Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

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National Summary

Troughs over WA's north, the NT's southwest and SA's far north are causing showers and storms. A cold front is causing showers and storms over SA's east, Vic's west and Tas. Another trough and an unstable E'ly airflow are causing showers and storms over inland Qld and eastern NSW

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

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News from across Australia

Hobart facing rare October heat as severe heatwave continues in Tasmania

Hobart could see two 30°C days this week as a severe heatwave continues to affect parts of southern and eastern Tasmania, although a cold change is on the way.

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Rain to soak parts of Queensland, NSW for at least a week

Persistent and heavy rain will affect parts of Queensland and NSW during at least the next seven days, with some areas possibly in line to receive more than one month’s rain in a matter of days.

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Melbourne's first 30-degree days of spring

The temperature in Melbourne looks set to hit the 30-degree mark for the first time since March, with maximums of 30°C forecast for both this Thursday and Friday.

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Slow-moving Tasman Sea high to bring rain, storms and heat across Australia this week

An unusually slow-moving high pressure system centred over the Tasman Sea will cause a contrasting mix of weather across Australia this week, with heavy rain and thunderstorms in the country’s east and a spring heatwave in parts of the south.

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