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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

13°C

20°C

Alice Springs

17°C

24°C

Brisbane

22°C

30°C

Broome

27°C

30°C

Cairns

24°C

31°C

Canberra

11°C

29°C

Darwin

28°C

34°C

Hobart

11°C

20°C

Melbourne

13°C

19°C

Perth

15°C

28°C

Sydney

16°C

27°C

National Summary

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

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	13°C	20°C	28%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.1 - Very High	S 16.2km/h	S 21.6km/h	56.0%	73.3%
Alice Springs	17°C	24°C	70%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	12.6 - Extreme	SE 14.0km/h	ESE 13.7km/h	43.6%	85.0%
Brisbane	22°C	30°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	NW 6.8km/h	NNE 9.0km/h	67.3%	88.3%
Broome	27°C	30°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.5 - Extreme	W 11.2km/h	W 15.8km/h	73.2%	97.4%
Cairns	24°C	31°C	34%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.1 - Extreme	SE 14.8km/h	E 18.0km/h	70.8%	81.3%
Canberra	11°C	29°C	48%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.9 - Very High	SW 9.4km/h	NW 16.2km/h	41.1%	72.0%
Darwin	28°C	34°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.9 - Extreme	NE 14.4km/h	NNE 20.5km/h	65.7%	77.7%
Hobart	11°C	20°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.9 - High	NW 8.6km/h	W 18.4km/h	49.4%	68.2%
Melbourne	13°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	S 13.0km/h	SSW 16.9km/h	60.2%	78.8%
Perth	15°C	28°C	17%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.7 - Very High	E 10.8km/h	SE 12.2km/h	42.0%	57.8%
Sydney	16°C	27°C	48%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9 - Very High	NW 6.5km/h	E 16.6km/h	55.3%	86.1%

Warnings

NSW

Wed 17:01 AEDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Large Hailstones, Damaging Winds And Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Northern Rivers and Northern Tablelands

NSW

Wed 17:01 AEDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Large Hailstones, Damaging Winds And Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Northern Rivers and Northern Tablelands

QLD

Wed 15:56 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging, Locally Destructive Winds, Large, Possibly Giant Hail & Heavy Rain) Wide Bay & Burnett & SE Coast

QLD

Wed 15:56 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging, Locally Destructive Winds, Large, Possibly Giant Hail & Heavy Rain) Wide Bay & Burnett & SE Coast

QLD

Wed 15:46 AEST

Severe Storm Warning - SE Queensland (Destructive Winds, Giant Hail & Rain) Gympie, Logan, Gold Cst, Redland City, Sun Cst, Bris City

QLD

Wed 15:46 AEST

Severe Storm Warning - SE Queensland (Destructive Winds, Giant Hail & Rain) Gympie, Logan, Gold Cst, Redland City, Sun Cst, Bris City

TAS

Wed 16:05 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Lower East, South East and South West coasts. Cancellation for Far North West Coast

Wed 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin and Esperance coasts

QLD

Wed 13:42 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Warrego River (Qld)

Wed 13:08 ACST

Heatwave Warning Northern Territory

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News from across Australia

One million lightning pulses in outback Australia

Warmest October on record globally as El Niño strengthens

Why northern Australia is enduring a long-running heatwave

Big week of showers and storms for outback Australia

One million lightning pulses in outback Australia

Warmest October on record globally as El Niño strengthens

Why northern Australia is enduring a long-running heatwave

Big week of showers and storms for outback Australia

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