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Sydney Forecast



Issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Wednesday 10 March 2010

Weather alerts

Warning Summary at issue time:
Nil.



Forecast for Wednesday evening
A light shower or two. Moderate southerly winds, fresh near the coast.
Precis: Shower or two.



Forecast for Thursday
Cloudy periods with a light shower or two. Moderate south to southeast winds, fresh near the coast.
Precis: Shower or two.

City:         Min:  18 Max:  23   
Liverpool: Min: 15 Max: 24

UV Alert: 10:10 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High]


Friday
Shower or two.
City:          Min:   18  Max:   23
West:          Min:   15  Max:   23 


Saturday
Chance shower.
City:          Min:   18  Max:   23
West:          Min:   15  Max:   24 


Sunday
Chance shower.
City:          Min:   17  Max:   23
West:          Min:   14  Max:   24 


Monday
Chance shower
City:          Min:   17  Max:   23
West:          Min:   14  Max:   25 


Tuesday
Chance shower.
City:          Min:   18  Max:   24
West:          Min:   15  Max:   25 


Wednesday
Mostly fine.
City:          Min:   18  Max:   25
West:          Min:   15  Max:   26 

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am EDT Thursday

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).
10 March
1971 - William McMahon becomes the twentieth Prime Minister of Australia, after John Gorton stands down following a vote of no confidence.

1959 - The Australian population officially reaches 10 million.
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