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Forecast issued at 8:00 am AEDT on Thursday 8 January 2026.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
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- Min
- 19 °C
- Max
- 34 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 10%
Melbourne area
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the northeast suburbs during this afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h shifting southerly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening.
- Fire Danger
- High
Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 5:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Friday 9 January
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- Min
- 15 °C
- Max
- 42 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 40%
Melbourne area
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Damaging winds possible. Winds northwest to northeasterly 35 to 50 km/h tending west to northwesterly in the early afternoon then turning cooler south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the evening.
Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 5:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Saturday 10 January
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- Min
- 17 °C
- Max
- 26 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 to 2 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 50%
Melbourne area
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning. Winds west to southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h.
Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 5:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme]
Sunday 11 January
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- Min
- 12 °C
- Max
- 21 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 40%
Melbourne area
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the morning. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending south to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day.
Sun protection recommended from 9:10 am to 5:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Monday 12 January
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- Min
- 8 °C
- Max
- 26 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 5%
Melbourne area
Sunny. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h increasing to 25 km/h before tending south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
Tuesday 13 January
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- Min
- 11 °C
- Max
- 22 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 30%
Melbourne area
Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds southerly 20 to 30 km/h.
Wednesday 14 January
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- Min
- 12 °C
- Max
- 21 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 to 1 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 40%
Melbourne area
Cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds southerly 20 to 30 km/h.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:20 pm AEDT Thursday.
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