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Sydney Forecast

Today 20°C
Tonight 17°C
possible_shower

Now

19.1°C falling
Updated at 14:50 EDT

Sydney for Friday Cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers, most likely in the evening. Light winds becoming E 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon. Sun protection 9:10am to 4:30pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High].

Currently at Sydney

24-hour graph
Temperature 19.1°C falling
Dew Point 10.1°C falling
Feels Like 19.1°C
Relative Humidity 56%
Wind icon
E 7km/h falling
Wind Gusts 9km/h
Pressure 1018.5hPa steady
Fire Danger 4.0
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Fri

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Sunrise sunrise
05:59 EDT
Sunset sunset
19:20 EDT

Nearby Now

Sydney Ap 18.5°C
Canterbury 18.2°C
Bankstown Ap 18.4°C

Fire Danger Rating

MODERATE

Next 12 hours in Sydney

48-hour forecast

6pm

Cloudy
19°C

9pm

Rain
19°C

12am

Shower
18°C

3am

Chance shower
18°C

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Sydney 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Fri
Oct 28
Sat
Oct 29
Sun
Oct 30
Mon
Oct 31
Tue
Nov 1
Wed
Nov 2
Thu
Nov 3

Possible shower

Possible shower

Possible shower

Increasing sunshine

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny
Maximum 20°C 23°C 29°C 23°C 24°C 25°C 24°C
Minimum 16°C 17°C 18°C 17°C 12°C 13°C 13°C
Chance of Rain 90% 90% 90% 20% 20% 5% 30%
Rain Amount 5-10mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
UV Index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
Pollen Index Low Moderate High Very High High High Very 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
27
km/h
20
km/h
34
km/h
26
km/h
35
km/h
30
km/h
27
km/h
16
km/h
22
km/h
22
km/h
28
km/h
14
km/h
26
km/h
Wind Direction SE 16km/h
SE
E 27km/h
E
ENE 20km/h
ENE
ENE 34km/h
ENE
NNE 26km/h
NNE
NNE 35km/h
NNE
WSW 30km/h
WSW
SSW 27km/h
SSW
WNW 16km/h
WNW
NNW 22km/h
NNW
WSW 22km/h
WSW
S 28km/h
S
NW 14km/h
NW
ENE 26km/h
ENE
Relative Humidity 64% 64% 74% 71% 67% 50% 32% 23% 38% 27% 38% 30% 48% 36%
Dew Point 11°C 13°C 15°C 17°C 16°C 17°C 2°C 1°C 3°C 4°C 4°C 6°C 8°C 8°C

Sydney Sun & Moon Times

Friday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon set moon rise New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
first light
05:32 EDT
sunrise
05:59 EDT
sunset
19:20 EDT
last light
19:46 EDT
moon
set
Fri 17:03 EDT
rise
Sat 05:14 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
Fri
Oct 28
15°C - 1mm
Thu
Oct 27
18.4°C 22°C 0.0mm
Wed
Oct 26
14.3°C 27.0°C 0.0mm
Tue
Oct 25
11.4°C 23.3°C 0.0mm
Mon
Oct 24
10.2°C 21.5°C 0.8mm

Sydney Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Oct
1051.1mm
120.9 Day(s)
Total For 2016
1288.0mm
111 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2015
1119.0mm
141 Day(s)
Wettest Day
94.4mm
Apr 4
Lowest Temperature
5.4°C
Jun 30
Highest Temperature
39.2°C
Jan 14

Sydney Almanac

full climatology
October Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
9.0°C
14th
Lowest On Record
5.7°C
3rd 1918
Average This Month
14.1°C
+0.5°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
26.0mm
10 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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