Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOWTUEWEDTHUFRI
MinMax
Fair
Adelaide

12°C

21°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

9°C

25°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

17°C

28°C

Clear skies
Broome

24°C

34°C

Severe thunderstorms
Cairns

24°C

27°C

Clear skies
Canberra

6°C

20°C

Clear skies
Darwin

23°C

32°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

9°C

16°C

Fair
Melbourne

13°C

19°C

Mostly cloudy
Perth

18°C

25°C

Clear skies
Sydney

13°C

25°C

National Summary

Moisture from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Maila will bring heavy rain and storms over north Qld. An unstable air mass will bring showers and storms to western WA. A passing cold front will generate rain over Tas and southern Vic. Dry and clear elsewhere under high pressure.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Warnings

QLD

Mon 11:50 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South East Gulf of Carpentaria & Peninsula, Cooktown and Cairns coasts

NSW

Mon 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Batemans Coast. Cancellation for Illawarra Coast

VIC

Mon 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning for East Gippsland Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Central and Central Gippsland coasts

TAS

Mon 10:00 AEST

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

NT

Mon 08:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Roper Groote Coast

TAS

Mon 06:12 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for South East

NSW

Mon 04:43 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains

QLD

Mon 04:40 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & K'gari Coast

NSW

Mon 04:39 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra coasts

VIC

Sun 16:48 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for North East, Central and West and South Gippsland

ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

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Drifting snow and damaging winds in Tasmania

Strong winds continue to howl across much of Tasmania today, including Mt Mawson where snow has been falling much of the day and snow drifts continue to grow.

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Snowing in Tasmania, almost 40°C in New South Wales

A cold polar airmass has pushed into Tasmania and southern Victoria, while north of the Murray River, it has been a sweltering day in parts of New South Wales, especially in the north and east of the state.

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Severe weather warnings for 100 km/h gusts in three states

Wilds winds are gathering strength, with widespread storms developing across Victoria and southern New South Wales on a dynamic afternoon of weather across southeastern Australia.

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