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Today's maximum temperature in Australia is expected to be 20°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Australia (Sydney) for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Sunday 17th May 2026 GMT

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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 Sunday 17th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Australia with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 37% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north-east.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 17°C minimum temperature17
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 37% chance of some rain37
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 20°C wind chill20
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the North-East13
    kph wind from NE

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Australia weather for Monday 18th May 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Australia with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 72% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 10 kph from the north-west.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 17°C minimum temperature17
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with some rain
    cloudy with some rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 72% chance of some rain72
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 20°C wind chill20
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 10 kph from the North-West10
    kph wind from NW

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Australia weather for Tuesday 19th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Australia with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 76% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-west.

  • 19°C maximum temperature19
    °C maximum temperature
  • 16°C minimum temperature16
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 76% chance of some rain76
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 19 kph from the South-West19
    kph wind from SW

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Australia weather for Wednesday 20th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Australia with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the south-west.

  • 19°C maximum temperature19
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 19°C wind chill19
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 22 kph from the South-West22
    kph wind from SW

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Australia weather for Thursday 21st May 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Australia with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 25% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the south-west.

  • 18°C maximum temperature18
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 25% chance of some rain25
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 27 kph from the South-West27
    kph wind from SW

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