Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

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MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

13°C

24°C

Partly cloudy
Alice Springs

21°C

35°C

Fair
Brisbane

21°C

31°C

Cloudy
Broome

28°C

32°C

Thunderstorms
Cairns

24°C

28°C

Cloudy
Canberra

12°C

27°C

Cloudy
Darwin

27°C

31°C

Mostly cloudy
Hobart

9°C

18°C

Fair
Melbourne

14°C

18°C

Clear skies
Perth

20°C

33°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

Sun 17:26 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Flinders And Cloncurry Rivers

QLD

Sun 13:15 AEST

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

WA

Mon 01:01 AWST

Storm Force Wind Warning W Kimberley Cst. Strong Wind Warning Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe & Euclas

QLD

Mon 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning South East Gulf of Carpentaria, Sun Cst Waters, Gold Coast Waters & Cairns & Townsville coasts. Cancelled Moreton Bay

TAS

Mon 04:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for Far North West Coast

W00

Sun 15:05 AWST

Fire Weather Warning for Swan Inland North, Swan Inland South and Brockman

QLD

Sun 23:01 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Sunday for Central West

S00

Sun 16:20 ACDT

Fire Weather Warning for Eastern Eyre Peninsula and Mount Lofty Ranges

SA

Sun 21:34 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Spencer Gulf & Far West Coast

N05

Sun 16:48 AEDT

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Northern Tablelands, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains

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