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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

8°C

17°C

Alice Springs

8°C

16°C

Brisbane

14°C

22°C

Broome

19°C

29°C

Cairns

20°C

24°C

Canberra

1°C

12°C

Darwin

22°C

31°C

Hobart

5°C

11°C

Melbourne

6°C

12°C

Perth

7°C

21°C

Sydney

11°C

16°C

National Summary

South to southeasterly winds are bringing showers to eastern parts of Qld and NSW. A trough over WA's northeast interior is triggering showers and storms. A trough over far southwest Qld is bringing the odd shower. High pressure keeps elsewhere settled.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	8°C	17°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	E 5.4km/h	NE 8.6km/h	68.8%	83.8%
Alice Springs	8°C	16°C	42%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.1 - Moderate	SSE 10.4km/h	S 12.6km/h	76.9%	98.6%
Brisbane	14°C	22°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.3 - Moderate	SSW 6.8km/h	SSE 10.1km/h	62.8%	78.5%
Broome	19°C	29°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.4 - High	E 18.7km/h	SSE 11.5km/h	55.0%	79.0%
Cairns	20°C	24°C	65%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	SSE 19.1km/h	SE 24.5km/h	72.0%	82.5%
Canberra	1°C	12°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	SSE 1.4km/h	N 6.8km/h	72.0%	91.1%
Darwin	22°C	31°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	SSE 9.4km/h	ESE 10.8km/h	53.5%	72.7%
Hobart	5°C	11°C	22%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.3 - Low	NW 13.0km/h	N 7.9km/h	70.2%	89.0%
Melbourne	6°C	12°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2 - Low	NNE 6.8km/h	SSW 4.3km/h	77.8%	95.6%
Perth	7°C	21°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	NE 4.7km/h	WNW 5.0km/h	65.2%	86.3%
Sydney	11°C	16°C	69%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.8 - Low	WSW 9.4km/h	S 17.3km/h	74.2%	93.9%

Warnings

TAS

Wed 11:26 AEST

Road Weather Alert for icy Roads for Central North, Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley, South East and Central Plateau

NSW, QLD

Wed 11:21 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Paroo River (Nsw)

QLD

Wed 11:15 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Bulloo River

NSW

Wed 10:40 AEST

Cancellation Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

VIC

Wed 10:39 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

VIC

Wed 10:31 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Ovens River

VIC

Wed 10:26 AEST

Frost Warning Wimmera, N Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central, W & S Gippsland & East Gippsland. Cancelled Mallee

NSW

Wed 10:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Byron Coast

National

Wed 09:58 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western And Southern Areas

National

Wed 09:58 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Pacific Ocean subsurface water now 8°C above normal – what this means for El Niño

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Why the mountains were warmer than parts of coastal Victoria last night

It was an upside-down night of weather in Victoria, with the mercury hovering well above zero overnight across the higher parts of Victoria’s alpine region, while numerous locations near the coast were slightly colder for most of the night.

New provisional high pressure record for Australia

A weather station in Tasmania has just recorded what could be the highest mean sea level pressure on record in Australia.

Melbourne’s coldest night of 2026 as five states fall below zero

Frigid temperatures were recorded overnight across southeastern Australia, as dry, cold air settled over the most heavily populated corner of the country in the wake of a cold front.

Pacific Ocean subsurface water now 8°C above normal – what this means for El Niño

A large pool of exceptionally warm water sitting below the surface of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean is laying the foundation for a prolonged and potent El Niño in the second half of 2026.

Why the mountains were warmer than parts of coastal Victoria last night

New provisional high pressure record for Australia

A weather station in Tasmania has just recorded what could be the highest mean sea level pressure on record in Australia.

Melbourne’s coldest night of 2026 as five states fall below zero

Frigid temperatures were recorded overnight across southeastern Australia, as dry, cold air settled over the most heavily populated corner of the country in the wake of a cold front.

Australian Weather Forecast

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Pacific Ocean subsurface water now 8°C above normal – what this means for El Niño

Why the mountains were warmer than parts of coastal Victoria last night

New provisional high pressure record for Australia

Melbourne’s coldest night of 2026 as five states fall below zero

Pacific Ocean subsurface water now 8°C above normal – what this means for El Niño

Why the mountains were warmer than parts of coastal Victoria last night

New provisional high pressure record for Australia

Melbourne’s coldest night of 2026 as five states fall below zero

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