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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOW TUE WED THU FRI

MinMax

Adelaide

12°C

16°C

Alice Springs

14°C

30°C

Brisbane

14°C

26°C

Broome

20°C

29°C

Cairns

18°C

25°C

Canberra

9°C

20°C

Darwin

23°C

30°C

Hobart

9°C

16°C

Melbourne

13°C

17°C

Perth

9°C

18°C

Sydney

16°C

26°C

National Summary

A front will bring gusty showers to WA’s south early then slide towards southeast Aus, bringing rain and gusty winds to southeast SA, Vic and Tas later, heavy over western Tas. Showery onshore winds for eastern Qld and the NT’s eastern Top End. Dry elsewhere with 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	12°C	16°C	16%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.6 - Moderate	WSW 9.0km/h	W 18.7km/h	61.9%	85.2%
Alice Springs	14°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9.6 - Very High	NNW 14.8km/h	NW 5.8km/h	30.7%	48.8%
Brisbane	14°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.7 - High	WNW 3.6km/h	NNE 9.0km/h	57.7%	74.8%
Broome	20°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	10.4 - Very High	NNE 6.1km/h	WNW 23.8km/h	63.5%	94.5%
Cairns	18°C	25°C	26%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11 - Extreme	SSE 15.8km/h	SE 22.3km/h	72.4%	86.2%
Canberra	9°C	20°C	4%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.3 - Moderate	NW 15.8km/h	NW 26.6km/h	53.8%	79.5%
Darwin	23°C	30°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	11.7 - Extreme	E 10.1km/h	NNE 17.3km/h	57.2%	77.4%
Hobart	9°C	16°C	5%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.5 - Moderate	NW 19.1km/h	NW 23.4km/h	55.6%	75.9%
Melbourne	13°C	17°C	17%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.6 - Moderate	W 7.9km/h	W 8.6km/h	60.0%	85.6%
Perth	9°C	18°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.8 - High	NNW 2.9km/h	WSW 10.1km/h	62.2%	86.0%
Sydney	16°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.3 - Moderate	NW 16.9km/h	WNW 16.6km/h	45.8%	64.9%

Warnings

Mon 05:39 ACST

Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for South Central and Lower South East coasts

National

Mon 04:10 AEST

Gale Warning 8 For Western And Southern Areas

VIC

Mon 04:10 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for East Gippsland Coast

National

Mon 04:09 AEST

Gale Warning 7 For Western And Southern Areas

TAS

Mon 04:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning Lower East, South East & South West coasts. Cancelled Banks Strait & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is & CN Coast

Mon 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Bunbury Geographe, Leeuwin, Albany and Esperance coasts

QLD

Mon 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts. Cancellation for Cairns Coast

VIC

Sun 10:28 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Avoca River

VIC

Sun 09:25 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Loddon River

NSW

Fri 12:24 AEST

Minor Flood Warning For The Murray River

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Remote WA mining regions hit with nearly 300,000 lightning strikes over past days

Nearly 300,000 lightning strikes detected across WA this week

What's on the forecast for TCS Sydney Marathon 2026?

Warm start to spring to follow Sydney’s warmest winter on record

Remote WA mining regions hit with nearly 300,000 lightning strikes over past days

Nearly 300,000 lightning strikes detected across WA this week

What's on the forecast for TCS Sydney Marathon 2026?

Warm start to spring to follow Sydney’s warmest winter on record

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