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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

4°C

14°C

Alice Springs

6°C

22°C

Brisbane

11°C

24°C

Broome

16°C

29°C

Cairns

17°C

24°C

Canberra

0°C

11°C

Darwin

22°C

31°C

Hobart

5°C

14°C

Melbourne

9°C

13°C

Perth

9°C

19°C

Sydney

6°C

17°C

National Summary

Low pressure over Tas is bringing showers to Tas and Vic. A trough and a cold front over WA are bringing rain from northwest to southeast WA and showers over southwest WA. Moist onshore flow is maintaining showers over coastal far north Qld. Dry elsewhere with high pressure.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	4°C	14°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	ENE 6.1km/h	N 10.4km/h	59.7%	80.8%
Alice Springs	6°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.6 - High	NE 8.6km/h	SE 13.0km/h	36.5%	48.1%
Brisbane	11°C	24°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.4 - Moderate	W 3.2km/h	NNW 2.9km/h	54.6%	75.3%
Broome	16°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	E 3.6km/h	W 13.7km/h	53.5%	88.9%
Cairns	17°C	24°C	25%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	SSE 16.6km/h	SE 22.0km/h	71.9%	84.0%
Canberra	0°C	11°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.8 - Low	NW 10.1km/h	WNW 22.3km/h	67.1%	87.4%
Darwin	22°C	31°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.8 - Very High	ESE 7.9km/h	ENE 14.4km/h	56.0%	73.8%
Hobart	5°C	14°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.6 - Low	NNW 10.4km/h	NE 9.0km/h	69.9%	89.5%
Melbourne	9°C	13°C	42%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.4 - Low	W 8.6km/h	SW 11.5km/h	72.1%	92.1%
Perth	9°C	19°C	14%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	N 5.0km/h	NW 4.0km/h	65.7%	85.5%
Sydney	6°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.2 - Moderate	W 14.0km/h	W 13.0km/h	49.9%	62.9%

Warnings

NSW

Wed 04:15 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains

VIC

Wed 04:10 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast

NSW

Wed 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Eden Coast

TAS

Wed 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound and East of Flinders Island

National

Wed 03:49 AEST

Final Gale Warning 8 For Southern Area

VIC

Tue 16:54 AEST

Frost Warning for Mallee

Tue 16:24 ACST

Frost Warning for Mid North, Riverland, Murraylands and Upper South East

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The tropical Pacific Ocean is rapidly warming towards a ‘very strong’ El Niño event, with a key monitoring index this week crossing a threshold not reached for more than 10 years.

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News from across Australia

Biggest snowfall of the season likely to develop this weekend

'Very strong' El Niño threshold reached for first time in over 10 years

Wet start to August after 2nd-driest July on record in southwest WA

A Cruel Angel's Summer

Biggest snowfall of the season likely to develop this weekend

'Very strong' El Niño threshold reached for first time in over 10 years

Wet start to August after 2nd-driest July on record in southwest WA

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