Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOWSUNMONTUEWED
MinMax
Clear skies
Adelaide

9°C

16°C

Mostly cloudy
Alice Springs

5°C

17°C

Clear skies
Brisbane

10°C

21°C

Clear skies
Broome

18°C

29°C

Fair
Cairns

19°C

24°C

Fair
Canberra

2°C

12°C

Clear skies
Darwin

21°C

30°C

Partly cloudy
Hobart

6°C

14°C

Partly cloudy
Melbourne

9°C

15°C

Clear skies
Perth

11°C

23°C

Clear skies
Sydney

10°C

16°C

National Summary

Cold W/SW winds over southeast Aus within a vigorous airstream will maintain some gusty showers over southeast coastal SA, southern Vic, Tas along with snow showers in Alpine regions. High pressure and dry air over the interior will result in a cold morning and clear skies.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Warnings

SA

Sat 06:03 ACST

Gale Warning for South Central, Upper South East & Lower South East coasts

NSW

Sat 06:19 AEST

Road Weather Alert for reduced visibility in fog for Canberra

TAS

Sat 06:04 AEST

Gale Warning Far North West & Central West coasts. Strong Wind Warning CN, Upper East, Lower East, South East & South West coasts

VIC

Sat 05:52 AEST

Gale Warning for West Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip, Western Port & Central Coast

SA

Sat 04:28 ACST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Mid North, Mount Lofty Ranges, Kangaroo Island, Upper South East and Lower South East

VIC

Sat 04:46 AEST

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

VIC

Sat 04:46 AEST

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

NSW

Sat 04:41 AEST

Road Weather Alert for reduced visibility in fog for Sydney Eastern Suburbs and Sydney Western Suburbs

VIC

Sat 04:31 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning Mallee, Wimmera, Northern Country, North Central, North East, South West, Central, W & S Gippsland & East Gippsland

TAS

Sat 04:31 AEST

Road Weather Alert for icy Roads for Upper Derwent Valley and Central Plateau

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