Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOWWEDTHUFRISAT
MinMax
Rain showers
Adelaide

12°C

15°C

Clear skies
Alice Springs

8°C

20°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

15°C

25°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

18°C

29°C

Clear skies
Cairns

17°C

27°C

Rain
Canberra

7°C

11°C

Clear skies
Darwin

21°C

30°C

Rain
Hobart

9°C

14°C

Rain
Melbourne

11°C

14°C

Mostly cloudy
Perth

9°C

18°C

Clear skies
Sydney

13°C

20°C

National Summary

A deep low should start moving into the Tasman Sea, maintaining strong winds and showers across Vic, eastern NSW and Tas, falling as snow in the alps. Showers should also affect southern WA and southern SA in a southwesterly flow behind the low. It should be dry elsewhere.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Warnings

NSW

Tue 22:23 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains & ACT. Cancelled Sheep Graziers Warning Central Tablelands

SA

Tue 21:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent, Investigator Strait & Central, South Central, Upper South East & Lower South East coasts

TAS

Tue 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South West Coast

VIC

Tue 22:00 AEST

Gale Warning Wednesday West, Central, Central Gippsland & East Gippsland coasts. Strong Wind Warning Wednesday Port Phillip & Western Port

NSW

Tue 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Byron, Coffs, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra and Batemans coasts. Cancellation for Eden Coast

National

Tue 21:50 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

WA

Tue 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Albany, Esperance and Eucla coasts

QLD

Tue 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Gold Coast Waters

VIC

Tue 18:40 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for East Gippsland and North East

VIC

Tue 18:40 AEST

Cancellation Of Severe Weather Warning for East Gippsland and North East

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