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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOW SUN MON TUE WED

MinMax

Adelaide

9°C

17°C

Alice Springs

17°C

30°C

Brisbane

14°C

25°C

Broome

19°C

27°C

Cairns

19°C

26°C

Canberra

5°C

15°C

Darwin

25°C

30°C

Hobart

6°C

12°C

Melbourne

11°C

13°C

Perth

10°C

22°C

Sydney

11°C

19°C

National Summary

A low pressure trough should bring widespread showers and some thunderstorms across southeast WA, SA, and towards western Vic and NSW. A weakening cold front could bring some showers to Tas, southern Vic and eastern NSW. 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	9°C	17°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.5 - Moderate	E 2.5km/h	SSW 12.6km/h	61.8%	82.4%
Alice Springs	17°C	30°C	13%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.5 - Very High	NE 16.9km/h	NNE 19.4km/h	23.4%	52.2%
Brisbane	14°C	25°C	2%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.9 - High	SW 2.9km/h	NE 10.4km/h	58.0%	72.2%
Broome	19°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.3 - Very High	SSW 10.4km/h	W 20.2km/h	51.6%	81.5%
Cairns	19°C	26°C	22%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.2 - Extreme	SSE 11.2km/h	SE 18.7km/h	73.0%	85.5%
Canberra	5°C	15°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.7 - Moderate	SSW 11.5km/h	WSW 18.4km/h	54.5%	83.2%
Darwin	25°C	30°C	11%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.6 - Extreme	NW 2.5km/h	WNW 16.9km/h	73.7%	89.4%
Hobart	6°C	12°C	34%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.7 - Moderate	W 25.6km/h	W 29.5km/h	47.4%	78.4%
Melbourne	11°C	13°C	24%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5 - Moderate	SSW 19.8km/h	SSW 23.4km/h	54.7%	81.2%
Perth	10°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	ESE 15.5km/h	ESE 16.6km/h	54.0%	77.0%
Sydney	11°C	19°C	22%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.8 - Moderate	WSW 13.0km/h	S 27.4km/h	57.0%	85.6%

Warnings

Fri 22:55 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Mt Lofty R, Mid North, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, L SE & Flinders & Murraylands districts

Fri 22:55 ACST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Mt Lofty R, Mid North, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East, L SE & Flinders & Murraylands districts

VIC

Fri 22:58 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) South West & Central, East Gippsland, North East, West & South Gippsland, Wimmera & North Central

VIC

Fri 22:58 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) South West & Central, East Gippsland, North East, West & South Gippsland, Wimmera & North Central

NSW

Fri 22:46 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Illawarra & South Coast, Central Tablelands, S Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains & ACT

NSW

Fri 22:46 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) Illawarra & South Coast, Central Tablelands, S Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains & ACT

VIC

Fri 22:45 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning Saturday North East. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning Saturday West & South Gippsland & East Gippsland

NSW

Fri 22:13 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains. Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Australian Capital Territory

Fri 21:30 ACST

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

NSW

Fri 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Hunter, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Mid-30s heat and snowfalls on the same day in NSW

How El Niño helped break UK summer heat record

Warm seas near Australia could counteract El Niño’s drying effect this spring

Historically low early September snow depth as more resorts announce closure

Mid-30s heat and snowfalls on the same day in NSW

How El Niño helped break UK summer heat record

Warm seas near Australia could counteract El Niño’s drying effect this spring

Historically low early September snow depth as more resorts announce closure

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