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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOW SUN MON TUE WED

MinMax

Adelaide

16°C

24°C

Alice Springs

11°C

28°C

Brisbane

16°C

26°C

Broome

26°C

33°C

Cairns

22°C

27°C

Canberra

5°C

19°C

Darwin

25°C

32°C

Hobart

8°C

20°C

Melbourne

13°C

22°C

Perth

12°C

18°C

Sydney

14°C

21°C

National Summary

Moist and unstable E'ly winds will cause showers and storms over the northern tropics. A low pressure system should bring strong winds and showers to southern WA, while a gusty southerly airstream should cause gusty showers along he NSW coast, eastern Tas, Vic and SE Qld.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	16°C	24°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.6 - Moderate	NNW 9.0km/h	SW 14.0km/h	43.4%	82.0%
Alice Springs	11°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	NE 4.0km/h	ESE 11.5km/h	22.3%	42.6%
Brisbane	16°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	SW 6.1km/h	ENE 7.6km/h	55.2%	73.6%
Broome	26°C	33°C	12%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10 - Very High	E 9.0km/h	W 14.4km/h	55.0%	83.5%
Cairns	22°C	27°C	57%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.9 - Very High	SE 17.6km/h	SE 22.0km/h	68.0%	82.9%
Canberra	5°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5 - Moderate	SE 4.3km/h	NNW 9.7km/h	55.9%	84.7%
Darwin	25°C	32°C	43%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.5 - Extreme	ESE 15.8km/h	E 16.9km/h	71.5%	88.2%
Hobart	8°C	20°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3 - Moderate	N 13.3km/h	NNE 14.0km/h	54.3%	87.2%
Melbourne	13°C	22°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	NNE 13.3km/h	N 11.9km/h	49.8%	77.1%
Perth	12°C	18°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.6 - Moderate	SW 13.3km/h	SW 12.6km/h	51.9%	71.6%
Sydney	14°C	21°C	43%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5 - Moderate	WSW 13.7km/h	SSE 14.0km/h	66.1%	87.0%

Warnings

VIC

Fri 22:57 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for North East

VIC

Fri 22:57 AEST

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

NSW

Fri 22:55 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory

TAS

Fri 22:15 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for South East

QLD

Fri 22:07 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders and Central West

QLD

Fri 22:07 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders and Central West

NSW

Fri 22:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra and Batemans coasts

TAS

Fri 22:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Storm Bay, Channel & Upper East, Lower East & South East coasts

Fri 19:01 AWST

Gale Warning for Leeuwin and Albany coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Perth Local Waters & Perth and Bunbury Geographe coasts

NSW

Fri 16:38 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Saturday for Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra coasts

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Frosty weekend for the southeast with widespread freezing temperatures

The coldest nights of 2026 to date await southeastern Australia this weekend, with temperatures falling to near or even below freezing across a wide area in the cool, dry airmass in the wake of a cold front.

148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

It’s a wild and woolly afternoon in Tasmania as a cold front approaches from the west, with winds gusting up to 148 km/h at 4:49pm on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart.

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Darwin is forecast to reach 36°C this Thursday, which would make it the hottest day of 2026 to date by well over a degree.

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

On a dry autumn day across the vast majority of the continent, relatively small but intense areas of rain are dampening two corners of the country more than 3,000 kilometres apart.

Frosty weekend for the southeast with widespread freezing temperatures

148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

It’s a wild and woolly afternoon in Tasmania as a cold front approaches from the west, with winds gusting up to 148 km/h at 4:49pm on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart.

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Darwin is forecast to reach 36°C this Thursday, which would make it the hottest day of 2026 to date by well over a degree.

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

On a dry autumn day across the vast majority of the continent, relatively small but intense areas of rain are dampening two corners of the country more than 3,000 kilometres apart.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Frosty weekend for the southeast with widespread freezing temperatures

148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

Frosty weekend for the southeast with widespread freezing temperatures

148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

Darwin heading for hottest day of the year

Heavy rain in diagonally opposite corners of Australia

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