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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

14°C

20°C

Alice Springs

22°C

37°C

Brisbane

19°C

32°C

Broome

28°C

33°C

Cairns

23°C

31°C

Canberra

10°C

23°C

Darwin

28°C

34°C

Hobart

10°C

20°C

Melbourne

10°C

22°C

Perth

13°C

26°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	14°C	20°C	22%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.4 - Very High	WNW 14.8km/h	WSW 30.6km/h	55.8%	73.3%
Alice Springs	22°C	37°C	17%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.7 - Extreme	NNE 15.5km/h	WSW 12.6km/h	26.3%	40.0%
Brisbane	19°C	32°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	W 10.1km/h	W 10.8km/h	46.5%	67.4%
Broome	28°C	33°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.6 - Extreme	W 14.8km/h	WNW 24.5km/h	67.9%	85.1%
Cairns	23°C	31°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.2 - Extreme	N 9.7km/h	NNE 14.0km/h	69.3%	81.3%
Canberra	10°C	23°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.1 - Very High	WNW 7.2km/h	WNW 22.7km/h	59.6%	75.5%
Darwin	28°C	34°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.8 - Extreme	NNE 9.0km/h	NNW 14.8km/h	66.1%	84.2%
Hobart	10°C	20°C	31%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.8 - High	NNW 9.7km/h	NW 15.8km/h	60.5%	84.0%
Melbourne	10°C	22°C	39%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	8 - Very High	N 7.6km/h	WSW 16.9km/h	59.9%	89.1%
Perth	13°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.1 - Very High	E 10.8km/h	SSW 13.7km/h	45.7%	61.4%
Sydney	17°C	24°C	42%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.1 - Very High	SW 14.0km/h	ESE 12.6km/h	73.1%	88.2%

Warnings

VIC

Wed 04:10 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for West and Central coasts

Wed 03:40 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent, Invest St & Central, South Central, Upper South East & Lower South East coasts

Wed 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Gascoyne Coast. Cancellation for Eucla and Ningaloo coasts

TAS

Wed 04:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Far North West Coast. Cancellation for Lower East Coast

NSW

Wed 04:00 AEDT

Gale Warning Thursday Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning Thursday Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra & Batemans coasts

QLD

Tue 23:07 AEST

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

QLD

Tue 23:07 AEST

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

VIC

Tue 22:34 AEDT

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

QLD

Tue 19:46 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Bremer River And Warrill Creek

QLD, NSW

Tue 16:41 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Macintyre Brook

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Warnings

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