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Forecast issued at 2:44 pm AEDT on Wednesday 21 October 2026.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
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- Min
- 16 °C
- Max
- 24 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 to 5 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 60%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely at night. Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h.
- Fire Danger
- Moderate
Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]
Thursday 22 October
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- Min
- 17 °C
- Max
- 23 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 4 to 20 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 95%
Sydney area
Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending east to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day then tending northeasterly in the early afternoon.
Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]
Friday 23 October
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- Min
- 18 °C
- Max
- 24 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 to 7 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 70%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. Winds northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h becoming light during the evening.
Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]
Saturday 24 October
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- Min
- 17 °C
- Max
- 27 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 30%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day.
Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]
Sunday 25 October
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- Min
- 20 °C
- Max
- 29 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 1 to 9 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 80%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm later in the day. Winds northerly 15 to 25 km/h tending northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h later.
Monday 26 October
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- Min
- 18 °C
- Max
- 26 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 to 2 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 40%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely during the morning. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day.
Tuesday 27 October
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- Min
- 14 °C
- Max
- 22 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 to 2 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 40%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning south to southeasterly during the day.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:20 pm AEDT Wednesday.
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