Forecast

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	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	SW 4.0km/h	WSW 19.8km/h	54.1%	72.9%
Alice Springs	16°C	35°C	56%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	13 - Extreme	NE 11.9km/h	NNW 19.1km/h	61.8%	90.3%
Brisbane	19°C	28°C	29%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.3 - Extreme	WSW 4.0km/h	WSW 9.0km/h	52.7%	82.3%
Broome	26°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.7 - Extreme	W 19.1km/h	W 22.7km/h	66.7%	89.2%
Cairns	22°C	30°C	31%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.8 - Extreme	SE 9.4km/h	ENE 13.7km/h	75.6%	89.4%
Canberra	4°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.1 - Very High	W 9.4km/h	W 21.2km/h	48.5%	64.3%
Darwin	27°C	32°C	28%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.8 - Extreme	N 7.9km/h	NNW 14.0km/h	73.9%	90.1%
Hobart	11°C	18°C	26%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.2 - High	WNW 25.2km/h	W 23.4km/h	49.8%	72.2%
Melbourne	10°C	17°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.5 - Very High	WNW 6.8km/h	WSW 11.2km/h	61.4%	81.4%
Perth	15°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.7 - Very High	E 16.2km/h	E 6.8km/h	36.0%	49.6%
Sydney	14°C	23°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.8 - High	W 14.8km/h	SW 21.6km/h	41.1%	66.9%

Warnings

QLD

Wed 19:45 AEST

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

QLD

Wed 19:45 AEST

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

Wed 17:42 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Goldfields, Gascoyne and South Interior districts

Wed 17:42 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Goldfields, Gascoyne and South Interior districts

Wed 19:08 ACST

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

Wed 19:08 ACST

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

National

Wed 19:14 AEDT

Gale Warning 8 For Southeastern And Southern Areas

Wed 15:41 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Esperance Coast

Wed 18:11 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Far West Coast

TAS

Wed 18:41 AEDT

Gale Warning for South East Coast

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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.

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Forecasts for Wednesday

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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