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Adelaide Forecast

Today 32°C
Tonight 19°C
sunny

Now

31.8°C rising
Updated at 14:20 CDT

Adelaide for Thursday Sunny. Winds NE/SE 15 to 25 km/h tending NW/SW in the middle of the day then tending E/SE in the evening. Possible rainfall: 0 mm Chance of any rain: 0% Sun protection 9:00am to 5:40pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme].

Currently at Adelaide

24-hour graph
Temperature 31.8°C rising
Dew Point 10.9°C falling
Feels Like 30.3°C
Relative Humidity 27%
Wind icon
WSW 14km/h steady
Wind Gusts 17km/h
Pressure 1014.2hPa falling
Fire Danger 20.3
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Thu

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Sunrise sunrise
05:59 CDT
Sunset sunset
20:30 CDT

Nearby Now

Adelaide Ap 24.1°C
Parafield Ap 31.2°C
Elizabeth 30.2°C
Noarlunga 24.7°C

Next 12 hours in Adelaide

48-hour forecast

3pm

Clear
31°C

6pm

Clear
32°C

9pm

Clear
26°C

12am

Clear
22°C

Adelaide Weather Warnings

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National Forecast

Adelaide 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Thu
Dec 22
Fri
Dec 23
Sat
Dec 24
Sun
Dec 25
Mon
Dec 26
Tue
Dec 27
Wed
Dec 28

Sunny

Mostly sunny

Sunny

Sunny

Possible shower

Showers

Showers
Maximum 32°C 36°C 37°C 40°C 40°C 37°C 28°C
Minimum 14°C 19°C 22°C 23°C 24°C 24°C 20°C
Chance of Rain 5% 40% 10% 80% 70% 90% 90%
Rain Amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 10-20mm 10-20mm 20-40mm 5-10mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
Pollen Index High Very High High Moderate Moderate 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 16
km/h
19
km/h
18
km/h
22
km/h
8
km/h
24
km/h
9
km/h
20
km/h
13
km/h
21
km/h
21
km/h
26
km/h
18
km/h
29
km/h
Wind Direction E 16km/h
E
S 19km/h
S
NE 18km/h
NE
NW 22km/h
NW
SSE 8km/h
SSE
SW 24km/h
SW
NE 9km/h
NE
NNW 20km/h
NNW
SSE 13km/h
SSE
S 21km/h
S
ENE 21km/h
ENE
NNE 26km/h
NNE
WNW 18km/h
WNW
WNW 29km/h
WNW
Relative Humidity 44% 27% 25% 19% 37% 21% 28% 19% 55% 62% 61% 57% 72% 57%
Dew Point 10°C 11°C 7°C 9°C 13°C 12°C 11°C 13°C 21°C 27°C 22°C 27°C 18°C 19°C

Adelaide Sun & Moon Times

Thursday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon rise moon set New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
first light
05:29 CDT
sunrise
05:59 CDT
sunset
20:30 CDT
last light
20:59 CDT
moon
rise
Fri 02:12 CDT
set
Fri 15:02 CDT
moon
Thu
Dec 29
moon
Fri
Jan 6
moon
Thu
Jan 12
moon
Fri
Jan 20

Adelaide Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Thu
Dec 22
15.1°C - 0.0mm
Wed
Dec 21
13.1°C 26.9°C 0.0mm
Tue
Dec 20
14.6°C 22.8°C 2.2mm
Mon
Dec 19
17.2°C 37.1°C 0.0mm
Sun
Dec 18
9.6°C 27.4°C 0.0mm

Adelaide Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Dec
548.6mm
118.8 Day(s)
Total For 2016
750.4mm
139 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2015
393.8mm
117 Day(s)
Wettest Day
37.8mm
Sep 29
Lowest Temperature
2.0°C
Jul 16
Highest Temperature
39.8°C
Jan 12

Adelaide Almanac

full climatology
December Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
9.6°C
18th
Lowest On Record
8.0°C
3rd 1987
Average This Month
13.6°C
-2.0°C
Long-term Average
15.6°C
December Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
37.1°C
19th
Highest On Record
43.4°C
19th 2013
Average This Month
27.2°C
+0.1°C
Long-term Average
27.1°C
December Rainfall
Wettest This Month
8.0mm
8th
Total This Month
16.4mm
6 Day(s)
Long-term Average
28.1mm
6.9 Day(s)
Wettest On Record
87.0mm
2010
Driest On Record
5.8mm
1991

Now Temperature

At Perth

12:00 WST

Today

29°C

Tonight

17°C

Mostly sunny

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Weather News

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13:06 EDT

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