Elder Weather

August snowfall prospects fading quickly for Australia’s snowfields

No significant snowfalls are indicated on the forecast models for at least the next week, meaning the 2026 Australian snow season will head towards spring with a relatively meagre snow pack and serious questions over the longevity of ski lift operations.

Australia's spring 2026 bushfire outlook: Increased risk in seven states and territories

Australia’s national bushfire outlook has been released for spring 2026, revealing that parts of seven states and territories will have an increased risk of bushfires in the next three months.

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

A burst of wet and windy weather will sweep across Victoria on Wednesday, with damaging wind gusts possible in central parts of the state, including Melbourne.

Rain spreading across inland Australia

Rain has begun to fall across parts of inland South Australia, Victoria and western New South Wales, with moderate falls likely by the end of the working week.

August snowfall prospects fading quickly for Australia’s snowfields

No significant snowfalls are indicated on the forecast models for at least the next week, meaning the 2026 Australian snow season will head towards spring with a relatively meagre snow pack and serious questions over the longevity of ski lift operations.

Australia's spring 2026 bushfire outlook: Increased risk in seven states and territories

Australia’s national bushfire outlook has been released for spring 2026, revealing that parts of seven states and territories will have an increased risk of bushfires in the next three months.

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

A burst of wet and windy weather will sweep across Victoria on Wednesday, with damaging wind gusts possible in central parts of the state, including Melbourne.

Rain spreading across inland Australia

Rain has begun to fall across parts of inland South Australia, Victoria and western New South Wales, with moderate falls likely by the end of the working week.

17 AUG 2026
Strengthening El Niño could make 2026 Earth’s warmest year on record
El Niño is strengthening so quickly that it could make 2026 become Earth’s warmest year on record.
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17 AUG 2026
Unusually warm winter week across the southeast
With two weeks left of the 2026 Australia winter, springlike warmth will spread across large parts of the most heavily populated corner of the country.
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16 AUG 2026
Businesses under pressure: how this powerful high will affect Australian industries
A very strong high pressure system centred over Tasmania will impact southern and eastern Australia’s weather over the coming days.
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16 AUG 2026
Under pressure: how this strong high is dominating southeast Australia weather
A very strong high pressure system centred over Tasmania will impact southern and eastern Australia’s weather over the coming days.
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15 AUG 2026
Northern Rivers cops heavy rainfall
While most of the nation remained dry today, the Northern Rivers region in NSW received heavy rainfall.
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14 AUG 2026
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.
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14 AUG 2026
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.
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13 AUG 2026
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.
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13 AUG 2026
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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12 AUG 2026
Last wintry burst for at least a week across southeast Australia
After heavy rain on the weekend and a spell of cooler, windy conditions in the first half of the working week as a pair of cold fronts surged across the southeast, a period of drier, stable, warmer weather lies ahead for much of the country’s most heavily populated corner.
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11 AUG 2026
Major flood risk in northern Victoria
Floodwaters continue to flow through rivers in central and northern Victoria following torrential rainfall over the last few days, with a risk of major flooding at Wangaratta this Tuesday.
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11 AUG 2026
Perth’s coldest August morning in nine years after stormy cold front
After a wet and stormy start to the week, Perth and surrounding areas just shivered through their coldest August morning in around a decade.
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10 AUG 2026
Flood warnings after heavy SE Australia rain, record August totals in parts of Vic
Extremely heavy rain has fallen across parts of Victoria, South Australia and southern New South Wales and the ACT, with numerous flood warnings in place after a very wet, relatively mild Sunday ahead of a cold front which pushed towards the east coast early on Monday morning.
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