Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

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MinMax
Rain
Adelaide

13°C

18°C

Cloudy
Alice Springs

9°C

18°C

Rain
Brisbane

19°C

23°C

Clear skies
Broome

18°C

26°C

Partly cloudy
Cairns

19°C

28°C

Cloudy
Canberra

10°C

17°C

Mostly cloudy
Darwin

21°C

30°C

Rain
Hobart

12°C

14°C

Drizzle
Melbourne

13°C

16°C

Cloudy
Perth

14°C

22°C

Cloudy
Sydney

16°C

23°C

National Summary

Showers are scattering across Qld's south, NSW, Vic, Tas & SA as moist air feeds a broad trough. The showers are increasing to heavier rain in Tas's east where easterly winds are moist & unstable. A high is clearing SA's west, the NT & WA. A front is bringing showers to SW WA.

State Forecasts

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Warnings

WA

Wed 16:57 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of South West, South Coastal and Great Southern districts

WA

Wed 16:57 AWST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for parts of South West, South Coastal and Great Southern districts

NSW

Wed 18:51 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds And Heavy Rainfall) for parts of North West Slopes and Plains

NSW

Wed 18:51 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds And Heavy Rainfall) for parts of North West Slopes and Plains

QLD

Wed 18:47 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds & Heavy Rain) C Highlands & Coalfields, CW, Maranoa & Warrego & Darling Downs & Granite Belt

QLD

Wed 18:47 AEST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds & Heavy Rain) C Highlands & Coalfields, CW, Maranoa & Warrego & Darling Downs & Granite Belt

WA

Wed 16:46 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth Local Waters & Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe and Leeuwin coasts

TAS

Wed 16:58 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for Furneaux Islands, North East and East Coast

TAS

Wed 16:58 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for Furneaux Islands, North East and East Coast

NSW

Wed 16:50 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Northern Tablelands

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