Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOWMONTUEWEDTHU
MinMax
Fair
Adelaide

16°C

28°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

21°C

37°C

Fair
Brisbane

20°C

29°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

28°C

34°C

Thunderstorms
Cairns

24°C

29°C

Clear skies
Canberra

12°C

29°C

Thunderstorms
Darwin

27°C

30°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

11°C

22°C

Clear skies
Melbourne

16°C

25°C

Clear skies
Perth

24°C

36°C

Fair
Sydney

17°C

24°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 21:42 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Connors-Isaac, Mackenzie And Fitzroy Rivers And Flood Warning For The Nogoa River Catchment

QLD

Sat 14:13 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Thomson River And Minor Flood Warning For Jordan Creek, Alice And Barcoo Rivers

QLD

Sat 13:49 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson And Gregory Rivers

QLD

Sat 12:58 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders River

QLD

Sat 11:03 AEST

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

QLD

Sat 09:57 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Suttor River And Minor Flood Warning For The Cape River

WA

Sun 07:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for North Kimberley, Ningaloo, Gascoyne and Geraldton coasts

NT

Sun 08:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Beagle Bonaparte, North Tiwi and Arafura coasts

SA

Sun 09:30 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Lower South East Coast

NSW

Sun 05:23 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for Illawarra & Southern Tablelands. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains. Cancelled South Coast

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