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Sydney Forecast

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

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.

Australian slang

up a gum tree stranded
pozzy position,seat
bastard term of endearment
turps, hit the go on a drinking binge
relo family relative
yakka work
brown-eyed mullet faecal floating in the sea
swagman tramp, bum, hobo
Sunshine State Queensland