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Sydney Forecast

Today 24°C
Tonight 18°C
mostly_sunny

Now

23.2°C rising
Updated at 14:40 EDT

Sydney for Saturday Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming E/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon. Sun protection 8:40am to 5:20pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme].

Currently at Sydney

24-hour graph
Temperature 23.2°C rising
Dew Point 12.8°C rising
Feels Like 23.2°C
Relative Humidity 52%
Wind icon
ENE 24km/h steady
Wind Gusts 33km/h
Pressure 1020.8hPa falling
Fire Danger 7.9
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Sat

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Sunrise sunrise
05:37 EDT
Sunset sunset
19:59 EDT

Nearby Now

Sydney Ap 22.5°C
Canterbury 23.5°C
Bankstown Ap 24.8°C

Fire Danger Rating

HIGH

Next 12 hours in Sydney

48-hour forecast

6pm

Mostly clear
23°C

9pm

Mostly clear
21°C

12am

Mostly clear
20°C

3am

Mostly clear
19°C

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National Forecast

Sydney 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Sat
Dec 10
Sun
Dec 11
Mon
Dec 12
Tue
Dec 13
Wed
Dec 14
Thu
Dec 15
Fri
Dec 16

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny

Windy

Possible shower

Showers easing

Possible shower
Maximum 24°C 27°C 28°C 31°C 33°C 24°C 28°C
Minimum 17°C 18°C 20°C 21°C 24°C 20°C 20°C
Chance of Rain 20% 30% 5% 40% 70% 70% 50%
Rain Amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
Pollen Index High Very High Very High Very High High Moderate Moderate
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 13
km/h
26
km/h
17
km/h
30
km/h
19
km/h
33
km/h
20
km/h
30
km/h
27
km/h
28
km/h
26
km/h
32
km/h
19
km/h
29
km/h
Wind Direction SSE 13km/h
SSE
E 26km/h
E
NE 17km/h
NE
E 30km/h
E
NE 19km/h
NE
ENE 33km/h
ENE
N 20km/h
N
NNE 30km/h
NNE
NNW 27km/h
NNW
NNW 28km/h
NNW
S 26km/h
S
SSE 32km/h
SSE
ESE 19km/h
ESE
ESE 29km/h
ESE
Relative Humidity 49% 48% 57% 52% 56% 51% 46% 37% 35% 37% 68% 74% 71% 67%
Dew Point 10°C 13°C 14°C 16°C 15°C 17°C 14°C 14°C 13°C 15°C 16°C 18°C 19°C 20°C

Sydney Sun & Moon Times

Saturday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon rise moon set Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
first light
05:09 EDT
sunrise
05:37 EDT
sunset
19:59 EDT
last light
20:28 EDT
moon
rise
Sat 15:34 EDT
set
Sun 03:19 EDT
moon
Wed
Dec 14
moon
Wed
Dec 21
moon
Thu
Dec 29
moon
Fri
Jan 6

Sydney Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Sat
Dec 10
17°C - -
Fri
Dec 9
18.1°C 28°C 0.4mm
Thu
Dec 8
20.2°C 27.9°C 0.2mm
Wed
Dec 7
18.6°C 25.1°C 7.8mm
Tue
Dec 6
20.4°C 23.6°C 3.2mm

Sydney Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Dec
1212.6mm
144.1 Day(s)
Total For 2016
1332.8mm
125 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2015
1257.6mm
157 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
December Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
17.0°C
10th
Lowest On Record
9.1°C
3rd 1924
Average This Month
19.4°C
+1.9°C
Long-term Average
17.5°C
December Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
35.7°C
2nd
Highest On Record
42.2°C
20th 1957
Average This Month
28.0°C
+2.8°C
Long-term Average
25.2°C
December Rainfall
Wettest This Month
7.8mm
7th
Total This Month
12.2mm
6 Day(s)
Long-term Average
77.6mm
11.5 Day(s)
Wettest On Record
401.9mm
1920
Driest On Record
2.8mm
1979
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