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Sydney Forecast

This morning 11°C
Today 26°C
mostly_sunny

Now

12.0°C steady
Updated at 04:50 EDT

Sydney for Tuesday Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming N/NE 20 to 30 km/h near the coast during the afternoon, then becoming light in the evening. Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as rock fishing, swimming and surfing. Sun protection 9:20am to 4:20pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High].

Currently at Sydney

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Temperature 12.0°C steady
Dew Point 8.3°C rising
Feels Like 10.2°C
Relative Humidity 78%
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WNW 16km/h steady
Wind Gusts 17km/h
Pressure 1017.8hPa steady
Fire Danger 1.9
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Tue

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Sunrise sunrise
06:02 EDT
Sunset sunset
19:17 EDT

Nearby Now

Sydney Ap 12.2°C
Canterbury 8.4°C
Bankstown Ap 8.5°C

Fire Danger Rating

HIGH

Next 12 hours in Sydney

48-hour forecast

6am

Mostly clear
11°C

9am

Mostly cloudy
18°C

12pm

Mostly clear
24°C

3pm

Mostly clear
25°C

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Sydney 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Tue
Oct 25
Wed
Oct 26
Thu
Oct 27
Fri
Oct 28
Sat
Oct 29
Sun
Oct 30
Mon
Oct 31

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny

Late shower

Possible shower

Possible shower

Possible shower

Possible shower
Maximum 26°C 29°C 24°C 21°C 23°C 26°C 26°C
Minimum 11°C 15°C 17°C 15°C 14°C 16°C 18°C
Chance of Rain 5% 20% 60% 50% 80% 80% 60%
Rain Amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm
UV Index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
Pollen Index High Very High Very High High Low High
Frost Risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
  9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
Wind Speed 16
km/h
25
km/h
17
km/h
25
km/h
24
km/h
36
km/h
16
km/h
26
km/h
18
km/h
28
km/h
23
km/h
34
km/h
25
km/h
30
km/h
Wind Direction NNW 16km/h
NNW
NNE 25km/h
NNE
NNW 17km/h
NNW
NNW 25km/h
NNW
SSW 24km/h
SSW
S 36km/h
S
SE 16km/h
SE
ESE 26km/h
ESE
ENE 18km/h
ENE
E 28km/h
E
NNE 23km/h
NNE
NE 34km/h
NE
WNW 25km/h
WNW
SW 30km/h
SW
Relative Humidity 47% 35% 38% 27% 60% 57% 61% 60% 65% 57% 65% 58% 46% 36%
Dew Point 7°C 9°C 7°C 8°C 14°C 13°C 11°C 13°C 12°C 14°C 14°C 17°C 10°C 8°C

Sydney Sun & Moon Times

Tuesday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon set moon rise New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
first light
05:36 EDT
sunrise
06:02 EDT
sunset
19:17 EDT
last light
19:43 EDT
moon
set
Tue 14:18 EDT
rise
Wed 03:35 EDT
moon
Mon
Oct 31
moon
Tue
Nov 8
moon
Tue
Nov 15
moon
Mon
Nov 21

Sydney Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Mon
Oct 24
10.2°C 21°C 0.8mm
Sun
Oct 23
10.2°C 19.8°C 0.6mm
Sat
Oct 22
16.1°C 18.0°C 11.8mm
Fri
Oct 21
15.3°C 25.2°C 0.0mm
Thu
Oct 20
16.4°C 21.6°C 0.0mm

Sydney Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Oct
1051.1mm
120.9 Day(s)
Total For 2016
1287.0mm
110 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2015
1111.0mm
139 Day(s)
Wettest Day
94.4mm
Apr 4
Lowest Temperature
5.4°C
Jun 30
Highest Temperature
39.2°C
Jan 14

Sydney Almanac

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October Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
9.0°C
14th
Lowest On Record
5.7°C
3rd 1918
Average This Month
14.0°C
+0.4°C
Long-term Average
13.6°C
October Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
33.6°C
10th
Highest On Record
38.2°C
13th 2004
Average This Month
24.0°C
+1.9°C
Long-term Average
22.1°C
October Rainfall
Wettest This Month
11.8mm
22nd
Total This Month
25.0mm
9 Day(s)
Long-term Average
76.9mm
11.6 Day(s)
Wettest On Record
285.0mm
1987
Driest On Record
0.6mm
1988
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