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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

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MinMax

Adelaide

13°C

20°C

Alice Springs

23°C

38°C

Brisbane

20°C

32°C

Broome

28°C

32°C

Cairns

23°C

31°C

Canberra

10°C

23°C

Darwin

28°C

34°C

Hobart

11°C

19°C

Melbourne

11°C

21°C

Perth

13°C

26°C

Sydney

17°C

24°C

National Summary

A cold front crossing southeast SA, southern NSW, Vic and Tas brings gusty winds, showers and a few thunderstorms. Moist unstable winds will trigger showers and storms over parts of Qld, the inland NT and the tropical north. Heat will build across southeast Qld and northeast NSW.

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	20°C	17%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.5 - Very High	WNW 14.0km/h	WSW 31.0km/h	54.8%	73.0%
Alice Springs	23°C	38°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.8 - Extreme	NNE 19.1km/h	SW 10.8km/h	22.7%	45.0%
Brisbane	20°C	32°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.1 - Extreme	W 10.8km/h	W 11.2km/h	48.5%	68.7%
Broome	28°C	32°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.7 - Extreme	W 15.5km/h	WNW 25.6km/h	68.5%	85.5%
Cairns	23°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.2 - Extreme	N 9.4km/h	NNE 14.0km/h	67.2%	80.0%
Canberra	10°C	23°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9 - Very High	WNW 6.5km/h	WNW 22.7km/h	59.6%	74.8%
Darwin	28°C	34°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.8 - Extreme	NNE 7.6km/h	NNW 15.8km/h	67.3%	83.2%
Hobart	11°C	19°C	31%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.8 - High	NNW 10.8km/h	WNW 15.5km/h	62.4%	83.9%
Melbourne	11°C	21°C	40%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	7.9 - High	N 7.2km/h	W 16.2km/h	58.7%	90.5%
Perth	13°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.1 - Very High	E 10.8km/h	SSW 14.0km/h	45.9%	62.1%
Sydney	17°C	24°C	24%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9 - Very High	SW 15.1km/h	ESE 12.6km/h	72.2%	86.3%

Warnings

QLD

Tue 14:51 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Mary River

QLD

Tue 14:50 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland (Damaging Winds, Large Hail & Heavy Rain) for Southern Downs & Toowoomba Council Areas

QLD

Tue 14:50 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland (Damaging Winds, Large Hail & Heavy Rain) for Southern Downs & Toowoomba Council Areas

QLD

Tue 14:45 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Boyne And Burnett Rivers

QLD

Tue 14:39 AEST

Severe Storm Warning (Large, Possibly Giant Hail, Destructive Winds & Rain) C Highlands & Coalfields, Darling Downs & Granite Belt

QLD

Tue 14:39 AEST

Severe Storm Warning (Large, Possibly Giant Hail, Destructive Winds & Rain) C Highlands & Coalfields, Darling Downs & Granite Belt

QLD

Tue 14:36 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Logan River

QLD, NSW

Tue 14:34 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Upper Condamine River

QLD

Tue 14:34 AEST

Initial Minor Flood Warning For The Stanley River

QLD

Tue 14:29 AEST

Heatwave Warning Queensland

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News from across Australia

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