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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

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MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

19°C

Alice Springs

6°C

18°C

Brisbane

15°C

23°C

Broome

20°C

26°C

Cairns

21°C

27°C

Canberra

5°C

15°C

Darwin

25°C

32°C

Hobart

7°C

15°C

Melbourne

10°C

16°C

Perth

12°C

25°C

Sydney

13°C

19°C

National Summary

A front and low in the Tasman Sea sends cold, gusty winds and showers into eastern NSW. A dominant high settles over central Australia, bringing warm and dry conditions to WA, and directing a few showers into southeast SA, Vic, Tas and the northern tropics.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	12°C	19°C	30%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.9 - Low	SW 6.5km/h	WSW 15.1km/h	69.0%	87.8%
Alice Springs	6°C	18°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	ESE 12.6km/h	ESE 22.7km/h	66.6%	87.8%
Brisbane	15°C	23°C	14%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.6 - Moderate	W 9.0km/h	W 2.9km/h	61.4%	84.5%
Broome	20°C	26°C	57%	15 - 20 mm	Nil	7.8 - High	E 26.3km/h	E 24.1km/h	52.0%	98.2%
Cairns	21°C	27°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.2 - Very High	SSE 14.4km/h	SE 21.2km/h	67.8%	81.6%
Canberra	5°C	15°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.7 - Low	SSW 5.8km/h	NW 10.1km/h	64.5%	89.5%
Darwin	25°C	32°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	SE 18.0km/h	ESE 16.6km/h	59.1%	72.8%
Hobart	7°C	15°C	3%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.5 - Low	NW 14.4km/h	WSW 17.6km/h	60.8%	79.8%
Melbourne	10°C	16°C	42%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.3 - Low	W 6.8km/h	SW 13.7km/h	73.5%	95.0%
Perth	12°C	25°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.7 - Moderate	NNE 9.0km/h	W 6.5km/h	41.7%	60.7%
Sydney	13°C	19°C	21%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.8 - Low	WSW 16.9km/h	S 18.4km/h	57.1%	83.8%

Warnings

NSW

Mon 13:49 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for Lord Howe Island

NSW

Mon 12:49 AEST

Flood Watch For Parts Of The Mid North Coast And Northern Rivers

Mon 12:11 ACST

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

Mon 08:38 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Pilbara Coast East and Pilbara Coast West. Cancellation for Ningaloo and Gascoyne coasts

VIC

Mon 10:38 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for East Gippsland Coast

NSW

Mon 10:38 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie and Hunter coasts. Cancellation for Sydney Coast

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