Elder Weather

A low will cross the Tasman, causing brisk winds & waves to ease & clear most rain in SE Qld & eastern NSW. A front will bring a burst of wind & showers to SA, Tas, Vic & later southern NSW. Rain will develop in WA's west as a trough & low approach. A high will keep elsewhere dry

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	13°C	17°C	74%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	NNE 19.4km/h	NNW 29.2km/h	67.4%	86.2%
Alice Springs	10°C	25°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.9 - Moderate	NW 16.9km/h	NW 28.1km/h	44.4%	68.1%
Brisbane	15°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.2 - Moderate	W 7.6km/h	WNW 3.2km/h	55.2%	72.4%
Broome	17°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.3 - High	SSW 4.7km/h	WSW 13.7km/h	45.5%	82.7%
Cairns	17°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.8 - High	S 6.5km/h	ESE 13.7km/h	67.1%	87.5%
Canberra	6°C	14°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.5 - Low	NW 8.6km/h	NW 18.4km/h	72.5%	91.9%
Darwin	20°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.9 - Very High	SE 8.6km/h	NE 8.6km/h	50.5%	70.3%
Hobart	8°C	16°C	17%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.3 - Low	WNW 15.1km/h	WNW 13.0km/h	63.4%	90.3%
Melbourne	11°C	16°C	38%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2 - Low	N 10.1km/h	N 19.1km/h	71.2%	90.2%
Perth	9°C	20°C	45%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	3.4 - Moderate	SW 16.2km/h	SW 16.2km/h	71.9%	92.1%
Sydney	12°C	20°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.7 - Low	W 15.1km/h	WNW 8.6km/h	58.2%	72.4%

Warnings

QLD

Thu 18:33 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Gold Coast Waters

NSW

Thu 16:34 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Mid North Coast, Hunter, North West Slopes and Plains and Northern Tablelands

NSW

Thu 16:34 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Mid North Coast, Hunter, North West Slopes and Plains and Northern Tablelands

NSW

Thu 16:30 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Hunter and Northern Tablelands

VIC

Thu 16:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for East Gippsland Coast

QLD

Thu 16:13 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Wide Bay and Burnett, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast

QLD

Thu 16:13 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Wide Bay and Burnett, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast

NSW

Thu 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Byron, Coffs, Batemans and Eden coasts

Thu 13:04 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Albany and Esperance coasts. Cancellation for Leeuwin Coast

TAS

Thu 13:36 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The South Esk River

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain pummelling eastern Australia

Parts of Queensland and New South Wales will continue to endure heavy rain and severe thunderstorms during the next 24 hours.

Tasmanian deluge tops 200mm

Tropical moisture has made its way all the way south to Tasmania, delivering some of the state’s heaviest daily rainfall totals on record for May.

Wettest spell of 2026 coming to Perth, southwest WA

Right on cue for the start of winter, a series of cold fronts will deliver a week of consistent showery weather for Perth and southwest WA, with light showers already scooting through the region on Wednesday morning and heavier rain likely to commence this afternoon or evening.

Flooding rain to target Tasmania and New South Wales

Heavy rain will cause flooding in parts of Tasmania on Wednesday, before a developing low pressure system causes further heavy rain and flooding in parts of New South Wales on Thursday and Friday.

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain pummelling eastern Australia

Parts of Queensland and New South Wales will continue to endure heavy rain and severe thunderstorms during the next 24 hours.

Tasmanian deluge tops 200mm

Tropical moisture has made its way all the way south to Tasmania, delivering some of the state’s heaviest daily rainfall totals on record for May.

Wettest spell of 2026 coming to Perth, southwest WA

Flooding rain to target Tasmania and New South Wales

Heavy rain will cause flooding in parts of Tasmania on Wednesday, before a developing low pressure system causes further heavy rain and flooding in parts of New South Wales on Thursday and Friday.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain pummelling eastern Australia

Tasmanian deluge tops 200mm

Wettest spell of 2026 coming to Perth, southwest WA

Flooding rain to target Tasmania and New South Wales

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain pummelling eastern Australia

Tasmanian deluge tops 200mm

Wettest spell of 2026 coming to Perth, southwest WA

Flooding rain to target Tasmania and New South Wales

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