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Sydney Forecast

Today 18°C
Tonight 8°C
windy

Now

15.9°C steady
Updated at 12:40 EST

Sydney for Wednesday Partly cloudy. Winds W/NW 15 to 25 km/h turning W/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the late morning. Winds along the coastal fringe increasing 25 to 40 km/h during afternoon and evening.

Currently at Sydney

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Temperature 15.9°C steady
Dew Point 1.2°C rising
Feels Like 15.9°C
Relative Humidity 37%
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WSW 29km/h rising
Wind Gusts 41km/h
Pressure 1005.7hPa falling
Fire Danger 11.9
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Wed

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Sunrise sunrise
06:57 EST
Sunset sunset
17:07 EST

Nearby Now

Sydney Ap 16.9°C
Canterbury 15.9°C
Bankstown Ap 15.7°C

Next 12 hours in Sydney

48-hour forecast

3pm

Mostly clear
18°C

6pm

Clear
14°C

9pm

Clear
13°C

12am

Clear
12°C

Sydney Weather Warnings

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NSW/ACT - Wed 10:27 EST
Gale Warning for Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts. Strong Wind Warning for remaining coasts including Sydney Closed Waters

National Forecast

Sydney 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Wed
Jul 19
Thu
Jul 20
Fri
Jul 21
Sat
Jul 22
Sun
Jul 23
Mon
Jul 24
Tue
Jul 25

Windy

Sunny

Mostly sunny

Sunny

Mostly sunny

Sunny

Sunny
Maximum 18°C 17°C 17°C 19°C 21°C 21°C 22°C
Minimum 9°C 8°C 7°C 7°C 7°C 8°C 8°C
Chance of Rain 10% 10% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%
Rain Amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm
UV Index Low Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 23
km/h
33
km/h
21
km/h
34
km/h
21
km/h
23
km/h
12
km/h
13
km/h
14
km/h
19
km/h
16
km/h
19
km/h
15
km/h
16
km/h
Wind Direction WNW 23km/h
WNW
WSW 33km/h
WSW
W 21km/h
W
WSW 34km/h
WSW
WSW 21km/h
WSW
SW 23km/h
SW
WNW 12km/h
WNW
NNW 13km/h
NNW
NW 14km/h
NW
NW 19km/h
NW
WNW 16km/h
WNW
W 19km/h
W
WNW 15km/h
WNW
NNW 16km/h
NNW
Relative Humidity 59% 35% 60% 33% 63% 43% 68% 32% 55% 30% 63% 33% 63% 32%
Dew Point 3°C 2°C 2°C 1°C 3°C 5°C 4°C 2°C 2°C 3°C 5°C 4°C 5°C 5°C

Sydney Sun & Moon Times

Wednesday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon set moon rise New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
first light
06:30 EST
sunrise
06:57 EST
sunset
17:07 EST
last light
17:34 EST
moon
set
Wed 13:11 EST
rise
Thu 03:10 EST
moon
Sun
Jul 23
moon
Mon
Jul 31
moon
Tue
Aug 8
moon
Tue
Aug 15

Sydney Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Wed
Jul 19
11°C - 0.0mm
Tue
Jul 18
9°C 23°C 0.0mm
Mon
Jul 17
7.9°C 19°C 0.0mm
Sun
Jul 16
7.7°C 18.4°C 0.0mm
Sat
Jul 15
12.1°C 19.8°C 0.4mm

Sydney Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Jul
827.9mm
88.4 Day(s)
Total For 2017
880.0mm
81 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2016
997.2mm
76 Day(s)
Wettest Day
85.0mm
Feb 8
Lowest Temperature
5.4°C
Jul 2
Highest Temperature
39.4°C
Jan 31

Sydney Almanac

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July Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
5.4°C
2nd
Lowest On Record
2.2°C
8th 1861
Average This Month
8.1°C
+0.0°C
Long-term Average
8.1°C
July Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
23.0°C
18th
Highest On Record
25.9°C
24th 1990
Average This Month
18.6°C
+2.2°C
Long-term Average
16.4°C
July Rainfall
Wettest This Month
10.4mm
13th
Total This Month
12.6mm
4 Day(s)
Long-term Average
97.1mm
11.3 Day(s)
Wettest On Record
336.1mm
1950
Driest On Record
1.8mm
1970
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Weather News

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11:37 EST

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West Australian farmers grow feed in refrigerated cabinet to keep stock fed during dry winter conditions

11:00 EST

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Winter takes a break in Qld, NSW

17:03 EST

It was a spring-like day in parts of Queensland and NSW today, although a return of wintry weather is just around the corner.