Elder Weather

A trough will bring showers to western and northern SA and the NT interior. A firm ridge of high pressure will bring another cool morning to the nation’s southeast, then a dry day to much of the country. Showers will scatter along the east coast in moist southeasterly winds.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Sunday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	9°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.5 - Moderate	ESE 6.1km/h	ESE 11.5km/h	54.9%	76.0%
Alice Springs	8°C	18°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.7 - High	ESE 13.0km/h	ESE 11.9km/h	59.3%	88.5%
Brisbane	13°C	22°C	12%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	S 9.7km/h	ESE 15.5km/h	63.3%	79.8%
Broome	18°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	S 5.8km/h	WSW 15.8km/h	59.7%	91.8%
Cairns	17°C	23°C	59%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.5 - Very High	SSE 15.1km/h	SE 22.3km/h	73.1%	87.4%
Canberra	3°C	13°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.7 - Moderate	SE 9.7km/h	NE 15.1km/h	68.7%	94.0%
Darwin	23°C	30°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.2 - Very High	E 3.6km/h	NNE 14.8km/h	62.8%	78.4%
Hobart	4°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	NNW 6.5km/h	NE 7.9km/h	60.8%	82.1%
Melbourne	8°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	NE 2.9km/h	S 5.0km/h	71.8%	96.1%
Perth	11°C	24°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.5 - Moderate	NE 14.8km/h	NNE 15.8km/h	50.0%	66.1%
Sydney	11°C	17°C	58%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	SW 10.8km/h	SE 15.8km/h	70.1%	87.7%

Warnings

VIC

Sat 11:27 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

VIC

Sat 10:58 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Goulburn River

VIC

Sat 10:09 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Ovens And King Rivers

National

Sat 09:21 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southern Area

National

Sat 09:03 AEST

Final Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

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

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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

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Sunday

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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