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Sydney Forecast

Today 26°C
Tonight 21°C
clearing_shower

Now

23.4°C rising
Updated at 15:30 EDT

Sydney for Thursday Cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers in the morning and early afternoon. Light winds becoming E/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening. Sun protection 8:50am to 5:30pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme].

Currently at Sydney

24-hour graph
Temperature 23.4°C rising
Dew Point 17.2°C rising
Feels Like 23.4°C
Relative Humidity 68%
Wind icon
E 14km/h steady
Wind Gusts 26km/h
Pressure 1017.1hPa falling
Fire Danger 3.7
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.8mm / -

Sun on Thu

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Sunrise sunrise
05:51 EDT
Sunset sunset
20:10 EDT

Nearby Now

Sydney Ap 23.6°C
Canterbury 23.7°C
Bankstown Ap 23.7°C

Fire Danger Rating

MODERATE

Next 12 hours in Sydney

48-hour forecast

6pm

Mostly clear
26°C

9pm

Mostly cloudy
24°C

12am

Chance shower
23°C

3am

Mostly cloudy
22°C

Sydney Weather Warnings

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National Forecast

Sydney 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Thu
Jan 5
Fri
Jan 6
Sat
Jan 7
Sun
Jan 8
Mon
Jan 9
Tue
Jan 10
Wed
Jan 11

Clearing shower

Possible shower

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny

Late shower

Possible shower

Possible shower
Maximum 26°C 27°C 27°C 30°C 31°C 31°C 35°C
Minimum 20°C 21°C 21°C 20°C 21°C 23°C 24°C
Chance of Rain 90% 50% 40% 10% 40% 30% 70%
Rain Amount 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
Pollen Index Low Moderate High Very High Extreme 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 17
km/h
26
km/h
15
km/h
28
km/h
13
km/h
30
km/h
18
km/h
30
km/h
16
km/h
25
km/h
14
km/h
22
km/h
19
km/h
21
km/h
Wind Direction E 17km/h
E
E 26km/h
E
E 15km/h
E
E 28km/h
E
ENE 13km/h
ENE
ENE 30km/h
ENE
NNE 18km/h
NNE
NE 30km/h
NE
NE 16km/h
NE
ENE 25km/h
ENE
S 14km/h
S
E 22km/h
E
N 19km/h
N
N 21km/h
N
Relative Humidity 70% 65% 68% 57% 66% 55% 62% 47% 57% 46% 72% 58% 56% 41%
Dew Point 17°C 19°C 18°C 18°C 17°C 17°C 18°C 18°C 18°C 18°C 21°C 22°C 20°C 20°C

Sydney Sun & Moon Times

Thursday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon set moon rise First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon
first light
05:22 EDT
sunrise
05:51 EDT
sunset
20:10 EDT
last light
20:39 EDT
moon
set
Fri 00:38 EDT
rise
Fri 13:22 EDT
moon
Fri
Jan 6
moon
Thu
Jan 12
moon
Fri
Jan 20
moon
Sat
Jan 28

Sydney Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Thu
Jan 5
19.6°C 23°C 5.0mm
Wed
Jan 4
20.1°C 25.9°C 1.2mm
Tue
Jan 3
18.5°C 26.6°C 2.6mm
Mon
Jan 2
21.2°C 26.3°C 0.4mm
Sun
Jan 1
22.7°C 26.6°C 0.0mm

Sydney Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Jan
101.1mm
12.2 Day(s)
Total For 2017
9.2mm
4 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2016
49.2mm
2 Day(s)
Wettest Day
5.0mm
Jan 5
Lowest Temperature
18.5°C
Jan 3
Highest Temperature
26.6°C
Jan 1

Sydney Almanac

full climatology
January Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
18.5°C
3rd
Lowest On Record
10.6°C
18th 1949
Average This Month
20.4°C
+1.7°C
Long-term Average
18.7°C
January Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
26.6°C
1st
Highest On Record
45.8°C
18th 2013
Average This Month
25.7°C
-0.2°C
Long-term Average
25.9°C
January Rainfall
Wettest This Month
5.0mm
5th
Total This Month
9.2mm
4 Day(s)
Long-term Average
101.1mm
12.2 Day(s)
Wettest On Record
387.1mm
1911
Driest On Record
5.6mm
1985
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