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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOW WED THU FRI SAT

MinMax

Adelaide

15°C

18°C

Alice Springs

15°C

26°C

Brisbane

15°C

22°C

Broome

19°C

28°C

Cairns

20°C

25°C

Canberra

8°C

16°C

Darwin

23°C

30°C

Hobart

10°C

15°C

Melbourne

16°C

19°C

Perth

7°C

17°C

Sydney

13°C

21°C

National Summary

Rain & storms, some heavy, will persist in western deserts, SA, Tas, Vic & SW NSW due to a slow-moving low. The low will also cause strong winds & showers in WA's south. Isolated showers for the Qld coast & the NT's Top End as onshore winds ease. A high will keep elsewhere dry.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	15°C	18°C	88%	20 - 25 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	NE 14.8km/h	NNE 19.1km/h	75.9%	95.9%
Alice Springs	15°C	26°C	19%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	N 20.5km/h	NW 30.2km/h	49.8%	68.8%
Brisbane	15°C	22°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	S 2.9km/h	ENE 5.0km/h	63.6%	85.7%
Broome	19°C	28°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.6 - High	SE 22.0km/h	S 14.0km/h	46.0%	73.7%
Cairns	20°C	25°C	78%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.4 - High	SSE 17.3km/h	SE 20.9km/h	75.5%	90.8%
Canberra	8°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	N 2.9km/h	NNW 12.6km/h	76.4%	96.8%
Darwin	23°C	30°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.4 - Very High	ESE 11.5km/h	NE 14.0km/h	68.1%	80.7%
Hobart	10°C	15°C	54%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1 - Low	NW 9.7km/h	NW 10.4km/h	78.5%	95.6%
Melbourne	16°C	19°C	17%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.7 - Low	NNE 15.5km/h	NNE 15.1km/h	72.1%	85.2%
Perth	7°C	17°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.8 - Low	SSE 3.6km/h	S 11.5km/h	72.5%	91.4%
Sydney	13°C	21°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	WNW 7.2km/h	N 4.3km/h	67.7%	88.9%

Warnings

Tue 21:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Spencer Gulf & Far West, Upper West, Lower West, Central and South Central coasts

VIC

Tue 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Port Phillip

Tue 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Esperance Coast. Cancellation for Pilbara Coast West & Eucla Coast

QLD

Tue 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula, Cooktown, Townsville and Mackay coasts. Cancellation for Cairns Coast

Tue 16:48 AWST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds And Heavy Rainfall) for parts of South East Coastal district

Tue 16:48 AWST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds And Heavy Rainfall) for parts of South East Coastal district

Tue 16:41 AWST

Sheep Graziers Warning for South East Coastal. Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt

Tue 16:23 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for Lower Eyre Peninsula, Eastern Eyre Peninsula & West Coast & North West Pastoral districts

Tue 16:23 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for Lower Eyre Peninsula, Eastern Eyre Peninsula & West Coast & North West Pastoral districts

National

Tue 15:52 AEST

Final Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

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News from across Australia

El Niño is here and it could challenge records in 2026

Australia's shortest day of the year this weekend

Massive northwest cloudband brings heavy rain

Wet in the southwest with rare WA snow possible

El Niño is here and it could challenge records in 2026

Australia's shortest day of the year this weekend

Massive northwest cloudband brings heavy rain

Wet in the southwest with rare WA snow possible

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