Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOWMONTUEWEDTHU
MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

13°C

24°C

Partly cloudy
Alice Springs

21°C

35°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

21°C

31°C

Partly cloudy
Broome

29°C

33°C

Thunderstorms
Cairns

24°C

28°C

Mostly cloudy
Canberra

12°C

26°C

Mostly cloudy
Darwin

27°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

9°C

17°C

Partly cloudy
Melbourne

14°C

18°C

Clear skies
Perth

20°C

33°C

Mostly cloudy
Sydney

18°C

26°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

QLD

Sat 12:28 AEST

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

WA

Sun 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Pilbara Coast West, Perth Local Waters & Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth & Bunbury Geographe coasts

QLD

Sun 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning South East Gulf of Carpentaria, North East Gulf of Carpentaria, Sunshine Coast Waters, Moreton Bay & Gold Coast Waters

QLD

Sun 05:07 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Central West

NSW

Sun 04:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Byron, Coffs and Macquarie coasts. Cancellation for Eden and Batemans coasts

TAS

Sun 04:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Far North West Coast

WA

Sun 02:52 AWST

Fire Weather Warning for Exmouth Gulf Coast and Midwest Inland

NT

Sun 02:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Roper Groote Coast

VIC

Sat 11:31 AEDT

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for North Central, North East and Central

NSW

Sun 04:23 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains

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