Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOWMONTUEWEDTHU
MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

14°C

24°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

21°C

36°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

17°C

29°C

Cloudy
Broome

27°C

30°C

Severe thunderstorms
Cairns

23°C

27°C

Mostly cloudy
Canberra

12°C

28°C

Mostly cloudy
Darwin

27°C

32°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

9°C

17°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

14°C

19°C

Clear skies
Perth

18°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Sydney

18°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

Warnings

QLD

Sat 12:28 AEST

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

WA

Sat 15:01 AWST

Fire Weather Warning for Exmouth Gulf Coast and Midwest Inland

WA

Sat 19:01 AWST

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

NT

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

NT

Sat 11:04 ACST

Flood Watch For Parts Of The Barkly And Carpentaria Catchments

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