Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

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MinMax
Fair
Adelaide

14°C

23°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

21°C

36°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

21°C

29°C

Thunderstorms
Broome

28°C

33°C

Mostly cloudy
Cairns

24°C

31°C

Fair
Canberra

13°C

28°C

Cloudy
Darwin

26°C

30°C

Rain showers
Hobart

10°C

20°C

Partly cloudy
Melbourne

14°C

22°C

Clear skies
Perth

25°C

38°C

Mostly cloudy
Sydney

18°C

24°C

National Summary

A low and cold front extends instability over the interior, generating rain & storms from southern Vic to the NTs interior. Unstable air drawing tropical mositure triggers showers & storms over the tropics. Hot and humid winds bring heatwave conditions to eastern NSW.

State Forecasts

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Warnings

QLD

Wed 10:12 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Isaac And Fitzroy Rivers, And Flood Warning For The Nogoa And Mackenzie Rivers

QLD

Wed 10:08 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Suttor River

QLD

Tue 13:44 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Thomson And Barcoo Rivers And Minor Flood Warning For The Alice River And Cooper Creek

QLD

Tue 13:32 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson, Gregory, And Albert Rivers

QLD

Tue 11:38 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Western River And Minor Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Tue 11:34 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders River

WA

Wed 08:04 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Leeuwin, Albany and Esperance coasts

SA

Wed 09:30 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning Spencer Gulf, St Vincent, Invest St, Adelaide Waters & Upper West, Lower West, Central, S Cent & Upper SE Coasts

VIC

Wed 10:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Central and Central Gippsland coasts

NSW

Wed 10:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

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