Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

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MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

13°C

23°C

Mostly cloudy
Alice Springs

21°C

36°C

Thunderstorms
Brisbane

22°C

29°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

29°C

34°C

Mostly cloudy
Cairns

24°C

31°C

Clear skies
Canberra

12°C

27°C

Thunderstorms
Darwin

26°C

30°C

Rain
Hobart

8°C

15°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

13°C

20°C

Clear skies
Perth

25°C

37°C

Clear skies
Sydney

19°C

30°C

National Summary

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

Warnings

WA

Tue 08:23 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Geraldton and Leeuwin coasts. Cancellation for Gascoyne, Lancelin and Perth coasts

SA

Tue 09:30 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Spencer Gulf

VIC

Tue 10:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for West, Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

TAS

Tue 10:31 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for Upper Derwent Valley and South East

TAS

Tue 11:23 AEDT

Gale Warning for South East, South West & Central West coasts

NSW

Tue 11:23 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

WA

Tue 02:37 AWST

Fire Weather Warning for Midwest Coast

VIC

Mon 11:40 AEDT

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for West and South Gippsland

WA

Mon 13:12 AWST

Heatwave Warning Western Australia

WA

Mon 13:12 AWST

Heatwave Warning Western Australia

ELDERS NEWS

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