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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

10°C

15°C

Alice Springs

16°C

23°C

Brisbane

13°C

24°C

Broome

17°C

28°C

Cairns

20°C

27°C

Canberra

4°C

14°C

Darwin

25°C

31°C

Hobart

6°C

13°C

Melbourne

9°C

13°C

Perth

11°C

21°C

Sydney

10°C

19°C

National Summary

An area of low pressure over inland eastern WA is producing storms which extend into western NT and northwest SA. A cold front passing over southeast Aust brings showers to eastern NSW. A cold and unstable airmass following the front brings showers to Tas, Vic and southern SA.

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	15°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.7 - Moderate	SE 16.2km/h	SE 24.5km/h	53.9%	69.3%
Alice Springs	16°C	23°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	SE 28.1km/h	ESE 28.1km/h	29.8%	45.8%
Brisbane	13°C	24°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.9 - High	SW 5.8km/h	NE 8.3km/h	63.0%	75.0%
Broome	17°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.2 - Very High	SSE 10.8km/h	WNW 18.0km/h	57.5%	84.3%
Cairns	20°C	27°C	19%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.5 - Extreme	SE 10.4km/h	ESE 17.3km/h	74.0%	85.8%
Canberra	4°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.6 - Moderate	WSW 4.0km/h	S 19.8km/h	55.2%	75.6%
Darwin	25°C	31°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.6 - Extreme	NW 3.2km/h	NNW 16.2km/h	67.9%	84.0%
Hobart	6°C	13°C	52%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.6 - Moderate	WNW 27.0km/h	W 27.7km/h	53.7%	73.8%
Melbourne	9°C	13°C	30%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.9 - Moderate	SSW 35.3km/h	SSW 24.1km/h	58.3%	72.9%
Perth	11°C	21°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.7 - High	ENE 15.5km/h	E 17.3km/h	54.6%	67.3%
Sydney	10°C	19°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.8 - Moderate	W 13.0km/h	S 31.0km/h	58.0%	74.7%

Warnings

Wed 09:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning Far West, Upper West & L West Csts. Cancelled Spencer, St Vincent, Invest St & Central, S Cent, Upper SE & L SE coasts

TAS

Wed 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Lower East & South East coasts

National

Wed 09:56 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

National

Wed 09:56 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Southern And Western Areas

Wed 07:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Albany, Esperance and Eucla coasts. Cancellation for Lancelin, Perth and Bunbury Geographe coasts

QLD

Wed 09:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Thursday Hervey Bay, Sun Cst Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Cst Waters & Peninsula, Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay

Wed 06:18 ACST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Thursday for Flinders and Mid North

NSW

Wed 04:53 AEST

Hazardous Surf Warning for Thursday for Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra and Batemans coasts

NSW

Wed 04:53 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

VIC

Wed 04:10 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip, Western Port & West, Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

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Cool, showery weather spreading up Australia’s east coast

A southerly change will move up Australia’s east coast between Wednesday and Friday, causing cooler temperatures and light showers before a return of warmer weather from the weekend.

We have never seen El Niño strengthen this quickly – so what happens next?

Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

Southeastern Australia is in the grip of a wintry chill, as cool southerly winds send a shiver across the most heavily populated corner of the country in the second week of spring.

Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

Heavy rain has fallen in parts of Western Australia's parched inland, with record-breaking spring rainfall recorded in some areas.

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Forecasts for Wednesday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Cool, showery weather spreading up Australia’s east coast

We have never seen El Niño strengthen this quickly – so what happens next?

Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

Cool, showery weather spreading up Australia’s east coast

We have never seen El Niño strengthen this quickly – so what happens next?

Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

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