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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

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MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

17°C

Alice Springs

14°C

25°C

Brisbane

13°C

22°C

Broome

18°C

29°C

Cairns

18°C

23°C

Canberra

4°C

16°C

Darwin

23°C

31°C

Hobart

8°C

17°C

Melbourne

14°C

16°C

Perth

10°C

20°C

Sydney

10°C

19°C

National Summary

A north-west cloud band will bring showers to central WA, northern SA and the NT's south, with rain and thunderstorms possible over southern NSW, Vic and Tas. Moist onshore winds will bring showers to northeast NSW, eastern Qld and southwest WA.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	12°C	17°C	38%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.1 - Moderate	NNW 17.6km/h	NW 22.0km/h	68.3%	87.3%
Alice Springs	14°C	25°C	20%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	N 10.1km/h	N 5.8km/h	57.8%	86.5%
Brisbane	13°C	22°C	15%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.1 - High	S 7.2km/h	ESE 13.7km/h	63.3%	81.0%
Broome	18°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.6 - Very High	S 4.7km/h	W 20.5km/h	58.3%	93.9%
Cairns	18°C	23°C	58%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.3 - Very High	SSE 19.4km/h	SE 24.8km/h	76.2%	88.6%
Canberra	4°C	16°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.3 - Moderate	ESE 5.8km/h	NW 21.2km/h	69.5%	86.0%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.9 - Very High	ESE 10.4km/h	ENE 22.0km/h	55.4%	69.0%
Hobart	8°C	17°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	NNE 9.4km/h	NNE 18.0km/h	67.4%	83.6%
Melbourne	14°C	16°C	49%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.6 - Moderate	NNE 25.2km/h	NNE 25.2km/h	67.1%	87.6%
Perth	10°C	20°C	29%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.3 - Moderate	NNE 5.8km/h	W 10.4km/h	69.2%	87.0%
Sydney	10°C	19°C	12%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.5 - Moderate	WNW 7.9km/h	NE 16.9km/h	72.1%	88.5%

Warnings

QLD

Tue 17:40 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Townsville Coast. Cancellation for Mackay Coast

Tue 15:20 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Leeuwin and Eucla coasts. Cancellation for Esperance Coast

VIC

Tue 16:35 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Central, North Central, West and South Gippsland and North East

VIC

Tue 16:35 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Central, North Central, West and South Gippsland and North East

Tue 15:49 ACST

Fire Weather Warning for Darwin and Adelaide River

VIC

Tue 16:15 AEST

Gale Warning for Wednesday for Port Phillip. Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for West, Central and East Gippsland coasts

NSW

Tue 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Batemans and Eden coasts

TAS

Tue 16:05 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Wednesday East of Flinders Is & Far North West, Upper East, Lower East, South East, South West & Central West coasts

Tue 15:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Central and South Central coasts

VIC

Tue 12:38 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

A burst of wet and windy weather will sweep across Victoria on Wednesday, with damaging wind gusts possible in central parts of the state, including Melbourne.

Rain spreading across inland Australia

Rain has begun to fall across parts of inland South Australia, Victoria and western New South Wales, with moderate falls likely by the end of the working week.

Strengthening El Niño could make 2026 Earth’s warmest year on record

El Niño is strengthening so quickly that it could make 2026 become Earth’s warmest year on record.

Unusually warm winter week across the southeast

With two weeks left of the 2026 Australia winter, springlike warmth will spread across large parts of the most heavily populated corner of the country.

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

A burst of wet and windy weather will sweep across Victoria on Wednesday, with damaging wind gusts possible in central parts of the state, including Melbourne.

Rain spreading across inland Australia

Rain has begun to fall across parts of inland South Australia, Victoria and western New South Wales, with moderate falls likely by the end of the working week.

Strengthening El Niño could make 2026 Earth’s warmest year on record

El Niño is strengthening so quickly that it could make 2026 become Earth’s warmest year on record.

Unusually warm winter week across the southeast

With two weeks left of the 2026 Australia winter, springlike warmth will spread across large parts of the most heavily populated corner of the country.

Australian Weather Forecast

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Forecasts for Wednesday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

Rain spreading across inland Australia

Strengthening El Niño could make 2026 Earth’s warmest year on record

Unusually warm winter week across the southeast

Damaging winds possible in central Vic on Wednesday, including Melbourne

Rain spreading across inland Australia

Strengthening El Niño could make 2026 Earth’s warmest year on record

Unusually warm winter week across the southeast

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