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A low and cold front extends instability over the interior, generating rain & storms from southern Vic to the NTs interior. Unstable air drawing tropical mositure triggers showers & storms over the tropics. Hot and humid winds bring heatwave conditions to eastern NSW.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	23°C	38°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE1.4km/h	SSE12.1km/h	26.7%	25.7%
Alice Springs	25°C	40°C	2.6%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	E10.7km/h	E21.0km/h	23.8%	24.5%
Brisbane	21°C	29°C	24.3%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE6.7km/h	ESE13.6km/h	70.8%	72.0%
Broome	29°C	33°C	1.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	WNW18.1km/h	WNW31.2km/h	81.9%	76.5%
Cairns	24°C	29°C	60.9%	0.5 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE11.3km/h	SSE31.4km/h	86.7%	82.3%
Canberra	19°C	35°C	0.2%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSW8.6km/h	SSW14.9km/h	46.4%	40.0%
Darwin	27°C	30°C	45.5%	0.7 mm	Nil	Medium	WNW1.5km/h	WNW13.2km/h	91.6%	84.0%
Hobart	14°C	26°C	5.1%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE5.4km/h	SE16.9km/h	62.8%	56.8%
Melbourne	20°C	35°C	7.8%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSW4.9km/h	SSW16.1km/h	50.0%	44.4%
Perth	18°C	29°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S9.3km/h	S17.1km/h	58.5%	55.1%
Sydney	21°C	30°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ENE10.9km/h	ENE17.0km/h	74.8%	74.8%

Warnings

QLD

Fri 15:27 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders River

QLD

Fri 15:05 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Georgina River

QLD

Fri 13:17 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson And Leichhardt Rivers

QLD

Fri 12:17 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Western River And Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

Fri 14:36 AWST

Fire Weather Warning for Swan Inland North, Swan Inland South and Brockman

Fri 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Bunbury Geographe and Leeuwin coasts. Cancellation for Esperance Coast

QLD

Fri 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Townsville Coast

Fri 21:30 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent, Adelaide Metropolitan Waters & Upper South East Coast

VIC

Fri 22:00 AEDT

Cancellation of Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast

NSW

Fri 22:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Eden Coast

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