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Forecast issued at 1:00 am AEST on Wednesday 26 August 2026.

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday

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Showers
Min
5 °C
Max
12 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
1 to 6 mm
Chance of any rain:
90%

South East area

Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Snow falling above 1000 metres. Winds westerly 25 to 35 km/h tending southwesterly 25 to 40 km/h in the early morning then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 8 with daytime temperatures reaching between 7 and 13.

Fire Danger
Moderate

Sun protection not recommended, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

Thursday 27 August

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Showers
Min
1 °C
Max
16 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 3 mm
Chance of any rain:
70%

South East area

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the south, medium chance elsewhere. Areas of morning frost. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between zero and 6 with daytime temperatures reaching between 12 and 17.

Sun protection not recommended, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

Friday 28 August

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Showers
Min
5 °C
Max
13 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 2 mm
Chance of any rain:
70%

South East area

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the far south, medium chance elsewhere. Snow falling above 1200 metres. Winds northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning westerly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 8 with daytime temperatures reaching between 9 and 15.

Sun protection recommended from 11:40 am to 12:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]

Saturday 29 August

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Showers
Min
6 °C
Max
14 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
40%

South East area

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the south, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds westerly 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 8 with daytime temperatures reaching between 10 and 16.

Sun protection recommended from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]

Sunday 30 August

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Partly Cloudy
Min
7 °C
Max
15 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Monday 31 August

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Partly Cloudy
Min
5 °C
Max
18 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
10%

Tuesday 1 September

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Showers
Min
6 °C
Max
17 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
5 to 15 mm
Chance of any rain:
95%

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:40 am AEST Wednesday.

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