Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

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MinMax
Rain showers
Adelaide

12°C

17°C

Fair
Alice Springs

15°C

23°C

Mostly cloudy
Brisbane

13°C

22°C

Clear skies
Broome

17°C

28°C

Fair
Cairns

19°C

23°C

Partly cloudy
Canberra

4°C

17°C

Clear skies
Darwin

22°C

31°C

Partly cloudy
Hobart

6°C

18°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

14°C

17°C

Cloudy
Perth

11°C

20°C

Fair
Sydney

11°C

19°C

National Summary

A strong high pressure ridge is directing showers over the east coast. A weak trough and cold front brings patchy rain and isolated storms to SA, western NSW, Vic and Tas. Another cold front and trough is driving showers across parts of southwest and central west WA.

State Forecasts

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Warnings

WA

Wed 13:01 AWST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Albany and Esperance coasts

VIC

Wed 14:53 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of North Central, North East, West and South Gippsland, Central and East Gippsland

VIC

Wed 14:53 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of North Central, North East, West and South Gippsland, Central and East Gippsland

VIC

Wed 12:45 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Avoca River

NSW

Wed 12:32 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Murray River

TAS

Wed 12:14 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Mersey River

VIC

Wed 11:53 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

VIC

Wed 11:27 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

VIC

Wed 10:42 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Goulburn River

VIC

Wed 10:37 AEST

Gale Warning for Port Phillip. Strong Wind Warning for West, Central and East Gippsland coasts

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