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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOW SUN MON TUE WED

MinMax

Adelaide

10°C

16°C

Alice Springs

8°C

22°C

Brisbane

17°C

26°C

Broome

20°C

31°C

Cairns

18°C

27°C

Canberra

9°C

16°C

Darwin

23°C

31°C

Hobart

7°C

15°C

Melbourne

11°C

15°C

Perth

11°C

19°C

Sydney

14°C

20°C

National Summary

A trough should start to move offshore, with showers and storms continuing over southeast Qld, NSW, Vic and Tas. A cold front should drive showers and the odd storm over parts of southwest WA. Onshore winds may bring some showers over far northeast Qld.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	10°C	16°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	ESE 3.2km/h	NW 10.4km/h	60.2%	84.4%
Alice Springs	8°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.1 - Very High	ENE 13.7km/h	ENE 11.5km/h	58.7%	81.5%
Brisbane	17°C	26°C	37%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7 - High	WNW 5.8km/h	NW 7.2km/h	66.6%	95.8%
Broome	20°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.5 - Very High	ESE 12.2km/h	W 15.1km/h	49.5%	73.2%
Cairns	18°C	27°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.8 - Very High	S 9.4km/h	SE 18.4km/h	72.7%	86.1%
Canberra	9°C	16°C	65%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	WNW 6.5km/h	NW 13.3km/h	76.0%	98.8%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.7 - Very High	NE 4.3km/h	NE 19.4km/h	65.3%	79.5%
Hobart	7°C	15°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.4 - Low	WNW 9.7km/h	NW 11.2km/h	60.9%	87.7%
Melbourne	11°C	15°C	29%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.4 - Moderate	SSW 8.6km/h	SSW 10.8km/h	67.4%	96.6%
Perth	11°C	19°C	79%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	4.8 - Moderate	NW 10.4km/h	W 15.1km/h	68.0%	95.1%
Sydney	14°C	20°C	47%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.2 - Moderate	W 11.2km/h	S 15.1km/h	73.7%	97.0%

Warnings

VIC

Sat 11:12 AEST

Frost Warning for North East

TAS

Sat 10:53 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Upper Derwent Valley and South East

TAS

Sat 10:42 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of South East, North West Coast, Central Plateau, Midlands and Central North

TAS

Sat 10:42 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of South East, North West Coast, Central Plateau, Midlands and Central North

VIC

Sat 10:42 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Avoca River

TAS

Sat 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning Banks Strait & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is, Storm Bay & CN, Upper East, Lower East, South East & South West coasts

Sat 09:30 ACST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Lower South East Coast

NSW

Sat 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Eden Coast

VIC

Sat 10:00 AEST

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

National

Sat 09:37 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southern Area

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