Sydney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Sydney is expected to be 27°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Sydney, New South Wales, Australia for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Friday 16th 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.

Sydney weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Sydney for the next 5 days.

Sydney weather for Friday 16th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Sydney, New South Wales with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 49% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the south.

  • 27°C maximum temperature27
    °C maximum temperature
  • 20°C minimum temperature20
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 49% chance of some rain49
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Low heat & humidityL
    low heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 25 kph from the South25
    kph wind from S

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Sydney weather for Saturday 17th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Sydney, New South Wales with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 68% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the south-east.

  • 22°C maximum temperature22
    °C maximum temperature
  • 20°C minimum temperature20
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 68% chance of some rain68
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 22°C wind chill22
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 28 kph from the South-East28
    kph wind from SE

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Sydney weather for Sunday 18th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Sydney, New South Wales with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 30-40 mm of rainfall expected with 64% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the south-east.

  • 22°C maximum temperature22
    °C maximum temperature
  • 20°C minimum temperature20
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 64% chance of some rain64
    % chance of some rain
  • 30-40 mm of rainfall expected<40
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 22°C wind chill22
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 27 kph from the South-East27
    kph wind from SE

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Sydney weather for Monday 19th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Sydney, New South Wales with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 55% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-east.

  • 22°C maximum temperature22
    °C maximum temperature
  • 20°C minimum temperature20
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High)8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 55% chance of some rain55
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the South-East21
    kph wind from SE

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Sydney weather for Tuesday 20th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Sydney, New South Wales with a maximum temperature of 23°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 77% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the east.

  • 23°C maximum temperature23
    °C maximum temperature
  • 20°C minimum temperature20
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 77% chance of some rain77
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 23°C wind chill23
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 20 kph from the East20
    kph wind from E

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