Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOWWEDTHUFRISAT
MinMax
Mist
Adelaide

8°C

15°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

5°C

17°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

10°C

21°C

Clear skies
Broome

18°C

30°C

Clear skies
Cairns

19°C

25°C

Clear skies
Canberra

2°C

13°C

Fair
Darwin

22°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

7°C

14°C

Clear skies
Melbourne

8°C

15°C

Clear skies
Perth

11°C

23°C

Clear skies
Sydney

10°C

16°C

National Summary

A cold front crossing the southeast bring showers, some storms and cold gusty winds, falling as snow over the Alps and Tas highlands. High pressure directs onshore winds and some showers into SA's southeast and Qld's northeast, while keeping elsewhere largely dry and settled.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Warnings

NSW

Tue 05:02 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains. Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Northern Tablelands

NSW

Tue 04:41 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for Snowy Mountains

NSW

Tue 04:41 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for Snowy Mountains

TAS

Tue 04:33 AEST

Road Weather Alert for snow covered Roads for Central Plateau

VIC

Tue 04:10 AEST

Gale Warning for West, Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip and Western Port

SA

Tue 03:40 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Lower South East Coast. Cancellation for South Central Coast

NSW

Tue 04:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Batemans Coast

TAS

Tue 04:00 AEST

Gale Warning Far NW & CN coasts. Strong Wind Warning Banks St & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is & Upper E, Lower E, SE, SW & CW coasts

WA

Tue 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for North Kimberley and Leeuwin coasts

NT

Tue 02:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Roper Groote Coast

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