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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

7°C

19°C

Alice Springs

16°C

35°C

Brisbane

19°C

28°C

Broome

26°C

29°C

Cairns

22°C

30°C

Canberra

5°C

23°C

Darwin

27°C

32°C

Hobart

10°C

19°C

Melbourne

13°C

19°C

Perth

15°C

27°C

Sydney

13°C

22°C

National Summary

Showers & storms, some intense, are scattering across central WA, the NT & Qld, & rain in NE NSW in active troughs. A high is causing brisk winds to ease & most showers to clear in Vic, Tas & SA. The high is keeping much of the country's southern interior & WA's south dry.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	7°C	19°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	SW 4.0km/h	WSW 19.8km/h	54.2%	73.0%
Alice Springs	16°C	35°C	61%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	13 - Extreme	NE 11.9km/h	NNW 19.1km/h	62.0%	90.3%
Brisbane	19°C	28°C	29%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.3 - Extreme	WSW 4.0km/h	WSW 9.0km/h	53.1%	81.8%
Broome	26°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.7 - Extreme	W 19.1km/h	W 22.7km/h	66.6%	89.2%
Cairns	22°C	30°C	29%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.8 - Extreme	SE 9.4km/h	ENE 13.7km/h	75.6%	89.3%
Canberra	5°C	23°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.1 - Very High	SSE 3.6km/h	N 12.6km/h	53.8%	71.9%
Darwin	27°C	32°C	23%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.8 - Extreme	N 7.9km/h	NNW 14.0km/h	73.8%	90.4%
Hobart	10°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	WNW 22.3km/h	WNW 29.5km/h	51.1%	70.7%
Melbourne	13°C	19°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	SW 8.3km/h	SSW 9.0km/h	67.0%	84.5%
Perth	15°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.7 - Very High	E 16.2km/h	E 6.8km/h	36.0%	50.0%
Sydney	13°C	22°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.8 - Very High	WSW 7.2km/h	ESE 18.0km/h	52.6%	71.4%

Warnings

QLD

Wed 22:14 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central Coast and Whitsundays, Central Highlands and Coalfields and Capricornia

QLD

Wed 22:14 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central Coast and Whitsundays, Central Highlands and Coalfields and Capricornia

Wed 21:37 ACST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall, Large Hailstones And Damaging Winds) for parts of Barkly, Simpson and Tanami districts

Wed 21:37 ACST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall, Large Hailstones And Damaging Winds) for parts of Barkly, Simpson and Tanami districts

Wed 19:50 AWST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Gascoyne, Goldfields and South Interior districts

Wed 19:50 AWST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Gascoyne, Goldfields and South Interior districts

National

Wed 22:49 AEDT

Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

Wed 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Esperance Coast

Wed 21:30 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Far West Coast

TAS

Wed 22:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for East of Flinders Island & Central North, Lower East, South East & South West coasts

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Heaviest Darwin rain since April as wet season build-up escalates

Darwin recorded its first double-digit daily rainfall total since April in the 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday.

Smoke from New Guinea fires reaches northern Australia

A large plume of smoke originating from seasonal fires burning in New Guinea has drifted over the Northern Territory's Top End this week.

Late October freeze in five states

The mercury hit the freezing point in four states and one territory overnight with just five weeks remaining in spring.

Perth facing sixth consecutive month of below-average rain

Perth is facing the strong likelihood of enduring six-straight months of below-average rainfall in what historically are its six wettest months of the year.

Heaviest Darwin rain since April as wet season build-up escalates

Darwin recorded its first double-digit daily rainfall total since April in the 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday.

Smoke from New Guinea fires reaches northern Australia

A large plume of smoke originating from seasonal fires burning in New Guinea has drifted over the Northern Territory's Top End this week.

Late October freeze in five states

The mercury hit the freezing point in four states and one territory overnight with just five weeks remaining in spring.

Perth facing sixth consecutive month of below-average rain

Perth is facing the strong likelihood of enduring six-straight months of below-average rainfall in what historically are its six wettest months of the year.

Australian Weather Forecast

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Heaviest Darwin rain since April as wet season build-up escalates

Smoke from New Guinea fires reaches northern Australia

Late October freeze in five states

Perth facing sixth consecutive month of below-average rain

Heaviest Darwin rain since April as wet season build-up escalates

Smoke from New Guinea fires reaches northern Australia

Late October freeze in five states

Perth facing sixth consecutive month of below-average rain

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