Australia weather live forecast

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

• Friday
  2nd Jan
  23
  17
  
  2
  8
• Saturday
  3rd Jan
  24
  19
  
  6
  8
• Sunday
  4th Jan
  28
  20
  
  3
  10
• Monday
  5th Jan
  30
  21
  
  9
  11

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Tuesday 30th December 2025 GMT

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

Top Australia destinations

Below are temperatures expected today at popular countries, regions and places in Australia. Select a destination to see the detailed weather forecast for today, tomorrow and the outlook for the next five days.

• 36
  Uluru (Ayers Rock)
• 35
  Perth
• 31
  Adelaide
• 30
  Cairns
• 28
  Melbourne
• 27
  Brisbane
• 23
  Sydney
• 20
  Tasmania

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• Melbourne, Victoria
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• Moree, New South Wales
• Mount Gambier, South Australia
• Mount Isa, Queensland
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• Sydney, New South Wales
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• Tennant Creek, Northern Territory
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• Tidal River, Victoria
• Townsville, Queensland
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• Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
• Wangaratta, Victoria
• Weipa, Queensland
• Whitemark, Tasmania

Australia weather forecast by day

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

Australia weather for Friday 2nd January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Australia with a maximum temperature of 23°C, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the east.

• 23
  °C maximum temperature
• 17
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 2
  hours of sunshine
• 8
  UV index (Very High)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 23
  °C wind chill
• 18
  kph wind from E

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Australia weather for Saturday 3rd January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Australia with a maximum temperature of 24°C, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 32% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the north-east.

• 24
  °C maximum temperature
• 19
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  isolated thunderstorms
• 6
  hours of sunshine
• 8
  UV index (Very High)
• 32
  % chance of some rain
• <5
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 24
  kph wind from NE

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Australia weather for Sunday 4th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Australia with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north-east.

• 28
  °C maximum temperature
• 20
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 3
  hours of sunshine
• 10
  UV index (Very High)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• L
  low heat & humidity
• 16
  kph wind from NE

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Australia weather for Monday 5th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Australia with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 70% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the north.

• 30
  °C maximum temperature
• 21
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  isolated thunderstorms
• 9
  hours of sunshine
• 11
  UV index (Extreme)
• 70
  % chance of some rain
• <5
  mm of rainfall expected
• M
  moderate heat & humidity
• 18
  kph wind from N

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