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Australian Weather Forecast

For Tuesday

NOW MON TUE WED THU

MinMax

Adelaide

16°C

24°C

Alice Springs

20°C

24°C

Brisbane

21°C

29°C

Broome

27°C

30°C

Cairns

25°C

30°C

Canberra

18°C

24°C

Darwin

27°C

29°C

Hobart

13°C

21°C

Melbourne

16°C

19°C

Perth

20°C

32°C

Sydney

22°C

27°C

National Summary

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 Tuesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	16°C	24°C	0.3%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE4.6km/h	SSE12.2km/h	48.8%	73.7%
Alice Springs	20°C	24°C	90.3%	0.2 mm	Nil	Medium	SE13.8km/h	SE25.3km/h	72.1%	100.0%
Brisbane	21°C	29°C	24.8%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE4.0km/h	ESE8.8km/h	60.5%	76.9%
Broome	27°C	30°C	49.2%	0.8 mm	Nil	Medium	SE10.6km/h	SE30.4km/h	69.7%	91.7%
Cairns	25°C	30°C	64.1%	1.5 mm	Nil	Medium	SE12.9km/h	SE31.4km/h	76.3%	95.4%
Canberra	18°C	24°C	68.1%	0.3 mm	Nil	Medium	SE5.7km/h	SE12.0km/h	72.9%	99.5%
Darwin	27°C	29°C	62.1%	1.0 mm	Nil	Medium	WNW11.5km/h	WNW26.7km/h	83.7%	96.2%
Hobart	13°C	21°C	4.2%	0.0 mm	Nil	Low	SW5.7km/h	SW12.2km/h	51.2%	84.8%
Melbourne	16°C	19°C	28.8%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSW4.2km/h	SSW11.5km/h	65.4%	95.0%
Perth	20°C	32°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE7.1km/h	SSE15.5km/h	36.5%	53.3%
Sydney	22°C	27°C	24.2%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE2.6km/h	ESE15.9km/h	69.7%	93.1%

Warnings

Sat 13:21 ACDT

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

QLD

Sat 14:57 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Georgina River And Eyre Creek

QLD

Sat 14:26 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Paroo River (Qld)

NSW

Sat 15:01 AEDT

Minor Flood Warning For The Paroo River (Nsw)

QLD

Sat 13:33 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Thomson River And Cooper Creek And Moderate Flood Warning For The Barcoo River

QLD

Sat 11:18 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Diamantina River And Minor Flood Warning For The Western River

QLD

Sat 10:13 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Bulloo River

Sun 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning Per Local & N Kimberley, Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth & Euclas. Cancelled Esperance & Bun Geographes

Sun 02:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Beagle Bonaparte, North Tiwi, Arafura and Gove Peninsula coasts

QLD

Sun 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for North East Gulf of Carpentaria, Torres Strait & Mackay and Capricornia coasts

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Update: Heavy rain drenching South Australia and Victoria, and much more to come

The low pressure system over the country’s interior has been slowly moving southward, as stated in Anthony Sharwood’s story, leading to increased heavy falls over South Australia and Victoria.

Adelaide set for wettest weekend in months in SA deluge

Heavy rain is forecast for parts of South Australia this weekend, including Adelaide, with Sunday in particular likely to be by far the wettest day of 2026 to date for the SA capital.

Sydney flash flooding after 100 mm in under three hours

Heavy rain and thunderstorms inundated parts of Sydney, the Illawarra and the Central Coast over the last 24 hours, with locally intense falls causing flash flooding in some areas.

Eastern Australia perfectly positioned for total lunar eclipse next week

A total lunar eclipse will be visible from most of Australia next week on the night of Tuesday, March 3, with eastern Australia in the best position to witness the 'blood moon’ in its entirety.

Update: Heavy rain drenching South Australia and Victoria, and much more to come

The low pressure system over the country’s interior has been slowly moving southward, as stated in Anthony Sharwood’s story, leading to increased heavy falls over South Australia and Victoria.

Adelaide set for wettest weekend in months in SA deluge

Heavy rain is forecast for parts of South Australia this weekend, including Adelaide, with Sunday in particular likely to be by far the wettest day of 2026 to date for the SA capital.

Sydney flash flooding after 100 mm in under three hours

Heavy rain and thunderstorms inundated parts of Sydney, the Illawarra and the Central Coast over the last 24 hours, with locally intense falls causing flash flooding in some areas.

Eastern Australia perfectly positioned for total lunar eclipse next week

A total lunar eclipse will be visible from most of Australia next week on the night of Tuesday, March 3, with eastern Australia in the best position to witness the 'blood moon’ in its entirety.

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News from across Australia

Update: Heavy rain drenching South Australia and Victoria, and much more to come

Adelaide set for wettest weekend in months in SA deluge

Sydney flash flooding after 100 mm in under three hours

Eastern Australia perfectly positioned for total lunar eclipse next week

Update: Heavy rain drenching South Australia and Victoria, and much more to come

Adelaide set for wettest weekend in months in SA deluge

Sydney flash flooding after 100 mm in under three hours

Eastern Australia perfectly positioned for total lunar eclipse next week

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