Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

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MinMax
Fair
Adelaide

14°C

24°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

21°C

35°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

21°C

29°C

Thunderstorms
Broome

29°C

33°C

Mostly cloudy
Cairns

24°C

32°C

Fair
Canberra

13°C

31°C

Cloudy
Darwin

26°C

31°C

Rain showers
Hobart

10°C

19°C

Partly cloudy
Melbourne

14°C

22°C

Clear skies
Perth

25°C

38°C

Mostly cloudy
Sydney

18°C

25°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 16:12 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For Isaac & Fitzroy Rivers, Flood Warning For Mackenzie River, & Final Flood Warning For Nogoa River

QLD

Wed 15:33 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Georgina River And Moderate Flood Warning For Eyre Creek

QLD

Wed 14:37 AEST

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

QLD

Wed 13:30 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson, Gregory, And Albert Rivers

QLD

Wed 12:43 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Lower Flinders River

QLD

Wed 11:50 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Wed 10:08 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Suttor River

WA

Wed 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Leeuwin, Albany and Esperance coasts

NT

Wed 14:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Arafura and Gove Peninsula coasts

SA

Wed 15:30 ACDT

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

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