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.

• Wednesday
  5th Aug
  17
  6
  
  8
  3
• Thursday
  6th Aug
  17
  8
  
  10
  3
• Friday
  7th Aug
  17
  7
  
  10
  4
• Saturday
  8th Aug
  18
  8
  
  7
  3
• Sunday
  9th Aug
  18
  10
  
  0
  2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 4th August 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.

• 24
  Brisbane
• 23
  Cairns
• 23
  Uluru (Ayers Rock)
• 17
  Perth
• 17
  Sydney
• 15
  Adelaide
• 13
  Melbourne
• 13
  Tasmania

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• Birdsville, Queensland
• Bourke, New South Wales
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• Byron Bay, New South Wales
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• Clifton Hills, South Australia
• Cobar, New South Wales
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• Hay, New South Wales
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• Jabiru, Northern Territory
• Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
• Karumba, Queensland
• Katherine, Northern Territory
• Katoomba, New South Wales
• Kununurra, Western Australia
• Lakes Entrance, Victoria
• Launceston, Tasmania
• Leigh Creek, South Australia
• Lizard Island, Queensland
• Lockhart River, Queensland
• Longreach, Queensland
• Lord Howe Island, New South Wales
• Margaret River, Western Australia
• Melbourne, Victoria
• Mildura, Victoria
• Monkey Mia, Western Australia
• 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 Wednesday 5th August 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Australia with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the west.

• 17
  °C maximum temperature
• 6
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  scattered clouds
• 8
  hours of sunshine
• 3
  UV index (Moderate)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 17
  kph wind from W

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Australia weather for Thursday 6th August 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Australia with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the west.

• 17
  °C maximum temperature
• 8
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  scattered clouds
• 10
  hours of sunshine
• 3
  UV index (Moderate)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 17
  °C wind chill
• 13
  kph wind from W

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Australia weather for Friday 7th August 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Australia with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the west.

• 17
  °C maximum temperature
• 7
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  scattered clouds
• 10
  hours of sunshine
• 4
  UV index (Moderate)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 11
  kph wind from W

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Australia weather for Saturday 8th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Australia with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north-east.

• 18
  °C maximum temperature
• 8
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 7
  hours of sunshine
• 3
  UV index (Moderate)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 16
  kph wind from NE

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Australia weather for Sunday 9th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Australia with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 37% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the north.

• 18
  °C maximum temperature
• 10
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  mostly cloudy with light rain
• 0
  hours of sunshine
• 2
  UV index (Low)
• 37
  % chance of some rain
• <2
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 23
  kph wind from N

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