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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

10°C

15°C

Alice Springs

15°C

22°C

Brisbane

13°C

25°C

Broome

17°C

29°C

Cairns

20°C

27°C

Canberra

4°C

13°C

Darwin

25°C

30°C

Hobart

6°C

13°C

Melbourne

9°C

13°C

Perth

11°C

22°C

Sydney

10°C

19°C

National Summary

An area of low pressure over inland eastern WA is producing storms which extend into western NT and northwest SA. A cold front passing over southeast Aust brings showers to eastern NSW. A cold and unstable airmass following the front brings showers to Tas, Vic and southern SA.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	10°C	15°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.7 - Moderate	SE 16.2km/h	SE 24.5km/h	54.0%	69.2%
Alice Springs	15°C	22°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	SE 28.1km/h	ESE 23.4km/h	30.4%	46.3%
Brisbane	13°C	25°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.9 - High	SW 5.8km/h	NE 10.1km/h	63.0%	75.1%
Broome	17°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.2 - Very High	SSE 10.4km/h	WNW 18.0km/h	57.5%	85.3%
Cairns	20°C	27°C	20%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.5 - Extreme	SE 10.4km/h	ESE 16.2km/h	73.6%	86.6%
Canberra	4°C	13°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.6 - Moderate	WSW 4.0km/h	S 19.4km/h	55.3%	75.7%
Darwin	25°C	30°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	12.6 - Extreme	NW 3.2km/h	NNW 15.8km/h	67.8%	83.3%
Hobart	6°C	13°C	61%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.6 - Moderate	WNW 27.0km/h	W 23.8km/h	53.8%	73.5%
Melbourne	9°C	13°C	40%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.9 - Moderate	SSW 35.3km/h	SSW 22.7km/h	58.6%	73.0%
Perth	11°C	22°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.7 - High	E 12.2km/h	E 19.4km/h	54.5%	68.1%
Sydney	10°C	19°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.8 - Moderate	W 13.0km/h	S 31.7km/h	58.2%	75.1%

Warnings

Wed 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Albany, Esperance and Eucla coasts

QLD

Wed 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Thursday Hervey Bay, Sun Cst Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Cst Waters & Peninsula, Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay

VIC

Wed 10:51 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

Wed 09:50 ACST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Flinders and Mid North

NSW

Wed 10:19 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Snowy Mountains

Wed 09:30 ACST

Strong Wind Warning Far West, Upper West & L West Csts. Cancelled Spencer, St Vincent, Invest St & Central, S Cent, Upper SE & L SE coasts

NSW

Wed 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning Sydney Enclosed Waters & Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra & Batemans coasts

VIC

Wed 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts. Cancellation for Port Phillip, Western Port & West Coast

TAS

Wed 10:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Lower East & South East coasts

National

Wed 09:56 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western Area

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ELDERS NEWS

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Cool, showery weather spreading up Australia’s east coast

A southerly change will move up Australia’s east coast between Wednesday and Friday, causing cooler temperatures and light showers before a return of warmer weather from the weekend.

We have never seen El Niño strengthen this quickly – so what happens next?

Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

Southeastern Australia is in the grip of a wintry chill, as cool southerly winds send a shiver across the most heavily populated corner of the country in the second week of spring.

Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

Heavy rain has fallen in parts of Western Australia's parched inland, with record-breaking spring rainfall recorded in some areas.

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Forecasts for Wednesday

Warnings

News from across Australia

Cool, showery weather spreading up Australia’s east coast

We have never seen El Niño strengthen this quickly – so what happens next?

Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

Cool, showery weather spreading up Australia’s east coast

We have never seen El Niño strengthen this quickly – so what happens next?

Wintry chill with subzero temperatures in five states

Record-breaking spring rainfall in inland Western Australia

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