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Sydney Forecast

Tonight 22°C
Tomorrow 28°C
cloudy

Now

22.7°C falling
Updated at 18:40 EDT

Sydney for Thursday Mostly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower, most likely in the late afternoon or evening. Winds S 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Hot. Partly cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers. Light winds becoming S/SE 15 to 25 km/h during the morning.
Friday Cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower. Light winds becoming NE 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon. Sun protection 9:00am to 5:30pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme].

Currently at Sydney

24-hour graph
Temperature 22.7°C falling
Dew Point 17.2°C falling
Feels Like 22.7°C
Relative Humidity 71%
Wind icon
S 11km/h falling
Wind Gusts 28km/h
Pressure 1015.1hPa steady
Fire Danger 3.0
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Thu

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Sunrise sunrise
06:10 EDT
Sunset sunset
20:05 EDT

Nearby Now

Sydney Ap 21.8°C
Canterbury 22.1°C
Bankstown Ap 22.9°C

Fire Danger Rating

MODERATE

Next 12 hours in Sydney

48-hour forecast

9pm

Intermittent rain
24°C

12am

Chance shower
24°C

3am

Chance shower
23°C

6am

Chance shower
22°C

Sydney Weather Warnings

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National Forecast

Sydney 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Thu
Jan 26
Fri
Jan 27
Sat
Jan 28
Sun
Jan 29
Mon
Jan 30
Tue
Jan 31
Wed
Feb 1

Cloudy

Cloudy

Late shower

Mostly sunny

Mostly sunny

Late shower

Possible shower
Maximum 27°C 28°C 31°C 28°C 33°C 38°C 29°C
Minimum 21°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 26°C 23°C
Chance of Rain 60% 60% 20% 40% 20% 70% 40%
Rain Amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
Pollen Index Moderate Very High Very High High Very High Very High Low
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 15
km/h
28
km/h
16
km/h
25
km/h
16
km/h
29
km/h
19
km/h
26
km/h
16
km/h
31
km/h
18
km/h
21
km/h
16
km/h
26
km/h
Wind Direction SSW 15km/h
SSW
SSE 28km/h
SSE
SE 16km/h
SE
E 25km/h
E
NNE 16km/h
NNE
NE 29km/h
NE
S 19km/h
S
SE 26km/h
SE
NNE 16km/h
NNE
NE 31km/h
NE
NNW 18km/h
NNW
NNE 21km/h
NNE
SSW 16km/h
SSW
SE 26km/h
SE
Relative Humidity 69% 64% 73% 67% 72% 55% 68% 61% 64% 48% 42% 34% 64% 58%
Dew Point 19°C 20°C 19°C 22°C 21°C 21°C 20°C 20°C 21°C 21°C 18°C 20°C 19°C 20°C

Sydney Sun & Moon Times

Friday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon rise moon set New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
first light
05:44 EDT
sunrise
06:11 EDT
sunset
20:04 EDT
last light
20:32 EDT
moon
rise
Fri 05:15 EDT
set
Fri 19:21 EDT
moon
Sat
Jan 28
moon
Sat
Feb 4
moon
Sat
Feb 11
moon
Sun
Feb 19

Sydney Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Thu
Jan 26
20.7°C 25°C 0.0mm
Wed
Jan 25
20.6°C 24.3°C 17.8mm
Tue
Jan 24
24.5°C 37.0°C 0.0mm
Mon
Jan 23
21.5°C 32.6°C 0.0mm
Sun
Jan 22
20.4°C 26.5°C 0.0mm

Sydney Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Jan
101.1mm
12.2 Day(s)
Total For 2017
48.4mm
9 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2016
225.4mm
9 Day(s)
Wettest Day
17.8mm
Jan 25
Lowest Temperature
18.5°C
Jan 3
Highest Temperature
38.1°C
Jan 18

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
21.4°C
+2.7°C
Long-term Average
18.7°C
January Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
38.1°C
18th
Highest On Record
45.8°C
18th 2013
Average This Month
29.1°C
+3.2°C
Long-term Average
25.9°C
January Rainfall
Wettest This Month
17.8mm
25th
Total This Month
48.4mm
9 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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Weather News

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14:05 EDT

Residents in South Australia's Riverland region may have spotted something quirky in the sky this morning, after an unusual cloud formation appeared over Lake Bonney at Barmera.

Another possible tropical cyclone for northern WA

12:26 EDT

Following the landfall of weak Tropical Cyclone Yvette late in December last year, it looks likely that another tropical cyclone will impact the Kimberley and Pilbara in coming days.

Wet weather sees Mount Todd gold mine owned by Vista Gold discharging contaminated water into Edith River

09:33 EDT

A gold mine north of Katherine has started deliberately discharging contaminated water into a river due to the heavy rainfall in the area.