Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOWMONTUEWEDTHU
MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

13°C

24°C

Mostly cloudy
Alice Springs

21°C

35°C

Thunderstorms
Brisbane

22°C

29°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

29°C

33°C

Mostly cloudy
Cairns

24°C

31°C

Clear skies
Canberra

11°C

27°C

Thunderstorms
Darwin

26°C

29°C

Rain showers
Hobart

8°C

15°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

13°C

20°C

Clear skies
Perth

26°C

37°C

Mostly cloudy
Sydney

19°C

29°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

WA

Sun 14:49 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Perth Local Waters & Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth and Bunbury Geographe coasts

TAS

Sun 16:05 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for East of Flinders Island & Far North West and Central North coasts

NSW

Sun 16:05 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Batemans and Eden coasts

VIC

Sun 16:15 AEDT

Gale Warning East Gippsland Coast. Strong Wind Warning Port Phillip, Western Port, Gippsland Lakes & Central & Central Gippsland coasts

VIC

Sun 17:24 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for South West, Central and West and South Gippsland

TAS

Sun 17:25 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for King Island, Furneaux Islands, North East, Midlands, South East & East Coast

WA

Sun 13:49 AWST

Heatwave Warning Western Australia

WA

Sun 13:49 AWST

Heatwave Warning Western Australia

WA

Sun 13:49 AWST

Heatwave Warning Western Australia

WA

Sun 13:49 AWST

Heatwave Warning Western Australia

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