Australia weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Australia is expected to be 17°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Australia (Sydney) for more weather parameters.

• Friday
  17th Jul
  17
  14
  
  3
  2
• Saturday
  18th Jul
  18
  13
  
  5
  2
• Sunday
  19th Jul
  18
  13
  
  7
  2
• Monday
  20th Jul
  19
  12
  
  8
  3
• Tuesday
  21st Jul
  19
  10
  
  8
  3

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 16th July 2026 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.

• 23
  Cairns
• 19
  Brisbane
• 19
  Perth
• 18
  Uluru (Ayers Rock)
• 17
  Sydney
• 16
  Adelaide
• 15
  Melbourne
• 14
  Tasmania

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• Melbourne, Victoria
• Mildura, Victoria
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• Moree, New South Wales
• Mount Gambier, South Australia
• Mount Isa, Queensland
• Noosa, Queensland
• Omeo, Victoria
• Palm Cove, Queensland
• Paraburdoo, Western Australia
• Perth, Western Australia
• Port Augusta, South Australia
• Port Douglas, Queensland
• Port Fairy, Victoria
• Port Hedland, Western Australia
• Port Lincoln, South Australia
• Strahan, Tasmania
• Sunshine Coast, Queensland
• Swan Hill, Victoria
• Sydney, New South Wales
• Tamworth, New South Wales
• Tennant Creek, Northern Territory
• Thursday Island, Queensland
• Tibooburra, New South Wales
• Tidal River, Victoria
• Townsville, Queensland
• Uluru, Northern Territory
• 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 17th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Australia with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 49% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south.

• 17
  °C maximum temperature
• 14
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  mostly cloudy with rain
• 3
  hours of sunshine
• 2
  UV index (Low)
• 49
  % chance of some rain
• <10
  mm of rainfall expected
• 17
  °C wind chill
• 16
  kph wind from S

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Australia weather for Saturday 18th July 2026

Expect broken clouds in Australia with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south.

• 18
  °C maximum temperature
• 13
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 5
  hours of sunshine
• 2
  UV index (Low)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 18
  °C wind chill
• 14
  kph wind from S

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Australia weather for Sunday 19th July 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Australia with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the south-west.

• 18
  °C maximum temperature
• 13
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  scattered clouds
• 7
  hours of sunshine
• 2
  UV index (Low)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 11
  kph wind from SW

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Australia weather for Monday 20th July 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Australia with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the west.

• 19
  °C maximum temperature
• 12
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  scattered clouds
• 8
  hours of sunshine
• 3
  UV index (Moderate)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 11
  kph wind from W

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Australia weather for Tuesday 21st July 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Australia with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the north-west.

• 19
  °C maximum temperature
• 10
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  scattered clouds
• 8
  hours of sunshine
• 3
  UV index (Moderate)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 11
  kph wind from NW

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