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Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOW WED THU FRI SAT

MinMax

Adelaide

8°C

14°C

Alice Springs

4°C

17°C

Brisbane

12°C

23°C

Broome

14°C

28°C

Cairns

18°C

25°C

Canberra

3°C

9°C

Darwin

18°C

29°C

Hobart

5°C

9°C

Melbourne

8°C

12°C

Perth

8°C

19°C

Sydney

10°C

17°C

National Summary

A front crossing southern waters is bringing gusty winds & showers to southern SA, with showers spreading to Tas & Vic. Showers develop over SW WA in the wake of the front. A high over the southeast is driving onshore showers along the Qld's tropical north coast, SE Qld & NE NSW.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Location	Temperature MinMax		Rain ChanceAmount		Frost Risk	UV	Wind 9 am3 pm		Relative Humidity 9 am3 pm
Adelaide	8°C	14°C	15%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.8 - Low	SSW 8.6km/h	SW 13.3km/h	62.8%	78.6%
Alice Springs	4°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	6 - High	SE 10.8km/h	SE 23.0km/h	47.0%	72.0%
Brisbane	12°C	23°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	4.9 - Moderate	W 4.0km/h	WNW 4.3km/h	51.5%	79.6%
Broome	14°C	28°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.2 - High	E 20.5km/h	ESE 17.6km/h	23.0%	48.1%
Cairns	18°C	25°C	1%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	7.9 - High	S 12.6km/h	SE 21.2km/h	69.2%	82.8%
Canberra	3°C	9°C	9%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.6 - Low	WNW 22.0km/h	WNW 24.1km/h	62.0%	87.3%
Darwin	18°C	29°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	9 - Very High	SSE 11.2km/h	ESE 10.4km/h	35.8%	52.3%
Hobart	5°C	9°C	32%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	1.5 - Low	WNW 19.1km/h	WSW 23.0km/h	59.4%	85.7%
Melbourne	8°C	12°C	41%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.2 - Low	W 19.1km/h	SW 18.7km/h	58.2%	80.2%
Perth	8°C	19°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	3.4 - Moderate	ENE 11.2km/h	ENE 7.9km/h	61.5%	72.6%
Sydney	10°C	17°C	0%	0 - 5 mm	Nil	2.8 - Low	NW 14.0km/h	W 21.2km/h	47.5%	60.7%

Warnings

VIC

Tue 06:05 AEST

Gale Warning for West and Central coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip, Western Port & Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

VIC

Tue 04:59 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for North East, South West, Central and West and South Gippsland

NSW

Tue 04:55 AEST

Sheep Graziers Warning for Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory

VIC

Tue 04:52 AEST

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

VIC

Tue 04:52 AEST

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

NSW

Tue 04:38 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

NSW

Tue 04:38 AEST

Severe Weather Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Snowy Mountains

NSW

Tue 04:29 AEST

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

Tue 03:40 ACST

Gale Warning for Lower South East Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Investigator Strait & Central, South Central and Upper South East coasts

NSW

Tue 04:00 AEST

Gale Warning for Wednesday for Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Batemans Coast

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ELDERS NEWS

News from across Australia

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Frosty mornings and clear sunny days – a wintry weekend for northeast NSW and southeast Queensland

A comparison of past strong El Niño events with the strengthening El Niño event of 2026

Ocean Temperatures and the Developing El Niño Event

July snow prospects fading for Australian Alps

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News from across Australia

Midweek cold front to bring rain, snow, strong winds to the southeast

Frosty mornings and clear sunny days – a wintry weekend for northeast NSW and southeast Queensland

A comparison of past strong El Niño events with the strengthening El Niño event of 2026

July snow prospects fading for Australian Alps

Midweek cold front to bring rain, snow, strong winds to the southeast

Frosty mornings and clear sunny days – a wintry weekend for northeast NSW and southeast Queensland

A comparison of past strong El Niño events with the strengthening El Niño event of 2026

July snow prospects fading for Australian Alps

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