Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

MinMax

National Summary

Showers & storms are scattering across much of WA & central Australia as moist air feeds a broad trough. Isolated showers & storms are affecting inland NSW & eastern Vic in another trough. Highs are keeping much of Qld, Tas, southern SA & far southern WA dry.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

One million lightning pulses in outback Australia

A spectacular atmospheric light show illuminated the interior of Western Australia and parts of the Northern Territory and South Australia overnight, with more than one million lightning pulses detected in the 24 hours to 7 am (AWST) within 800 kilometres of Carnegie – a cattle station in WA's arid interior.

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Warmest October on record globally as El Niño strengthens

Last month was the warmest October on record globally and the third consecutive month to exceed 1.

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Why northern Australia is enduring a long-running heatwave

A huge swathe of northern Australia is enduring an extended period of heatwave conditions, with maximum and minimum temperatures well above average for this time of year.

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Big week of showers and storms for outback Australia

Showers and storms will develop across a large portion of Australia this week, including in relatively dry parts of the interior.

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