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Cold, unstable air should stream over the southeast, bringing showers, storms and alpine snow to eastern Vic, NSW and southeast Qld. Gusty cool air pushes north into the southern NT. Increasing instability over southwest WA brings showers and storms. Hot in northwest.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	8°C	16°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.3 - High	ESE 12.2km/h	SE 16.2km/h	51.3%	66.7%
Alice Springs	13°C	24°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10 - Very High	SE 24.8km/h	SE 27.7km/h	36.0%	55.5%
Brisbane	15°C	25°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.3 - Very High	S 5.8km/h	SE 16.9km/h	53.6%	77.2%
Broome	23°C	31°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.9 - Very High	N 10.4km/h	WNW 17.3km/h	70.2%	92.7%
Cairns	19°C	26°C	17%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.6 - Very High	SSE 16.2km/h	SE 21.2km/h	64.8%	82.1%
Canberra	3°C	13°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	S 18.7km/h	S 22.0km/h	41.0%	66.3%
Darwin	25°C	32°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.8 - Extreme	SE 10.8km/h	NE 18.0km/h	55.7%	70.0%
Hobart	6°C	13°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.2 - Moderate	WSW 19.8km/h	W 22.3km/h	49.7%	69.4%
Melbourne	10°C	13°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.5 - Moderate	S 18.4km/h	S 20.9km/h	54.3%	70.7%
Perth	17°C	29°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	NE 17.3km/h	NNE 12.2km/h	55.0%	76.8%
Sydney	11°C	17°C	27%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.2 - High	SW 26.3km/h	S 32.0km/h	46.5%	72.3%

Warnings

Sat 09:13 AWST

Gale Warning Leeuwin & Albany coasts. Strong Wind Warning Esperance & Eucla coasts. Cancelled Perth Local Waters & Perth & Bun Geographes

National

Sat 10:02 AEST

Final Gale Warning 7 For Southeastern And Southern Areas

VIC

Sat 10:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Port Phillip

QLD

Sat 09:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

NSW

Sat 05:42 AEST

Cancellation of Surf Warning for Byron, Coffs, Macquarie and Hunter coasts

TAS

Sat 04:00 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for South East Coast. Cancellation for South West Coast

VIC

Fri 11:01 AEST

Final Flood Warning For The Kiewa River

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August 2026 was Earth’s equal warmest month on record, with a global mean surface air temperature 1.

Spring temperature 'see-saw' in full effect in southern Australia

Maximum temperatures will fluctuate quite dramatically across most of southern Australia over the weekend and into the new week, as the spring 'see-saw' takes full effect.

Indonesia fire smoke reaches Australia’s northwest coast

Smoke from fires burning across Indonesia – which are being enhanced by El Niño – has arrived over Australia’s northwest coast this week.

Australia's golden canola crop visible from space

The fields of southern Australia are aglow with large patches of yellow due to the spring canola crop – the nation's largest seed crop and our 3rd-largest broadacre crop of any kind.

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News from across Australia

August tied as world’s warmest month on record

Spring temperature 'see-saw' in full effect in southern Australia

Indonesia fire smoke reaches Australia’s northwest coast

Australia's golden canola crop visible from space

August tied as world’s warmest month on record

Spring temperature 'see-saw' in full effect in southern Australia

Indonesia fire smoke reaches Australia’s northwest coast

Australia's golden canola crop visible from space

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