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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

11°C

24°C

Alice Springs

22°C

35°C

Brisbane

21°C

30°C

Broome

28°C

33°C

Cairns

23°C

30°C

Canberra

10°C

23°C

Darwin

28°C

33°C

Hobart

11°C

20°C

Melbourne

11°C

22°C

Perth

14°C

21°C

Sydney

17°C

24°C

National Summary

Moist unstable winds drive showers and thunderstorms over parts of eastern NSW, Qld and the eastern NT. A weak cold front brings a few showers to southwest WA. High pressure brings settled weather over the country's south and southeast.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	11°C	24°C	28%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9 - Very High	NNW 5.4km/h	W 13.0km/h	55.0%	75.2%
Alice Springs	22°C	35°C	48%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	13.2 - Extreme	ESE 32.8km/h	SE 15.5km/h	26.0%	44.9%
Brisbane	21°C	30°C	46%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	NW 2.2km/h	N 0.0km/h	66.0%	95.3%
Broome	28°C	33°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.8 - Extreme	W 14.0km/h	WNW 24.8km/h	63.8%	82.2%
Cairns	23°C	30°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.5 - Extreme	N 7.2km/h	NNE 13.7km/h	72.4%	83.6%
Canberra	10°C	23°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9 - Very High	WNW 7.2km/h	WNW 22.7km/h	60.2%	75.4%
Darwin	28°C	33°C	19%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	13.1 - Extreme	NNW 6.8km/h	WNW 14.4km/h	69.0%	83.8%
Hobart	11°C	20°C	32%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.8 - High	NNW 10.4km/h	NW 15.8km/h	59.8%	84.9%
Melbourne	11°C	22°C	39%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	7.9 - High	N 7.6km/h	W 16.2km/h	59.7%	89.0%
Perth	14°C	21°C	33%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.8 - Very High	SSW 16.6km/h	SW 18.4km/h	61.7%	77.9%
Sydney	17°C	24°C	35%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.1 - Very High	SW 14.8km/h	ESE 12.6km/h	73.3%	88.2%

Warnings

VIC

Tue 22:34 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland

QLD

Tue 21:21 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Hail, Damaging Winds & Heavy Rain) Central Coast & Whitsundays, Central Highlands & Coalfields & Capricornia

QLD

Tue 21:21 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Hail, Damaging Winds & Heavy Rain) Central Coast & Whitsundays, Central Highlands & Coalfields & Capricornia

Tue 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Ningaloo, Gascoyne and Eucla coasts

Tue 21:30 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning Wednesday Spencer Gulf, Investigator Strait & Central, South Central, Upper South East & Lower South East coasts

TAS

Tue 22:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Far North West Coast

VIC

Tue 22:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for West and Central coasts

QLD

Tue 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Gold Coast Waters

NSW

Tue 22:00 AEDT

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Byron Coast

QLD

Tue 19:46 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Bremer River And Warrill Creek

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Warnings

News from across Australia

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