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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOW SUN MON TUE WED

MinMax

Adelaide

15°C

19°C

Alice Springs

15°C

25°C

Brisbane

15°C

22°C

Broome

19°C

29°C

Cairns

20°C

25°C

Canberra

7°C

15°C

Darwin

23°C

30°C

Hobart

8°C

14°C

Melbourne

15°C

18°C

Perth

5°C

15°C

Sydney

13°C

20°C

National Summary

A slow-moving low-pressure system should bring rain and gusty winds to SA, Vic and Tas. Onshore winds should bring showers to coastal parts of Qld and NSW along with storms for southern coastal WA, while conditions remain mostly dry elsewhere under a ridge of high pressure.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	15°C	19°C	73%	10 - 15 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	NNE 16.2km/h	NNE 19.8km/h	58.4%	92.5%
Alice Springs	15°C	25°C	10%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.4 - Moderate	N 13.3km/h	NNW 18.7km/h	44.0%	66.8%
Brisbane	15°C	22°C	15%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4 - Moderate	S 4.3km/h	E 6.8km/h	59.8%	89.8%
Broome	19°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.8 - High	SE 14.8km/h	SW 13.7km/h	51.4%	87.9%
Cairns	20°C	25°C	67%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.5 - High	SSE 18.4km/h	SE 22.3km/h	72.5%	89.2%
Canberra	7°C	15°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	NW 3.2km/h	N 10.1km/h	71.2%	97.3%
Darwin	23°C	30°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.5 - Very High	ESE 11.5km/h	NE 14.4km/h	65.9%	80.5%
Hobart	8°C	14°C	28%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1 - Low	NNW 9.7km/h	NNW 8.6km/h	52.7%	100.0%
Melbourne	15°C	18°C	30%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.7 - Low	NNE 10.8km/h	NNE 12.2km/h	63.0%	99.9%
Perth	5°C	15°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.8 - Low	S 2.9km/h	S 10.8km/h	66.9%	90.3%
Sydney	13°C	20°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	WNW 6.8km/h	ESE 6.8km/h	66.4%	97.2%

Warnings

VIC

Sat 01:16 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of North East, West and South Gippsland, Central, East Gippsland, South West and Wimmera

VIC

Sat 01:16 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of North East, West and South Gippsland, Central, East Gippsland, South West and Wimmera

Fri 21:30 ACST

Gale Warning Central, S Cent, Upper SE & L SE coasts. Strong Wind Warning Spencer, St Vincent, Invest St, Adelaide Waters & L West Cst

VIC

Fri 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip & West and Central coasts

TAS

Fri 22:00 AEST

Gale Warning for South West and Central West coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Far North West and South East coasts

Fri 19:01 AWST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Esperance and Eucla coasts

QLD

Fri 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula Coast. Cancellation for Cooktown Coast

Mon 10:37 ACST

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

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Warnings

News from across Australia

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Vast cloudband producing showers from Queensland to Tasmania

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