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A high pressure system centered over SA is bringing a few showers to southern SA, southern Vic and western Tas. Southerly winds over eastern NSW are bringing a few coastal showers. Light rain in northwest WA with enhanced mid-level moisture. Mostly dry elsewhere.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	13°C	18°C	34%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	SSW 4.7km/h	SW 10.4km/h	67.3%	85.6%
Alice Springs	6°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	SE 10.1km/h	ESE 19.1km/h	58.7%	86.0%
Brisbane	16°C	24°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.5 - Moderate	W 11.2km/h	W 16.2km/h	57.5%	79.0%
Broome	23°C	29°C	26%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.6 - High	E 25.2km/h	E 19.1km/h	55.0%	87.6%
Cairns	20°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	SSE 22.7km/h	SE 28.1km/h	65.0%	78.7%
Canberra	3°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.8 - Low	SSW 3.2km/h	N 8.6km/h	67.2%	90.2%
Darwin	23°C	32°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	SE 20.9km/h	ESE 20.5km/h	59.9%	74.2%
Hobart	7°C	15°C	14%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.5 - Low	WNW 6.8km/h	WSW 13.0km/h	59.8%	77.9%
Melbourne	11°C	17°C	46%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	W 9.4km/h	SW 19.8km/h	73.2%	94.3%
Perth	8°C	25°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.6 - Moderate	NNE 4.0km/h	W 9.0km/h	39.4%	66.7%
Sydney	12°C	19°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	WSW 13.7km/h	S 13.0km/h	61.8%	79.7%

Warnings

VIC

Wed 16:15 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast

NSW

Wed 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

TAS

Wed 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Lower East and South East coasts. Cancellation for South West Coast

NSW

Wed 15:52 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds And Damaging Surf) for Lord Howe Island

Wed 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for West Kimberley Coast. Cancellation for Pilbara Coast East, Pilbara Coast West & North Kimberley Coast

Wed 14:30 ACST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Roper Groote Coast

QLD

Wed 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & Cooktown, Cairns & Mackay coasts. Cancelled South East Gulf of Carpentaria

NSW

Wed 06:54 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Richmond River

NSW

Wed 04:26 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

NSW

Tue 15:50 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Wilsons River

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200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

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Unusual streak of May nights above 0°C in Canberra

We’re 20 days into May and Canberra has had no nights where the mercury has fallen to 0°C or lower, in a month where it historically happens around eight times.

Warm water building beneath Pacific Ocean surface raises prospect of El Niño for Australia in 2026

A large pool of abnormally warm water sitting below the surface of the tropical Pacific Ocean is starting to emerge at the surface, rapidly tipping the scales towards El Niño.

Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

After beginning the month with its warmest May day in 144 years of records (May 1 maximum 26.

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

Flooding rapidly developed across parts of southeast Queensland on Monday following more than 240 mm of rain in the last two days.

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News from across Australia

Unusual streak of May nights above 0°C in Canberra

Warm water building beneath Pacific Ocean surface raises prospect of El Niño for Australia in 2026

Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

Unusual streak of May nights above 0°C in Canberra

Warm water building beneath Pacific Ocean surface raises prospect of El Niño for Australia in 2026

Hobart tracking towards warmest May on record

200 millimetres in two days soaks southeast Queensland, northeast NSW

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