Elder Weather

Unstable onshore winds will bring a few showers & the odd storm to coastal north Qld. A broad high pressure system will push showers into parts of Tas, Vic & southern WA & SA, while maintaining breezy conditions across the southeast, north & interior.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Saturday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	11°C	18°C	48%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	SSE 2.2km/h	S 13.7km/h	68.9%	92.5%
Alice Springs	2°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.6 - High	SE 13.0km/h	ESE 22.7km/h	47.7%	69.5%
Brisbane	11°C	24°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.4 - Moderate	SW 6.5km/h	E 5.8km/h	51.0%	69.6%
Broome	21°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.1 - Very High	ESE 25.6km/h	ESE 17.6km/h	34.9%	56.6%
Cairns	22°C	27°C	41%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.1 - Very High	SSE 27.4km/h	SSE 25.6km/h	72.0%	87.6%
Canberra	5°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.3 - Moderate	WNW 2.5km/h	NNW 11.2km/h	70.4%	88.8%
Darwin	22°C	32°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.3 - Very High	SE 17.3km/h	E 14.0km/h	58.1%	71.0%
Hobart	9°C	18°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2 - Low	NW 9.0km/h	W 16.2km/h	61.5%	80.0%
Melbourne	12°C	16°C	60%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.7 - Low	SW 7.2km/h	S 9.0km/h	77.6%	99.0%
Perth	12°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.4 - Moderate	NE 12.2km/h	ENE 12.2km/h	39.7%	53.2%
Sydney	12°C	21°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.6 - Moderate	W 17.6km/h	SSE 12.6km/h	62.9%	75.6%

Warnings

NSW

Sat 10:57 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Hunter and Sydney coasts

NSW

Sat 10:15 AEST

Cancelled Road Weather Alert for Canberra

TAS

Sat 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Lower East, South East and South West coasts

NSW

Sat 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Eden Coast. Cancellation for Illawarra Coast

QLD

Sat 09:23 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula, Cooktown and Cairns coasts. Cancellation for South East Gulf of Carpentaria

Sat 07:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Pilbara Coast East and Pilbara Coast West

Sat 08:30 ACST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Roper Groote Coast

NSW

Fri 10:56 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains

Thu 12:59 ACST

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Rain returning to Australia’s east coast next week

Parts of Australia’s east coast could see rain every day next week as onshore winds combine with abnormally warm seas, with both Sydney and Brisbane in line for a string of wet days.

Frosty weekend ahead in at least six states

Chilly nights with inland frosts are likely across a large portion of Australia this weekend, with the potential for the mercury to reach the freezing point in all states and territories except Western Australia.

Bitterly cold airmass brings snow, freezing temperatures to southeast Australia

Frigid temperatures have set in across southeastern Australia, with showers, small hail, snowfalls and icy winds all part of the mix on what promises to be the coldest day of 2026 to date in many locations.

Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide to chill through coldest day so far this year

A burst of wintry weather will send shivers across southeastern Australia during the next two days, with some places to have their coldest day so far this year and snow to reach low levels in several states.

Rain returning to Australia’s east coast next week

Parts of Australia’s east coast could see rain every day next week as onshore winds combine with abnormally warm seas, with both Sydney and Brisbane in line for a string of wet days.

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Forecasts for Saturday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Rain returning to Australia’s east coast next week

Frosty weekend ahead in at least six states

Bitterly cold airmass brings snow, freezing temperatures to southeast Australia

Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide to chill through coldest day so far this year

Rain returning to Australia’s east coast next week

Frosty weekend ahead in at least six states

Bitterly cold airmass brings snow, freezing temperatures to southeast Australia

Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide to chill through coldest day so far this year

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