Forecast

A cold front crossing Tasman Sea, bringing showers, strong winds, falling as snow over Tas highlands. Moist winds generating showers over coastal Qld. High pressure elsewhere is bringing largely clear and settled conditions.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	8°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	E 5.8km/h	W 6.5km/h	71.2%	93.1%
Alice Springs	4°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.3 - Moderate	ESE 11.2km/h	ESE 24.5km/h	64.1%	79.1%
Brisbane	9°C	20°C	12%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	WSW 7.6km/h	S 10.4km/h	50.0%	66.7%
Broome	20°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.9 - High	E 28.1km/h	ESE 14.4km/h	37.5%	59.0%
Cairns	19°C	26°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.4 - High	S 20.9km/h	SE 25.2km/h	68.2%	82.8%
Canberra	1°C	14°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	ENE 2.9km/h	NW 14.0km/h	64.4%	92.8%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.9 - Very High	SE 17.3km/h	ESE 18.4km/h	47.8%	67.9%
Hobart	9°C	16°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.2 - Low	NW 29.9km/h	WNW 18.0km/h	62.9%	84.8%
Melbourne	7°C	14°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.8 - Low	NNW 9.0km/h	WSW 10.8km/h	71.6%	92.3%
Perth	9°C	24°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.7 - Moderate	NE 12.6km/h	NNE 13.7km/h	47.4%	65.1%
Sydney	10°C	16°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.4 - Low	WSW 18.0km/h	SSW 18.4km/h	59.9%	74.8%

Warnings

NSW

Wed 12:31 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

QLD

Wed 12:31 AEST

Strong Wind Warning SE Gulf of Carpentaria, Hervey Bay, Sun Cst Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Cst Waters & Peninsula, Cooktown, Cairns

TAS

Wed 11:27 AEST

Gale Warning South East & South West coasts. Strong Wind Warning Banks St & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is & Far NW, CN & CW coasts

VIC

Wed 11:04 AEST

Frost Warning for North East

Wed 10:34 ACST

Frost Warning for Mid North, Riverland and Murraylands

VIC

Wed 10:56 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Seven Creeks

NSW

Wed 10:55 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

Wed 10:21 ACST

Cancelled Road Weather Alert for Adelaide

VIC

Wed 10:31 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Ovens And King Rivers

VIC

Wed 10:23 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Mercury plummets below zero in all states and territories except the NT

Sub-zero minimum temperatures were recorded in seven of the eight Australian states and territories overnight, with only the Northern Territory failing to record a freezing temperature.

Multi-day deluge looming for northern NSW

A multi-day midwinter heavy rainfall event is looking increasingly likely for the North Coast of New South Wales and immediately adjacent areas, including just over the Queensland border.

Snow falls to low levels in Tasmania

Heavy snow has fallen across Tasmania, with light snow falling to levels as low as 600 metres, while snowfall totals likely exceeded 20 centimetres at some locations above about 1000 metres.

Wind gust of 163 km/h in Tasmania, the equivalent of category 2 cyclone

A wind gust of 163 km/h was recorded in the southern Tasmanian outpost of Maatsuyker Island around dawn on Monday morning, as a vigorous westerly airstream lashes southeastern Australia.

Mercury plummets below zero in all states and territories except the NT

Sub-zero minimum temperatures were recorded in seven of the eight Australian states and territories overnight, with only the Northern Territory failing to record a freezing temperature.

Multi-day deluge looming for northern NSW

A multi-day midwinter heavy rainfall event is looking increasingly likely for the North Coast of New South Wales and immediately adjacent areas, including just over the Queensland border.

Snow falls to low levels in Tasmania

Heavy snow has fallen across Tasmania, with light snow falling to levels as low as 600 metres, while snowfall totals likely exceeded 20 centimetres at some locations above about 1000 metres.

Wind gust of 163 km/h in Tasmania, the equivalent of category 2 cyclone

A wind gust of 163 km/h was recorded in the southern Tasmanian outpost of Maatsuyker Island around dawn on Monday morning, as a vigorous westerly airstream lashes southeastern Australia.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Mercury plummets below zero in all states and territories except the NT

Multi-day deluge looming for northern NSW

Snow falls to low levels in Tasmania

Wind gust of 163 km/h in Tasmania, the equivalent of category 2 cyclone

Mercury plummets below zero in all states and territories except the NT

Multi-day deluge looming for northern NSW

Snow falls to low levels in Tasmania

Wind gust of 163 km/h in Tasmania, the equivalent of category 2 cyclone

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