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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

10°C

15°C

Alice Springs

15°C

23°C

Brisbane

13°C

24°C

Broome

18°C

28°C

Cairns

20°C

26°C

Canberra

4°C

14°C

Darwin

26°C

31°C

Hobart

6°C

13°C

Melbourne

11°C

13°C

Perth

10°C

22°C

Sydney

10°C

19°C

National Summary

An area of low pressure bringing in moisture from the tropics is generating showers and storms across east and southern WA, western SA and the western interior. Onshore southerlies are pushing showers along the coasts of eastern NSW and Qld. Dry and clear elsewhere under a high.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	10°C	15°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.7 - Moderate	SE 16.9km/h	SE 24.5km/h	54.1%	68.8%
Alice Springs	15°C	23°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	SE 24.8km/h	ESE 28.1km/h	29.4%	44.1%
Brisbane	13°C	24°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.9 - High	SSW 2.9km/h	NE 8.6km/h	63.2%	74.7%
Broome	18°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.3 - Very High	SSE 10.4km/h	WNW 17.6km/h	58.6%	84.5%
Cairns	20°C	26°C	25%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.6 - Extreme	SSE 11.2km/h	ESE 17.6km/h	74.1%	86.1%
Canberra	4°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.6 - Moderate	SSW 4.7km/h	S 20.5km/h	55.3%	75.2%
Darwin	26°C	31°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.7 - Extreme	NW 2.5km/h	NNW 16.2km/h	67.8%	84.1%
Hobart	6°C	13°C	50%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.6 - Moderate	WNW 20.5km/h	W 27.7km/h	54.0%	73.8%
Melbourne	11°C	13°C	22%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.9 - Moderate	SSW 24.8km/h	SSW 23.4km/h	58.5%	73.0%
Perth	10°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.7 - High	ENE 17.6km/h	E 16.9km/h	53.8%	67.0%
Sydney	10°C	19°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.8 - Moderate	W 10.8km/h	S 31.0km/h	58.0%	74.2%

Warnings

NSW

Wed 04:53 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Thursday for Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra and Batemans coasts

NSW

Wed 04:53 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

National

Wed 04:31 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

National

Wed 04:31 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southern And Western Areas

Wed 03:40 ACST

Strong Wind Warning Spencer Gulf, St Vincent, Invest St & Far West, Upper West, Lower West, Central, South Central, Upper SE & L SE coasts

VIC

Wed 04:10 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip, Western Port & West, Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

NSW

Wed 04:00 AEST

Gale Warning Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning Sydney Enclosed Waters & Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra & Batemans coasts

TAS

Wed 04:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Lower East, South East & South West coasts

Wed 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe, Albany, Esperance and Eucla coasts. Cancellation for Ningaloo Coast

QLD

Wed 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Thursday Hervey Bay, Sun Cst Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Cst Waters & Peninsula, Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay

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Australian Weather Forecast

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Forecasts for Wednesday

Warnings

News from across Australia

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Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

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Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

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