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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

9°C

23°C

Alice Springs

15°C

31°C

Brisbane

19°C

29°C

Broome

25°C

31°C

Cairns

18°C

28°C

Canberra

5°C

17°C

Darwin

26°C

31°C

Hobart

5°C

15°C

Melbourne

10°C

16°C

Perth

14°C

22°C

Sydney

14°C

19°C

National Summary

Troughs are producing showers and storms over southern Qld and southern WA. Southerly winds send a few gusty showers over the eastern seaboard. A cold front approaching late brings showers to southwest WA. Dry elsewhere under high pressure.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	9°C	23°C	37%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	E 11.5km/h	NNE 13.0km/h	45.0%	58.6%
Alice Springs	15°C	31°C	14%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	ESE 22.3km/h	ESE 13.7km/h	31.7%	44.1%
Brisbane	19°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.7 - Very High	SSE 7.6km/h	SE 20.5km/h	58.5%	80.7%
Broome	25°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.1 - Extreme	WNW 11.2km/h	WNW 24.5km/h	62.9%	86.9%
Cairns	18°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.9 - Extreme	SSE 10.1km/h	ESE 15.1km/h	71.5%	83.7%
Canberra	5°C	17°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.9 - High	SSE 18.0km/h	E 11.5km/h	46.1%	64.8%
Darwin	26°C	31°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.6 - Extreme	N 5.0km/h	NNW 17.3km/h	67.5%	81.0%
Hobart	5°C	15°C	17%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.4 - High	N 6.5km/h	ENE 13.3km/h	48.3%	65.6%
Melbourne	10°C	16°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.9 - High	SE 12.6km/h	S 11.2km/h	51.6%	70.3%
Perth	14°C	22°C	15%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.8 - Very High	SSW 19.1km/h	WSW 12.6km/h	63.6%	79.5%
Sydney	14°C	19°C	33%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.6 - High	SSW 23.4km/h	S 25.9km/h	52.6%	71.9%

Warnings

NSW

Wed 23:23 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for Thursday for Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands and South West Slopes

TAS

Wed 22:53 AEDT

Frost Warning for Midlands and Upper Derwent Valley

Wed 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Perth Local Waters & Ningaloo, Perth, Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin, Albany and Esperance coasts

QLD

Wed 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters. Cancellation for Moreton Bay and Gold Coast Waters

TAS

Wed 22:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Far North West, Lower East, South East and Central West coasts

NSW

Wed 22:00 AEDT

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra coasts

Wed 18:50 AWST

Sheep Graziers Warning for South West and South Coastal

QLD

Wed 19:15 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Capricornia

QLD

Wed 19:15 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Capricornia

Wed 14:59 AWST

Fire Weather Warning for Burrup

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