Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

MinMax

National Summary

Showers will scatter along the east coast as winds turn more onshore. Showers & storms in the north will clear from Qld as a trough edges west. Highs will cause winds to ease & showers to clear in WA's south & keep the interior dry. A front will bring showers to the far southeast

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Another low barrelling towards northern New Zealand

After ex-Tropical Cyclone Vaianu dumped hundreds of millimetres of rain and generally wreaked havoc over northern New Zealand last week, another deep low pressure system is heading towards the region, this time from the south.

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Coldest morning since last winter over inland NSW, SA and Vic

The coldest morning since last winter has eventuated over inland NSW, SA, Vic, and also parts of the ACT.

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Frosty weekend for the southeast with widespread freezing temperatures

The coldest nights of 2026 to date await southeastern Australia this weekend, with temperatures falling to near or even below freezing across a wide area in the cool, dry airmass in the wake of a cold front.

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148 km/h gust on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart

It’s a wild and woolly afternoon in Tasmania as a cold front approaches from the west, with winds gusting up to 148 km/h at 4:49pm on kunanyi/Mt Wellington above Hobart.

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