New South Wales weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in New South Wales is expected to be 23°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for New South Wales (Sydney), Australia for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:02 on Saturday 17th January 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for New South Wales (Sydney) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

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Below are the detailed weather forecasts for New South Wales for the next 5 days. The forecasts shown are for Sydney and may not represent the whole of New South Wales. Browse more destinations in New South Wales to view more weather forecasts.

New South Wales weather for Tuesday 20th January 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in New South Wales with a maximum temperature of 23°C, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 82% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-east.

  • 23°C maximum temperature23
    °C maximum temperature
  • 20°C minimum temperature20
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 82% chance of some rain82
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 23°C wind chill23
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the South-East21
    kph wind from SE

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New South Wales weather for Wednesday 21st January 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in New South Wales with a maximum temperature of 23°C, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 56% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south.

  • 23°C maximum temperature23
    °C maximum temperature
  • 20°C minimum temperature20
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 8 hours of bright sunshine8
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 56% chance of some rain56
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 19 kph from the South19
    kph wind from S

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New South Wales weather for Thursday 22nd January 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in New South Wales with a maximum temperature of 24°C, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 11% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-east.

  • 24°C maximum temperature24
    °C maximum temperature
  • 19°C minimum temperature19
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 10 hours of bright sunshine10
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 11% chance of some rain11
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 24°C wind chill24
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 19 kph from the South-East19
    kph wind from SE

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New South Wales weather for Friday 23rd January 2026

Expect broken clouds in New South Wales with a maximum temperature of 23°C, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the north-east.

  • 23°C maximum temperature23
    °C maximum temperature
  • 19°C minimum temperature19
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 8 hours of bright sunshine8
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 23°C wind chill23
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the North-East21
    kph wind from NE

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