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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOW THU FRI SAT SUN

MinMax

Adelaide

10°C

17°C

Alice Springs

7°C

26°C

Brisbane

16°C

19°C

Broome

18°C

30°C

Cairns

21°C

26°C

Canberra

7°C

13°C

Darwin

23°C

31°C

Hobart

9°C

18°C

Melbourne

13°C

18°C

Perth

8°C

18°C

Sydney

13°C

22°C

National Summary

A cloudband is bringing rain and storms to southwest Qld, NSW, Vic and Tas. Onshore winds driven by a high is bringing showers to eastern Qld, heaviest over southeast Qld. Troughs are bringing some showers and storms to WA's southwest and eastern interior.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	10°C	17°C	45%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.1 - Low	NW 11.5km/h	W 12.2km/h	65.1%	87.0%
Alice Springs	7°C	26°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	5.2 - Moderate	NNW 6.8km/h	NNE 13.7km/h	30.4%	53.3%
Brisbane	16°C	19°C	97%	20 - 25 mm	Nil	3.9 - Moderate	SW 2.2km/h	ENE 7.2km/h	78.8%	99.2%
Broome	18°C	30°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6.8 - High	E 6.8km/h	WSW 13.0km/h	63.7%	92.8%
Cairns	21°C	26°C	85%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.3 - High	SSE 15.5km/h	SE 19.4km/h	81.1%	93.8%
Canberra	7°C	13°C	63%	5 - 10 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	NNW 0.7km/h	NNW 15.8km/h	81.2%	100.0%
Darwin	23°C	31°C	6%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	8.5 - Very High	ESE 13.0km/h	E 13.7km/h	60.5%	80.0%
Hobart	9°C	18°C	37%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.1 - Low	N 21.2km/h	WNW 22.0km/h	61.8%	86.7%
Melbourne	13°C	18°C	31%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.7 - Low	N 16.9km/h	NNW 12.6km/h	71.4%	89.6%
Perth	8°C	18°C	8%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	NE 9.0km/h	N 9.0km/h	68.7%	92.2%
Sydney	13°C	22°C	7%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.4 - Low	NNW 7.6km/h	NNE 13.7km/h	71.8%	88.5%

Warnings

TAS

Wed 22:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for South East & South West coasts. Cancelled East of Flinders Island & Upper East, Lower East & Central West coasts

Wed 19:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Gascoyne and Geraldton coasts

QLD

Wed 21:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Peninsula and Cooktown coasts

VIC

Wed 16:15 AEST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for Port Phillip & West and Central coasts

VIC

Wed 10:28 AEST

Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for North East

Wed 09:38 ACST

Cancellation of Wind Warning for South Central, Upper South East and Lower South East coasts

Mon 10:37 ACST

Flood Warning For The Inland Rivers Sa

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

Vast cloudband producing showers from Queensland to Tasmania

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Key ocean index hits Australian El Niño threshold

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Rare 20°C June forecast for Melbourne in unusually warm SE Australia winter spell

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Winter 2026 Australian bushfire outlook

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Vast cloudband producing showers from Queensland to Tasmania

Showers are soaking large parts of eastern Australia on this unseasonably warm winter Wednesday, as a cloudband stretching from Queensland to well south of Tasmania crosses the continent.

Key ocean index hits Australian El Niño threshold

Sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean have just passed Australia’s threshold for El Niño.

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Warnings

News from across Australia

Vast cloudband producing showers from Queensland to Tasmania

Key ocean index hits Australian El Niño threshold

Rare 20°C June forecast for Melbourne in unusually warm SE Australia winter spell

Winter 2026 Australian bushfire outlook

Vast cloudband producing showers from Queensland to Tasmania

Key ocean index hits Australian El Niño threshold

Rare 20°C June forecast for Melbourne in unusually warm SE Australia winter spell

Winter 2026 Australian bushfire outlook

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