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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOW MON TUE WED THU

MinMax

Adelaide

14°C

25°C

Alice Springs

21°C

36°C

Brisbane

17°C

29°C

Broome

27°C

30°C

Cairns

23°C

27°C

Canberra

15°C

32°C

Darwin

27°C

32°C

Hobart

10°C

23°C

Melbourne

14°C

29°C

Perth

18°C

31°C

Sydney

17°C

26°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

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	14°C	25°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE15.0km/h	SSE23.6km/h	63.0%	56.3%
Alice Springs	21°C	36°C	6.3%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE15.3km/h	ESE27.6km/h	42.8%	40.5%
Brisbane	17°C	29°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S1.5km/h	S8.7km/h	64.0%	62.2%
Broome	27°C	30°C	41.5%	0.4 mm	Nil	Medium	ENE5.9km/h	ENE30.7km/h	82.8%	82.2%
Cairns	23°C	27°C	65.1%	2.1 mm	Nil	Medium	SE6.2km/h	SE24.0km/h	93.8%	88.6%
Canberra	15°C	32°C	15.7%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S9.1km/h	S19.4km/h	44.7%	43.8%
Darwin	27°C	32°C	41.4%	0.2 mm	Nil	Medium	W10.4km/h	W19.9km/h	86.6%	81.6%
Hobart	10°C	23°C	52.3%	0.2 mm	Nil	Medium	SSE6.4km/h	SSE25.9km/h	65.1%	66.2%
Melbourne	14°C	29°C	15.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SSW11.6km/h	SSW22.9km/h	60.9%	64.1%
Perth	18°C	31°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE10.8km/h	ESE20.7km/h	35.7%	39.7%
Sydney	17°C	26°C	0.3%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE5.4km/h	ESE14.9km/h	64.2%	61.8%

Warnings

QLD

Sat 12:28 AEST

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

Sat 15:01 AWST

Fire Weather Warning for Exmouth Gulf Coast and Midwest Inland

Sat 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Pilbara Coast West, Perth Local Waters & Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Perth, Bunbury Geographe and Eucla coasts

Sat 20:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Roper Groote Coast. Cancellation for Arafura and Gove Peninsula coasts

QLD

Sat 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South East Gulf of Carpentaria and North East Gulf of Carpentaria

VIC

Sat 11:31 AEDT

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for North Central, North East and Central

NSW

Sat 22:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Batemans and Eden coasts

NSW

Sat 22:58 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains. Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Australian Capital Territory

QLD

Sat 11:53 AEST

Flood Watch For Parts Of North-Western Queensland And North Tropical Coast

Sat 11:04 ACST

Flood Watch For Parts Of The Barkly And Carpentaria Catchments

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