Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

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MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

13°C

20°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

16°C

31°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

19°C

33°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

28°C

32°C

Clear skies
Cairns

23°C

30°C

Mostly cloudy
Canberra

11°C

23°C

Cloudy
Darwin

25°C

32°C

Clear skies
Hobart

8°C

18°C

Partly cloudy
Melbourne

13°C

19°C

Clear skies
Perth

10°C

21°C

Clear skies
Sydney

17°C

28°C

National Summary

An unstable airmass followed by a cold front is producing showers & storms over southeast WA, southern SA, and later into western Vic, NSW and Tas. A tropical airmass over far north is bringing the odd shower over the Top End. Onshore winds bring the odd shower to SW WA.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Warnings

SA

Wed 15:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Investigator Strait & Lower West, Central, South Central, Upper South East and Lower South East coasts

WA

Wed 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Gascoyne and Albany coasts

QLD

Wed 15:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Cooktown and Cairns coasts

SA

Wed 12:54 ACST

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

QLD

Wed 12:37 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Thomson River And Cooper Creek

QLD

Wed 12:26 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Eyre Creek And Minor Flood Warning For The Georgina River

QLD

Wed 12:01 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Lower Diamantina River

National

Wed 11:17 AEST

Tropical Cyclone Technical Bulletin

National

Wed 10:54 AEST

Tropical Cyclone Information Bulletin

VIC

Wed 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Port Phillip & West Coast

ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Wild windy weather system to lash southern Australia

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Twin cyclones in the South Pacific: how will they impact Australia and New Zealand?

Two severe tropical cyclones are the dominant features on the weather charts this Tuesday, with both Cyclone Maila (currently near Papua New Guinea) and Cyclone Vaianu (currently near Fiji) set to impact weather in the Australian region.

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Severe storms ahead of wintry blast in southeast Australia late this week

A vigorous cold front and associated troughs are set to sweep across southeast Australia late this week, bringing a round of severe thunderstorms before a sharp transition to wintry conditions into the weekend.

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Tropical Cyclone Maila develops in the Solomon Sea, possible track towards Far North Qld

Australia’s 2025–26 cyclone season has already been an active one.

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