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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

26°C

30°C

Cairns

24°C

31°C

Canberra

11°C

29°C

Darwin

28°C

35°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	43.7%	86.2%
Brisbane	22°C	30°C	20%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	NW 6.8km/h	NNE 9.0km/h	68.9%	89.1%
Broome	26°C	30°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.5 - Extreme	W 11.2km/h	W 15.5km/h	73.5%	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	46%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.9 - Very High	SW 9.4km/h	NW 16.2km/h	41.1%	70.7%
Darwin	28°C	35°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.9 - Extreme	NE 14.4km/h	NNE 20.5km/h	65.4%	77.3%
Hobart	11°C	20°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.9 - High	NW 8.6km/h	W 18.4km/h	49.4%	68.3%
Melbourne	13°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	S 13.0km/h	SSW 16.9km/h	60.1%	79.0%
Perth	15°C	28°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.7 - Very High	E 10.8km/h	SE 12.2km/h	42.0%	56.6%
Sydney	16°C	27°C	46%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9 - Very High	NW 6.5km/h	E 16.6km/h	55.2%	86.1%

Warnings

Wed 14:40 AWST

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

Wed 14:40 AWST

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

QLD

Wed 16:39 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning - SE Queensland (Winds, Hail & Heavy Rain) Gympie, Redland City, Bris City, Noosa & Moreton Bay Council

QLD

Wed 16:39 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning - SE Queensland (Winds, Hail & Heavy Rain) Gympie, Redland City, Bris City, Noosa & Moreton Bay Council

QLD

Wed 16:38 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds, Large Hailstones And Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast

QLD

Wed 16:38 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds, Large Hailstones And Heavy Rainfall) for parts of Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast

NSW

Wed 17:31 AEDT

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

NSW

Wed 17:31 AEDT

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

National

Wed 17:09 AEDT

Gale Warning 7 For Southern Area

National

Wed 17:09 AEDT

Gale Warning 8 For Western And Southern Areas

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Severe thunderstorm warnings for giant hail issued for parts of Qld, NSW

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Severe thunderstorm warnings for giant hail issued for parts of Qld, NSW

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Warmest October on record globally as El Niño strengthens

Last month was the warmest October on record globally and the third consecutive month to exceed 1.

Why northern Australia is enduring a long-running heatwave

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Severe thunderstorm warnings for giant hail issued for parts of Qld, NSW

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

Severe thunderstorm warnings for giant hail issued for parts of Qld, NSW

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

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