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Today's maximum temperature in Australia is expected to be 15°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Australia (Sydney) for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 17th August 2026 GMT

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Australia weather for Monday 17th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Australia with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 57% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-east.

  • 15°C maximum temperature15
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 57% chance of some rain57
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 15°C wind chill15
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the South-East15
    kph wind from SE

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Australia weather for Tuesday 18th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Australia with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 56% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the east.

  • 17°C maximum temperature17
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 56% chance of some rain56
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 14 kph from the East14
    kph wind from E

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Australia weather for Wednesday 19th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Australia with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the north-east.

  • 19°C maximum temperature19
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the North-East18
    kph wind from NE

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Australia weather for Thursday 20th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Australia with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the north.

  • 22°C maximum temperature22
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 22°C wind chill22
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 14 kph from the North14
    kph wind from N

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Australia weather for Friday 21st August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Australia with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 14°C minimum temperature14
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the North13
    kph wind from N

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