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Sydney Forecast

Tonight 26°C
Tomorrow 38°C
late_shower

Now

29.2°C falling
Updated at 19:20 EDT

Sydney for Tuesday Partly cloudy. Winds W/NW 15 to 25 km/h tending N/NW in the evening. Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds N/NE 15 to 20 km/h tending N/NW 15 to 25 km/h during the day.
Wednesday Sunny morning. Medium (60%) chance of showers in the late afternoon and evening. Winds NW 30 to 45 km/h shifting cooler SE 25 to 35 km/h in the late afternoon or evening. Sun protection 8:40am to 5:10pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme].

Currently at Sydney

24-hour graph
Temperature 29.2°C falling
Dew Point 13.4°C rising
Feels Like 28.6°C
Relative Humidity 38%
Wind icon
ESE 11km/h rising
Wind Gusts 13km/h
Pressure 1009.8hPa steady
Fire Danger 11.6
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Tue

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Sunrise sunrise
05:38 EDT
Sunset sunset
20:01 EDT

Nearby Now

Sydney Ap 29.4°C
Canterbury 30.9°C
Bankstown Ap 35.6°C

Fire Danger Rating

VERY HIGH

Next 12 hours in Sydney

48-hour forecast

9pm

Mostly clear
31°C

12am

Mostly clear
29°C

3am

Mostly cloudy
28°C

6am

Mostly cloudy
26°C

Sydney Weather Warnings

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NSW/ACT - Tue 16:03 EDT
Fire Weather Warning Greater Sydney, Illawarra/Shoalhaven, Lower CW Plains, E Riverina, Southern Riverina and Northern Riverina

National Forecast

Sydney 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Tue
Dec 13
Wed
Dec 14
Thu
Dec 15
Fri
Dec 16
Sat
Dec 17
Sun
Dec 18
Mon
Dec 19

Mostly sunny

Late shower

Possible shower

Showers

Showers

Possible shower

Possible shower
Maximum 38°C 38°C 22°C 25°C 31°C 22°C 24°C
Minimum 21°C 26°C 19°C 19°C 21°C 18°C 18°C
Chance of Rain 10% 90% 90% 90% 90% 50% 30%
Rain Amount < 1mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 10-20mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
Pollen Index Very High High Moderate Moderate High Very High 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 19
km/h
23
km/h
30
km/h
28
km/h
27
km/h
29
km/h
18
km/h
25
km/h
18
km/h
22
km/h
28
km/h
34
km/h
19
km/h
30
km/h
Wind Direction NNW 19km/h
NNW
N 23km/h
N
NNW 30km/h
NNW
WNW 28km/h
WNW
SSE 27km/h
SSE
SSE 29km/h
SSE
E 18km/h
E
NE 25km/h
NE
NNW 18km/h
NNW
S 22km/h
S
S 28km/h
S
S 34km/h
S
E 19km/h
E
E 30km/h
E
Relative Humidity 45% 30% 28% 25% 72% 76% 80% 81% 67% 65% 62% 62% 57% 58%
Dew Point 17°C 17°C 11°C 14°C 16°C 17°C 18°C 21°C 20°C 22°C 13°C 14°C 12°C 15°C

Sydney Sun & Moon Times

Wednesday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon set moon rise Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon
first light
05:09 EDT
sunrise
05:38 EDT
sunset
20:02 EDT
last light
20:31 EDT
moon
set
Wed 05:46 EDT
rise
Wed 20:06 EDT
moon
Wed
Dec 21
moon
Thu
Dec 29
moon
Fri
Jan 6
moon
Thu
Jan 12

Sydney Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Tue
Dec 13
20.7°C 38°C 0.0mm
Mon
Dec 12
20.9°C 27.6°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

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

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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
38.0°C
13th
Highest On Record
42.2°C
20th 1957
Average This Month
28.3°C
+3.1°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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12:15 EDT

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11:23 EDT

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