There are no active warnings for this location.
Weather Maps
Daily Forecast
An unstable airmass followed by a cold front is producing showers & storms over southeast WA, southern SA, and later into western Vic, NSW and Tas. A tropical airmass over far north is bringing the odd shower over the Top End. Onshore winds bring the odd shower to SW WA.
Latest Warnings
AUS
Latest News
Climate Updates
Latest News
Today, 2:57AM UTC
Wild windy weather system to lash southern Australia
A deep low pressure system associated with a polar airmass is lurking over the Southern Ocean below Western Australia, and it’s set to dominate the weather in southern and southeastern Australia for the remainder of this week. As this large, dynamic system surges northwards, it will deliver rain and storms, strong winds, heat, then cold temperatures, with autumn snowfalls due by the weekend in parts of Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania. Weatherzone meteorologist Yoska Hernandez flagged this system on Easter Monday. Now that it's almost upon us, let’s break down some of its likely effects. Strong winds In systems like this, winds tend to be strongest ahead of the main cold front, due to the sharp pressure gradient (rapid change in air pressure over a relatively short distance), as dense cold air forces warm air upwards. The first cold front is due over the southeast on Friday morning, which is why widespread wind gusts of 89 km/h or higher (the purple areas) can be seen below on Friday morning’s chart. Image: Predicted maximum wind gusts 10m above ground level for SE Australia at 10am on Friday, April 10, 2026, according to the ECMWF model. Source Weatherzone. Rain and storms Rain and storms are already crossing southern parts of South Australia in an upper-level trough ahead of the main system this Wednesday. Whether the parks and gardens of Adelaide get a decent and much-needed drink remains to be seen. After a desperately dry summer with just 17.8mm of rainfall in total in three months, Adelaide had 37.8mm in March, which beat the monthly average. Image: Combined radar and satellite loop for the Adelaide area for the two hours to 11:30am (ACST) on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. Source: Weatherzone. But the city did poorly for rainfall in March compared to many parts of South Australia, which had near-record or record-breaking totals in what was the state’s 2nd-wettest March on record. On Wednesday morning, Adelaide’s mythical "rain shield" deflected heavy showers both north and south of the city. As we write this story, a direct hit looks likely. Meanwhile, showers and storms will spread east on Wednesday evening into Thursday with the pre-frontal trough. Severe thunderstorms will be possible across parts of southern SA, Vic and southern NSW, especially on Thursday. We’ll keep you updated if any severe weather warnings arise. Rising temperatures Temperatures will rise well into the 20s across most of Victoria on Thursday, with maximums in the low 30s in the state’s far northwest and in western NSW, as the engine of the Southern Ocean low drags warm air southwards from Australia’s interior. The east coast usually sees some of the hottest temperatures in these events, and so it will prove this Friday, with Sydney heading for an unseasonably warm April maximum of 33°C or 34°C. The city’s hottest April day on record was 35.6°C on April 9, 2018. Image: Predicted maximums in NSW and nearby areas on Friday, April 10, 2026, according to the ECMWF model. Source: Weatherzone. Snow and cold Snow could fall as low as low as 700 or 800 metres by Friday in Tasmania, with snow showers persisting into the weekend. On the mainland, most of the moisture in this system is projected to arrive just ahead of the coldest air, with only a few Saturday snow showers to follow above around 1400m. In the dry and stable cool airmass that settles over the southeastern mainland from Sunday onwards, the coolest minimums of 2026 to date can be expected in many areas, with light frosts possible in Canberra as the mercury nears zero overnight.
07 Apr 2026, 1:51AM UTC
Twin cyclones in the South Pacific: how will they impact Australia and New Zealand?
