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Sydney Forecast

Tonight 21°C
Tomorrow 36°C
sunny

Now

22.8°C falling
Updated at 21:40 EDT

Sydney for Monday Mostly clear. Slight (20%) chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the outer west this afternoon or evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds NE 20 to 30 km/h. Cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers. Light winds becoming E/NE 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
Tuesday Hot and sunny. Winds NW/NE 15 to 20 km/h tending W/NW 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then tending N/NW 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Sun protection 8:30am to 5:20pm, UV Index predicted to reach 15 [Extreme].

Currently at Sydney

24-hour graph
Temperature 22.8°C falling
Dew Point 16.8°C falling
Feels Like 22.8°C
Relative Humidity 69%
Wind icon
NE 25km/h steady
Wind Gusts 33km/h
Pressure 1017.3hPa falling
Fire Danger 4.5
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Mon

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Sunrise sunrise
05:38 EDT
Sunset sunset
20:00 EDT

Nearby Now

Sydney Ap 23.8°C
Canterbury 22.9°C
Bankstown Ap 24.7°C

Fire Danger Rating

HIGH

Next 12 hours in Sydney

48-hour forecast

12am

Clear
23°C

3am

Clear
22°C

6am

Clear
22°C

9am

Mostly clear
30°C

Sydney Weather Warnings

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NSW/ACT - Mon 16:05 EDT
Strong Wind Warning for the Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra Coasts. Cancelled for the Batemans Coast

National Forecast

Sydney 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Mon
Dec 12
Tue
Dec 13
Wed
Dec 14
Thu
Dec 15
Fri
Dec 16
Sat
Dec 17
Sun
Dec 18

Sunny

Sunny

Late shower

Possible shower

Showers

Showers

Possible shower
Maximum 28°C 36°C 37°C 22°C 25°C 30°C 22°C
Minimum 20°C 21°C 25°C 19°C 19°C 21°C 19°C
Chance of Rain 30% 10% 80% 90% 70% 90% 70%
Rain Amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
Pollen Index Very High Very High High Moderate 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 21
km/h
32
km/h
21
km/h
24
km/h
28
km/h
29
km/h
25
km/h
30
km/h
18
km/h
28
km/h
15
km/h
28
km/h
26
km/h
34
km/h
Wind Direction NE 21km/h
NE
NE 32km/h
NE
NNW 21km/h
NNW
N 24km/h
N
NNW 28km/h
NNW
WNW 29km/h
WNW
SSE 25km/h
SSE
SSE 30km/h
SSE
ENE 18km/h
ENE
NE 28km/h
NE
WNW 15km/h
WNW
SSE 28km/h
SSE
S 26km/h
S
SSE 34km/h
SSE
Relative Humidity 61% 55% 42% 32% 30% 30% 73% 74% 78% 78% 70% 72% 68% 64%
Dew Point 17°C 18°C 16°C 16°C 12°C 16°C 16°C 17°C 17°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 15°C 14°C

Sydney Sun & Moon Times

Tuesday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon set moon rise Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
first light
05:09 EDT
sunrise
05:38 EDT
sunset
20:01 EDT
last light
20:30 EDT
moon
set
Tue 04:52 EDT
rise
Tue 19:00 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
Mon
Dec 12
20.9°C 26°C 0.0mm
Sun
Dec 11
20.0°C 26.3°C 0.0mm
Sat
Dec 10
16.9°C 23.7°C 0.0mm
Fri
Dec 9
18.1°C 27.8°C 0.4mm
Thu
Dec 8
20.2°C 27.9°C 0.2mm

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
1257.8mm
158 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
16.9°C
10th
Lowest On Record
9.1°C
3rd 1924
Average This Month
19.6°C
+2.1°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
27.4°C
+2.2°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

Now Temperature

At Darwin Ap

20:20 CST

Tonight

26°C

Tomorrow

33°C

Thunderstorms

thunderstorms

Weather News

Renewable energy mix played role in SA blackout, third AEMO report confirms

18:19 EDT

South Australia's renewables-heavy power mix was a factor in the statewide blackout in September, a new report by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has confirmed.

Australia's cherry season predicted to be expensive after unseasonably cold weather

18:04 EDT

Cherries from farms in Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia will be the "most expensive ever grown in history", says the president of the Cherry Growers Association of Australia.

Western storms intensify

17:26 EDT

Severe thunderstorms are lashing parts of Western Australia today.