Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

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MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

17°C

33°C

Cloudy
Alice Springs

23°C

35°C

Cloudy
Brisbane

20°C

28°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

28°C

32°C

Thunderstorms
Cairns

24°C

30°C

Clear skies
Canberra

15°C

32°C

Thunderstorms
Darwin

26°C

31°C

Clear skies
Hobart

14°C

30°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

16°C

30°C

Clear skies
Perth

15°C

31°C

Clear skies
Sydney

20°C

27°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

Wed 12:26 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For Eyre Creek

QLD

Wed 10:34 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Thomson River And Cooper Creek And Final Flood Warning For The Barcoo River

QLD

Wed 10:19 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Wed 08:57 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Lower Flinders River

WA

Wed 15:02 AWST

Fire Weather Warning for Swan Inland North

WA

Wed 19:01 AWST

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

VIC

Wed 16:01 AEDT

Fire Weather Warning for North East

NSW

Wed 16:02 AEDT

Fire Weather Warning for Australian Capital Territory

TAS

Wed 22:00 AEDT

Strong Wind Warning for South West Lakes & South East, South West and Central West coasts. Cancellation for Upper East Coast

WA

Wed 13:34 AWST

Heatwave Warning Western Australia

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