Two severe tropical cyclones are the dominant features on the weather charts this Tuesday, with both Cyclone Maila (currently near Papua New Guinea) and Cyclone Vaianu (currently near Fiji) set to impact weather in the Australian region. Let’s take a closer look at the two systems and their potential impacts. Cyclone Maila At 10am (AEST) this Tuesday, Cyclone Maila was located in the Solomon Sea, between the Solomon Islands and eastern Papua New Guinea. The relatively slow-moving severe category 3 system is projected to impact the far southeastern tip of PNG by Friday morning. It’s then expected to move towards the Far North Queensland coast by the weekend, potentially making landfall over the weekend or early next week. At this stage, it is not known how strong the cyclone is likely to be if and when it crosses the Australian coastline. Image: Cyclone Maila’s projected track for the next three days. Source: BoM. Why PNG rarely sees cyclones Because of its proximity to the equator, Papua New Guinea sees very few cyclones. The reason cyclones don’t form at the equator is because of the Coriolis Force (the force, caused by the spinning Earth, which makes air, water and projectiles curve). The Coriolis Force is zero at the equator and weak in nearby latitudes, meaning low pressure systems can’t develop sufficient rotation to become cyclones. But Maila formed in waters east of PNG, just far enough south to gain cyclonic strength. The PNG Weather Service named it as it formed in their jurisdiction. Cyclone Vaianu Tropical Cyclone Vaianu formed near Fiji and was named by the Fiji Meteorological Service. It is currently a category 3 severe tropical cyclone and is causing heavy rain and strong winds as it passes west of Fiji and east of Vanuatu, without making landfall in either nation. Vaianu is expected to track south during the week, more or less making a beeline towards the North Island of New Zealand. While it will no longer be a tropical cyclone, it is likely to hit Auckland and nearby areas during the weekend as an "extratropical cyclone", a type of system which can pack as much strength as a category 2 or 3 cyclone in terms of its central pressure and wind speeds. The NZ Met Service currently has no warnings in place for this system, however this is likely to change as the week rolls on. Image: Mean sea level pressure and precipitable water expected for the New Zealand region on Sunday, April 12, 2026, according to the ECMWF model. Source: Weatherzone. How rare are tropical cyclones in the Australian region in April? The Australian tropical cyclone season runs from November 1 to April 30. As the graph below shows, the number of cyclones in the Australian region drops off to an average of 1.4 in April (the light blue line). Image: Historical tropical cyclone activity by month in the Australian region. Source: BoM. Early indications are that one and possibly two more cyclones could form in northern Australian waters this week, most likely off the Northern Territory and Western Australia. We'll keep you posted.
05 Apr 2026, 11:46PM UTC
Severe storms ahead of wintry blast in southeast Australia late this week
A vigorous cold front and associated troughs are set to sweep across southeast Australia late this week, bringing a round of severe thunderstorms before a sharp transition to wintry conditions into the weekend. Ahead of the front, a prefrontal trough will move across southeast Australia on Thursday 9th, helping to spark severe thunderstorms across parts of southern SA, Vic and southern NSW. With strong winds aloft, these storms are likely to produce damaging wind gusts, with a chance of destructive winds in some areas. Independent of thunderstorms, a tightening pressure gradient will bring strong northerly to northwesterly winds, with gusts exceeding 80 km/h over elevated terrain, and reaching 90-100 km/h over the ranges of Vic, alpine regions and parts of Tas. Image: Mean sea level pressure, ECMWF 3-hourly rainfall and GFS thunderstorm forecast for 1pm EST Thursday 9th April 2026. Pre-frontal trough forecast to affect southeast Australia with severe thunderstorms. After the cold front crosses later on Thursday, a much colder airmass will sweep across the southeast on Friday 10th, with a secondary trough and low driving a noticeable shift to wintry conditions into the weekend. Conditions will become increasingly windy, with gusts potentially exceeding 100 km/h across exposed and elevated areas Image: Access-G 10m wind gusts for 10am EST Friday 10th April 2026. As colder air deepens across the region, snow may fall as low as around 600 metres in parts of Tas, while the odd flurry may extend into the Victorian ranges above 1000 metres if the cold air pushes far enough north. Cold air thunderstorms with small hail are also possible, marking a notable early-season wintry outbreak for April across southeast Australia. Image: ECMWF precipitation type for 7am EST Saturday 11th April 2026.