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	7°C	16°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.7 - Moderate	ESE 3.6km/h	ESE 10.8km/h	60.0%	84.5%
Alice Springs	8°C	17°C	31%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7 - High	ESE 10.1km/h	ESE 12.6km/h	45.3%	72.6%
Brisbane	11°C	22°C	18%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.7 - Moderate	SSW 7.2km/h	SE 11.2km/h	65.5%	82.0%
Broome	19°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	SW 3.2km/h	WSW 16.6km/h	69.4%	99.5%
Cairns	15°C	25°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.8 - Very High	SSE 16.9km/h	SE 22.0km/h	62.0%	77.0%
Canberra	2°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.6 - Moderate	SSE 6.1km/h	NNW 10.8km/h	65.9%	86.4%
Darwin	23°C	30°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.1 - Very High	ESE 6.8km/h	NNE 17.3km/h	61.1%	78.5%
Hobart	3°C	14°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	NNW 9.0km/h	NNE 9.4km/h	62.1%	82.7%
Melbourne	9°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	SSW 3.6km/h	S 9.0km/h	66.6%	90.2%
Perth	6°C	23°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.3 - Moderate	NE 13.0km/h	NNE 6.8km/h	54.2%	76.5%
Sydney	10°C	16°C	48%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.8 - Moderate	WSW 10.8km/h	SSE 11.9km/h	68.1%	90.2%

Warnings

National

Sat 15:05 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southern Area

QLD

Sat 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Townsville Coast

VIC

Sat 12:26 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Richardson River

VIC

Sat 12:22 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Avoca River

VIC

Sat 12:16 AEST

Frost Warning for North East and East Gippsland

VIC

Sat 11:40 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

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 09:03 AEST

Final Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Northwest cloudband to soak Australia next week

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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.

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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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