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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

16°C

Alice Springs

13°C

31°C

Brisbane

12°C

26°C

Broome

20°C

29°C

Cairns

18°C

24°C

Canberra

10°C

19°C

Darwin

24°C

30°C

Hobart

10°C

16°C

Melbourne

12°C

18°C

Perth

10°C

18°C

Sydney

16°C

26°C

National Summary

Cold fronts are sending strong winds, showers & a colder change across southwest WA, SA, Tas and Vic. Warm winds are blowing ahead of the front. Showers in the northeast tropics, mainly the coasts, are due to moist easterly winds. Highs are keeping elsewhere in the country dry.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	12°C	16°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.5 - Moderate	WSW 7.6km/h	W 14.8km/h	63.8%	79.8%
Alice Springs	13°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	NNW 19.1km/h	NW 9.0km/h	28.7%	47.6%
Brisbane	12°C	26°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.6 - High	WNW 1.8km/h	NNE 10.4km/h	62.7%	77.0%
Broome	20°C	29°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.2 - Very High	NE 11.5km/h	WNW 24.1km/h	65.4%	97.0%
Cairns	18°C	24°C	56%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.9 - Very High	SSE 15.5km/h	SE 20.9km/h	74.4%	87.0%
Canberra	10°C	19°C	22%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	NW 17.6km/h	WNW 27.0km/h	60.5%	80.8%
Darwin	24°C	30°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.5 - Extreme	ENE 11.5km/h	NNE 15.8km/h	59.0%	76.8%
Hobart	10°C	16°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.5 - Moderate	NW 18.0km/h	NW 27.0km/h	54.0%	74.0%
Melbourne	12°C	18°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.6 - Moderate	WSW 11.2km/h	W 9.4km/h	61.5%	80.9%
Perth	10°C	18°C	45%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.6 - High	NNW 6.5km/h	WSW 10.8km/h	65.1%	89.1%
Sydney	16°C	26°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	NW 10.8km/h	WNW 17.3km/h	44.3%	56.9%

Warnings

NSW

Wed 11:10 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Murray River

TAS

Wed 11:09 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Upper Derwent Valley and South East

NSW

Wed 10:36 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

NSW

Wed 10:36 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

VIC

Wed 10:21 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

Wed 09:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for South Central, Upper South East and Lower South East coasts

NSW

Wed 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Eden Coast

VIC

Wed 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for West and Central coasts

TAS

Wed 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning for South East, South West & Central West coasts

National

Wed 09:33 AEST

Cancellation Gale Warning 7 For Southeastern And Southern Areas

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