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Sydney Forecast



Issued at 11:25 am EDT on Tuesday 7 October 2008

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Warning summary
Nil. For the latest warning information please check the Bureau's web site http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/nsw



Forecast for Tuesday
Fine and sunny. Light to moderate south to southwest winds, turning easterly in the afternoon.
Precis: Fine. Sunny.
City:          Max:   19  
Liverpool: Max: 21

UV Alert: 8:40 am to 2:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High]



Forecast for Wednesday
Fine at first. Cloud increasing during the day, with the chance of an afternoon or evening shower. Moderate southwest to southeast winds, turning northeasterly later.

Precis: Chance shower.

City:  Min:   11  Max:   21
West:  Min:    6  Max:   21 


Thursday
Chance shower.
City:  Min:   13  Max:   22
West:  Min:    8  Max:   23 


Friday
Shower or two.
City:  Min:   14  Max:   24
West:  Min:   10  Max:   25 


Saturday
Fine.
City:  Min:   15  Max:   24
West:  Min:    9  Max:   26 


Sunday
Fine.
City:  Min:   15  Max:   25
West:  Min:    9  Max:   27 


Monday
Late shower.
City:  Min:   17  Max:   29
West:  Min:   13  Max:   31 

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EDT Tuesday

Source: The Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Sydney weather
monthly average figures
month Jan Apr Jul Oct
°C max 26 22 16 22
°C min 18 14 8 13
sun hrs 7 6 6 7
rain mm 90 135 117 71
Note: For °F hover the underlined numbers with the mouse pointer.

Wind speed description
Description Speed
Light <19km/h
Moderate 20-30km/h
Fresh 31-39km/h
Strong 40-61km/h
Gale 62-87km/h
Storm 88-102km/h
Hurricane >103km/h
Note: Wind speed in knots is approximately half the km/h figure (1km/h = 0.54kts).
07 Octomber
1798 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders leave Sydney to explore Van Diemen's Land.

1830 - The "Black Line" campaign of the Black War begins in an attempt to capture all Tasmanian Aborigines. The campaign lasts 7 weeks and only succeeds in bringing two Aborigines to the authorities.

1941 - John Curtin becomes the fourteenth Prime Minister of Australia.
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  • porky lie, untruth
  • hooroo see you later
  • crook sick, badly made, thief
  • metho methylated spirits
  • shoot through to leave
  • give it away give up
  • galah fool, noisy, rude person