Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

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National Summary

A strong front and a trough may trigger showers and rain stretching from northwest WA into the nation’s southeast, with rainfall possibly becoming heavy at times over NSW, Vic and Tas. Showers should clear over eastern Qld and eastern NSW as a high shifts towards New Zealand.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

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Northern Rivers cops heavy rainfall

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Northwest cloudband to soak Australia next week

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Australian snow season nears one metre, but warm weather coming

The 2026 Australian snow season continues to be below average by historical standards, but the good news is that the snow depth at the highest elevations of the mainland alpine region has reached around one metre.

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Records fall as El Niño strengthens

Records are being broken in the ocean and atmosphere as El Niño continues to strengthen in the tropical Pacific Ocean.

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