Sydney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Sydney is expected to be 40°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Sydney, New South Wales, Australia for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Friday 19th December 2025 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for New South Wales (Sydney) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

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Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Sydney for the next 5 days.

Sydney weather for Friday 19th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Sydney, New South Wales with a maximum temperature of 40°C, very high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the north-east.

  • 40°C maximum temperature40
    °C maximum temperature
  • 22°C minimum temperature22
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 9 hours of bright sunshine9
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Very high heat & humidityVH
    very high heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 12 kph from the North-East12
    kph wind from NE

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Sydney weather for Saturday 20th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Sydney, New South Wales with a maximum temperature of 29°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north-east.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Low heat & humidityL
    low heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the North-East16
    kph wind from NE

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Sydney weather for Sunday 21st December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Sydney, New South Wales with a maximum temperature of 33°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 53% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north-east.

  • 33°C maximum temperature33
    °C maximum temperature
  • 23°C minimum temperature23
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 9 hours of bright sunshine9
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 53% chance of some rain53
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • High heat & humidityH
    high heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 17 kph from the North-East17
    kph wind from NE

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Sydney weather for Monday 22nd December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Sydney, New South Wales with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 28% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-east.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 21°C minimum temperature21
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 28% chance of some rain28
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the South-East21
    kph wind from SE

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Sydney weather for Tuesday 23rd December 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Sydney, New South Wales with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 35% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the south-east.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 21°C minimum temperature21
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 8 hours of bright sunshine8
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 35% chance of some rain35
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 23 kph from the South-East23
    kph wind from SE

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