’s east coast.

Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone?

The Atlantic basin is experiencing a prolonged lull of hurricane activity that has not been seen for 85 years.

Heavy snowfalls in Tasmania as cold front bites

Temperatures are dropping rapidly as a cold front surges across southeastern Australia, with the coldest air enveloping Tasmania and leaving our southernmost state with a heavy coating of snow to low levels this Tuesday.

Icy, gusty cold front to whip through southeastern Australia

A brief return to chilly weather is on its way to southeastern Australia, with Tasmania and parts of the mainland in line for a wild, windy, very wintry Tuesday.

Six-metre waves and cold southerly winds sweep up Australia's east coast

Maximum wave heights nearing six metres were recorded near Sydney on Wednesday morning as cold and blustery southerly winds caused a sharp temperature drop along Australia’s east coast.

Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone?

The Atlantic basin is experiencing a prolonged lull of hurricane activity that has not been seen for 85 years.

Heavy snowfalls in Tasmania as cold front bites

Icy, gusty cold front to whip through southeastern Australia

A brief return to chilly weather is on its way to southeastern Australia, with Tasmania and parts of the mainland in line for a wild, windy, very wintry Tuesday.

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News from across Australia

Six-metre waves and cold southerly winds sweep up Australia's east coast

Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone?

Heavy snowfalls in Tasmania as cold front bites

Icy, gusty cold front to whip through southeastern Australia

Six-metre waves and cold southerly winds sweep up Australia's east coast

Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone?

Heavy snowfalls in Tasmania as cold front bites

Icy, gusty cold front to whip through southeastern Australia

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