Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

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MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

20°C

42°C

Mostly cloudy
Alice Springs

26°C

41°C

Cloudy
Brisbane

21°C

29°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

28°C

30°C

Cloudy
Cairns

23°C

30°C

Clear skies
Canberra

17°C

35°C

Cloudy
Darwin

26°C

32°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

17°C

33°C

Clear skies
Melbourne

20°C

42°C

Clear skies
Perth

15°C

24°C

Mostly cloudy
Sydney

18°C

26°C

National Summary

A low and cold front extends instability over the interior, generating rain & storms from southern Vic to the NTs interior. Unstable air drawing tropical mositure triggers showers & storms over the tropics. Hot and humid winds bring heatwave conditions to eastern NSW.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Warnings

QLD

Tue 15:01 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Lower Flinders River And Moderate Flood Warning For The Upper Flinders River

QLD

Tue 13:25 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Cooper Creek And Minor Flood Warning For The Thomson And Barcoo Rivers

QLD

Tue 09:28 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Suttor River

QLD

Mon 13:54 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson, Gregory, And Albert Rivers

QLD

Mon 11:24 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

WA

Tue 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning Pilbara Coast East, Pilbara Coast West, Per Local & Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth & Bun Geographes

NT

Tue 20:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Roper Groote Coast

QLD

Tue 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for South East Gulf of Carpentaria and North East Gulf of Carpentaria

SA

Tue 15:53 ACDT

Fire Weather Warning for West Coast, Mount Lofty Ranges and Murraylands

SA

Tue 21:30 ACDT

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Spencer Gulf and Gulf St Vincent

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