Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

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MinMax
Mist
Adelaide

8°C

15°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

5°C

17°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

9°C

20°C

Clear skies
Broome

19°C

30°C

Clear skies
Cairns

19°C

25°C

Fair
Canberra

1°C

13°C

Fair
Darwin

22°C

31°C

Partly cloudy
Hobart

8°C

14°C

Clear skies
Melbourne

8°C

15°C

Clear skies
Perth

5°C

20°C

Clear skies
Sydney

10°C

16°C

National Summary

A cold front crossing Tas, Vic and southern NSW is bringing showers, strong winds and the odd storm, falling as snow over the Alps and Tas highlands. High pressure elsewhere is bringing largely clear and settled conditions, while easing winds and showers over SA.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Warnings

TAS

Tue 23:07 AEST

Strong Wind Warning East of Flinders Is & SE, SW & CW coasts. Cancelled Banks St & Franklin Sound & Far NW, CN, Upper E & Lower E Coasts

NSW

Tue 23:04 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

TAS

Tue 22:31 AEST

Road Weather Alert for snow covered Roads for Central Plateau

NSW

Tue 22:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Illawarra and Batemans coasts

VIC

Tue 22:00 AEST

Gale Warning East Gippsland Coast. Strong Wind Warning Central Gippsland. Cancelled Port Phillip, Western Port & West & Central coasts

WA

Tue 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for North Kimberley and Leeuwin coasts

NT

Tue 20:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Roper Groote Coast

QLD

Tue 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Wednesday SE Gulf of Carpentaria, Sun Cst Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Cst Waters & Peninsula, Cooktown & Cairns coasts

VIC

Tue 17:07 AEST

Frost Warning for North East

NSW, QLD

Tue 12:58 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Paroo River (Nsw)

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