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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

21°C

33°C

Alice Springs

26°C

40°C

Brisbane

21°C

30°C

Broome

27°C

31°C

Cairns

24°C

32°C

Canberra

17°C

43°C

Darwin

26°C

31°C

Hobart

12°C

22°C

Melbourne

16°C

23°C

Perth

19°C

29°C

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

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	21°C	33°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE7.2km/h	SE20.1km/h	35.1%	53.7%
Alice Springs	26°C	40°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ENE14.9km/h	ENE26.2km/h	18.5%	33.2%
Brisbane	21°C	30°C	1.2%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE7.6km/h	SE12.9km/h	55.2%	70.2%
Broome	27°C	31°C	10.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	W19.6km/h	W28.9km/h	66.0%	80.4%
Cairns	24°C	32°C	36.9%	0.1 mm	Nil	Medium	SE4.4km/h	SE13.7km/h	74.6%	93.2%
Canberra	17°C	43°C	9.2%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE9.5km/h	SE17.5km/h	37.7%	52.8%
Darwin	26°C	31°C	49.7%	0.4 mm	Nil	Medium	W11.4km/h	W20.8km/h	77.6%	94.3%
Hobart	12°C	22°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SW7.1km/h	SW19.8km/h	49.3%	69.3%
Melbourne	16°C	23°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	S14.7km/h	S22.6km/h	61.6%	82.0%
Perth	19°C	29°C	0.0%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	SE8.1km/h	SE17.9km/h	38.8%	56.5%
Sydney	20°C	27°C	3.6%	0.0 mm	Nil	Medium	ESE7.7km/h	ESE14.2km/h	63.2%	82.9%

Warnings

QLD

Wed 13:04 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For The Cooper Creek And Minor Flood Warning For The Thomson And Barcoo Rivers

QLD

Wed 12:59 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Upper Burdekin River And Final Flood Warning For The Suttor River

QLD

Wed 12:28 AEST

Moderate Flood Warning For Eyre Creek And Minor Flood Warning For The Georgina River

QLD

Wed 12:26 AEST

Flood Warning For The Nicholson, Gregory, And Albert Rivers

QLD

Wed 11:21 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Diamantina River

QLD

Tue 15:01 AEST

Major Flood Warning For The Lower Flinders River And Moderate Flood Warning For The Upper Flinders River

Wed 13:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Pilbara Coast West, Perth Local Waters & Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth, Bunbury Geographe and Eucla coasts

QLD

Wed 15:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Hervey Bay, Sunshine Coast Waters, Gold Coast Waters & Capricornia and K'gari coasts

Wed 15:30 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent, Investigator Strait & Far West, Upper West, Lower West and Upper South East coasts

NSW

Wed 15:59 AEDT

Fire Weather Warning for Northern Slopes

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Luana intensifies over central Australia

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Luana has done something tropical cyclones don’t usually do: it gained strength over land three days after making landfall.

What is a 'heat dome' and why is it super-heating Australia?

The term 'heat dome' has appeared frequently in the media this week with regard to this week's persistent heatwave across a broad area of southeastern Australia.

48.9°C as Victoria sweats through hottest day on record

Temperatures in Victoria have soared to the highest levels ever recorded, with the mercury reaching 48.

These Australian towns could approach 50°C this week

An intense and prolonged heatwave will grip southeastern Australia this week, with temperatures forecast to approach 50°C in parts of four states.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Luana intensifies over central Australia

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Luana has done something tropical cyclones don’t usually do: it gained strength over land three days after making landfall.

What is a 'heat dome' and why is it super-heating Australia?

The term 'heat dome' has appeared frequently in the media this week with regard to this week's persistent heatwave across a broad area of southeastern Australia.

48.9°C as Victoria sweats through hottest day on record

Temperatures in Victoria have soared to the highest levels ever recorded, with the mercury reaching 48.

These Australian towns could approach 50°C this week

An intense and prolonged heatwave will grip southeastern Australia this week, with temperatures forecast to approach 50°C in parts of four states.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Luana intensifies over central Australia

What is a 'heat dome' and why is it super-heating Australia?

48.9°C as Victoria sweats through hottest day on record

These Australian towns could approach 50°C this week

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Luana intensifies over central Australia

What is a 'heat dome' and why is it super-heating Australia?

48.9°C as Victoria sweats through hottest day on record

These Australian towns could approach 50°C this week

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