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Forecast issued at 5:00 pm AEDT on Friday 2 January 2026.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
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- Max
- 25 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 10%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Winds easterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening.
Saturday 3 January
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- Min
- 17 °C
- Max
- 27 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 20%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming northerly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then tending northeasterly 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day.
- Fire Danger
- High
Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Sunday 4 January
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- Min
- 18 °C
- Max
- 31 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 to 8 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 70%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely. Winds northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day.
Sun protection recommended from 8:50 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Monday 5 January
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- Min
- 18 °C
- Max
- 29 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 to 4 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 50%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening.
Sun protection recommended from 8:50 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Tuesday 6 January
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- Min
- 19 °C
- Max
- 29 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 20%
Sydney area
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the morning and afternoon. Winds southerly 15 to 20 km/h turning east to southeasterly during the day.
Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Wednesday 7 January
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- Min
- 19 °C
- Max
- 33 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 5%
Sydney area
Cloud clearing. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day.
Thursday 8 January
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- Min
- 20 °C
- Max
- 36 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 0%
Sydney area
Sunny. Light winds becoming northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:35 am AEDT Saturday.
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