Australian Weather Forecast

For Wednesday

NOWTUEWEDTHUFRI
MinMax
Mostly cloudy
Adelaide

13°C

23°C

Mostly cloudy
Alice Springs

22°C

35°C

Thunderstorms
Brisbane

22°C

29°C

Mostly cloudy
Broome

29°C

34°C

Mostly cloudy
Cairns

25°C

31°C

Clear skies
Canberra

12°C

27°C

Thunderstorms
Darwin

26°C

30°C

Rain showers
Hobart

8°C

15°C

Mostly cloudy
Melbourne

13°C

20°C

Clear skies
Perth

26°C

37°C

Mostly cloudy
Sydney

19°C

29°C

National Summary

A low and cold front extends instability over the interior, generating rain & storms from southern Vic to the NTs interior. Unstable air drawing tropical mositure triggers showers & storms over the tropics. Hot and humid winds bring heatwave conditions to eastern NSW.

State Forecasts

Forecasts for Wednesday

Warnings

WA

Mon 01:01 AWST

Strong Wind Warning for Ningaloo, Gascoyne, Geraldton, Lancelin, Perth and Bunbury Geographe coasts. Cancellation for Perth Local Waters

SA

Mon 03:40 ACDT

Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for Spencer Gulf

NSW

Mon 04:00 AEDT

Gale Warning for Eden Coast. Strong Wind Warning for Byron, Coffs and Macquarie coasts. Cancellation for Hunter and Sydney coasts

TAS

Mon 04:06 AEDT

Gale Warning East of Flinders Is & CN Coast. Strong Wind Warning Banks St & Franklin Sound & Far NW, Upper East, Lower E, SE & SW coasts

VIC

Mon 04:10 AEDT

Gale Warning for Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Central Coast. Cancellation for Gippsland Lakes

TAS

Mon 04:53 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for Midlands, South East & East Coast. Cancellation of Sheep Graziers Warning for Furneaux Islands and North East

QLD

Mon 03:00 AEST

Strong Wind Warning for Sunshine Coast Waters, Moreton Bay and Gold Coast Waters

VIC

Mon 05:26 AEDT

Sheep Graziers Warning for West and South Gippsland

WA

Sun 13:49 AWST

Heatwave Warning Western Australia

WA

Sun 13:49 AWST

Heatwave Warning Western Australia

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