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Moist and unstable onshore winds are generating showers over northeast NSW and southeast Qld. A weakening cold front brings rain to southwest WA. Moist winds bring the odd shower to Tas. High pressure keeps dry conditions elsewhere.
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Today, 4:08AM UTC
Cold mornings and persistent fog chills southeastern Australia
A strong high pressure system has delivered some of the coldest weather in years across parts of Australia, with many residents reaching for an extra blanket overnight as freezing mornings gripped the southeast, as well as unusually chilly conditions extended far north into Western Australia and the Northern Territory under a very dry atmosphere. Some locations recorded their coldest morning in years, including: Braidwood, NSW: -6.1°C (coldest in 3 years), Delegate, NSW: -6.1°C (nearly 3 years), Dum In Mirrie, NT: 12.8°C (2 years), Cape Fourcroy, NT: 13.3°C (2 years), Kalumburu, WA: 8.3°C (2 years), Strathalbyn, SA: 0.6°C (2 years). Image: Synoptic chart for Sunday, July 19, 2026. Source: Weatherzone. The cold weather has been caused by a strong high pressure system sitting over southeastern Australia. High pressure overhead brings clear skies and light winds, allowing heat at the surface to effectively escape into space overnight. Normally, clouds act like a blanket by trapping some of the Earth's warmth, but with little cloud around, temperatures can fall rapidly after sunset. High pressure systems also provide ideal conditions for fog to form overnight. While morning fog usually rises and clears after sunrise, parts of inland Victoria remained shrouded in fog well into the afternoon yesterday, with similarly persistent fog likely again today. The fog blocked much of the sun's warmth, keeping temperatures low throughout the day. Image: Satellite image of a large fog patch lingering over inland parts of southeast Australia over the six hours to 4:00 pm AEST on Saturday, July 18, 2026. Source: Weatherzone. As a result, several Victorian locations recorded their coldest July day in decades, including: Stawell: 6.9°C (coldest day on record, 30 years) Longerenong: 8.1°C (24 years), Horsham: 8.1°C (22 years), Edenhope: 9.1°C (10 years), Walpeup: 9.0°C (6 years), Charlton: 8.2°C (6 years), Hopetoun Airport: 9.4°C (6 years), Swan Hill Aero: 8.9°C (6 years), Warracknabeal Airport: 7.4°C (6 years). Fog and low cloud is once again shielding much of northern Victoria from the sun this Sunday, bringing a second bitterly cold day in a row. The high pressure system is expected to keep conditions mostly dry and settled across southeastern Australia over the coming days, with light winds bringing further cold mornings and allowing fog to form and linger in some areas.
18 Jul 2026, 4:25AM UTC
Persistent rain and large waves to hit southeast Queensland and northeast NSW
A developing low pressure system off southeast Queensland is slowly edging towards the coast today and is expected to bring a period of severe coastal weather to southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales. As the low interacts with strong high pressure inland, southerly to southeasterly winds are expected to strengthen to strong-to-gale force along the coast and offshore. Image: Combined satellite and radar loop of offshore southeast Queensland over the four hours to 12:50 pm AEST on Saturday, July 18, 2026. Source: Weatherzone. The system will also funnel moisture over land, with another 30 to 50mm of rain in 24 hours possible to Sunday between North Stradbroke Island and Coffs Harbour. This comes after several days of persistent rain, with some locations already recording more than a month's worth of July rainfall, such as 76mm in 3 days at Point Lookout (70% of the monthly average), 71mm in 3 days at Cape Byron (83% of the monthly average), 53mm in 3 days at Lismore Airport (134% of the monthly average), 51mm in 3 days at Darlington (109% of the monthly average), 49mm in 2 days at Corndale (86% of the monthly average). Image: Forecast accumulated rain over northeast NSW and southeast Qld during the 24 hours ending at 10 am AEST on Sunday, July 19, 2026. Source: Weatherzone. Sustained winds are forecast to reach gale force across the K'gari coast, Byron coast, Sunshine Coast waters and Gold Coast waters through to early Sunday evening, with the strongest winds expected on Saturday evening and early Sunday morning. Powerful onshore winds will also generate large waves of 4–5 m along the Gold Coast, Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island through Sunday, with rough conditions persisting offshore into Monday and Tuesday. Damaging surf may cause coastal erosion and localised damage to coastal infrastructure. Please check the Weatherzone Warnings page for the latest warnings and advice for your area.
17 Jul 2026, 2:59AM UTC
Heaviest rain in years soaks parts of WA, more to come
Some of the heaviest rain in years has soaked parts of Western Australia over the last 24 hours, with more rain on the way on Friday and over the weekend. A rainband associated with a weakening cold front and low pressure trough delivered more than 50mm of rain to the southwest of WA during the 24 hours ending at 9am AWST on Friday, July 17. This included: 65 mm at a rain gauge near Harris Road, Bunbury 53 mm at Ferguson Valley, to the east of Bunbury, its heaviest rain in two years 51 mm at Old Mandurah Road near Ravenswood 39 mm at Badgingarra, its heaviest rain since August 2022 24 mm at Perth Airport, its heaviest rain in four months The trough that caused this rain will continue to trigger moderate to heavy falls over WA’s Central West, Lower West and Central Wheat Belt districts on Friday. According to a flood watch issued by the Bureau of Meteorology, this ongoing rain may cause localised flooding and overland inundation from late Friday, most likely in the Moore and Hill catchments, including Moora. This flooding may isolate some communities and homesteads in the region. Image: Forecast accumulated rain during the 24 hours ending at 8 pm AWST on Friday, July 17, 2026. Source: Weatherzone. Rain will continue over a broad area of the state’s west and southwest on Friday night into Saturday morning as the trough moves further inland and another cold front arrives from the Indian Ocean. By Sunday, the rainband is likely to extend across the lower Gascoyne and Goldfields districts, while a few follow-up showers linger in the state’s southwest. While there may be a few more light showers with the passage of a weak cold front on Monday and Tuesday, a large high pressure system should bring more settled weather for a few days starting from Wednesday next week.