Now:20.1 °COvernight:15 °CToday:22 °C Partly cloudy.Tonight:13 °C
Today, Saturday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the early morning. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning westerly early in the morning then tending northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening.
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the early morning. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning westerly early in the morning then tending northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening.
Sun protection 9:50am to 4:30pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High]
Time
2am
5am
8am
11am
2pm
5pm
8pm
11pm
Temperature (°C)
18
16
15
18
21
22
19
16
Feels like (°C)
16
15
13
14
17
17
16
14
Chance of rain
30%
20%
10%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
Median rain (mm)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind speed (km/h)
-
9
13
17
17
19
13
11
Wind direction
-
Dew point (°C)
-
13
11
7
6
6
8
9
Humidity (%)
67
80
79
47
37
37
49
60
Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October
Mostly sunny.
Minimum: 13 °C Maximum: 25 °C
20% chance of rain
Mostly sunny day. Slight chance of a shower at night. Winds north to northwesterly and light becoming northerly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then increasing to 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day.
Time
2am
5am
8am
11am
2pm
5pm
8pm
11pm
Temperature (°C)
14
13
14
21
23
25
21
19
Feels like (°C)
12
11
12
17
19
19
16
15
Chance of rain
5%
5%
5%
5%
0%
0%
5%
20%
Median rain (mm)
0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wind speed (km/h)
9
7
9
19
22
24
24
22
Wind direction
Dew point (°C)
9
9
10
9
8
7
8
8
Humidity (%)
70
79
76
48
37
33
44
48
Monday 12 October
Showers.
Minimum: 14 °C Maximum: 19 °C
95% chance of rain 3 to 15 mm
Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning. Winds north to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h shifting southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day.
Time
2am
5am
8am
11am
2pm
5pm
8pm
11pm
Temperature (°C)
18
15
14
18
18
17
14
12
Feels like (°C)
13
12
13
16
14
11
10
8
Chance of rain
70%
80%
70%
70%
40%
20%
5%
5%
Median rain (mm)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wind speed (km/h)
22
17
11
13
22
24
19
17
Wind direction
Dew point (°C)
9
11
13
12
11
8
6
6
Humidity (%)
53
75
89
68
62
54
59
66
Tuesday 13 October
Shower or two.
Minimum: 8 °C Maximum: 16 °C
70% chance of rain 0 to 3 mm
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning.
Time
2am
5am
8am
11am
2pm
5pm
8pm
11pm
Temperature (°C)
10
8
10
15
16
15
13
11
Feels like (°C)
7
5
7
9
10
8
7
6
Chance of rain
5%
5%
10%
30%
40%
30%
20%
20%
Median rain (mm)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wind speed (km/h)
9
9
9
22
22
26
22
19
Wind direction
Dew point (°C)
5
5
6
5
4
5
4
4
Humidity (%)
74
78
75
52
47
51
57
63
Wednesday 14 October
Cloudy.
Minimum: 9 °C Maximum: 16 °C
30% chance of rain 0 to 1 mm
Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely during the morning. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending south to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day.
Time
2am
5am
8am
11am
2pm
5pm
8pm
11pm
Temperature (°C)
10
9
10
14
15
15
13
11
Feels like (°C)
5
5
6
8
10
9
7
7
Chance of rain
20%
20%
20%
10%
5%
10%
10%
5%
Median rain (mm)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wind speed (km/h)
17
17
17
20
20
24
20
17
Wind direction
Dew point (°C)
4
4
5
3
3
3
4
5
Humidity (%)
68
71
70
50
45
45
54
65
Thursday 15 October
Partly cloudy.
Minimum: 7 °C Maximum: 20 °C
20% chance of rain
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending east to southeasterly later.
Time
2am
5am
8am
11am
2pm
5pm
8pm
11pm
Temperature (°C)
9
7
9
15
19
20
17
14
Feels like (°C)
5
5
6
11
15
15
13
12
Chance of rain
5%
5%
5%
10%
10%
5%
10%
10%
Median rain (mm)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wind speed (km/h)
15
7
7
13
15
19
19
9
Wind direction
Dew point (°C)
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
Humidity (%)
74
83
79
52
43
41
52
62
Friday 16 October
Possible shower.
Minimum: 10 °C Maximum: 18 °C
40% chance of rain 0 to 1 mm
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
Time
2am
5am
8am
11am
2pm
5pm
8pm
11pm
Temperature (°C)
11
10
11
15
18
18
16
14
Feels like (°C)
9
8
9
12
15
14
13
12
Chance of rain
10%
20%
10%
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
Median rain (mm)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wind speed (km/h)
7
6
6
13
13
15
11
9
Wind direction
Dew point (°C)
7
7
8
8
8
7
9
9
Humidity (%)
76
83
82
63
52
51
62
72
Issued as 9:55pm. Next forecast at 4:05am.
Weather situation
A cold front will move over western districts this evening, clearing the east of the State Saturday morning. A ridge of high pressure drifts over Victoria following this front before another cold front crosses on Monday leaving a cool southwesterly airstream in its wake, which is expected to persist until mid week.
Climate statistics
Maximum temperature
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Mean maximum temperature (°C)
26.7
25.9
24.2
20.3
16.4
13.8
13.2
14.5
17.0
19.5
22.0
24.7
Highest temperature (°C)
45.8
47.3
40.7
35.2
26.7
22.6
21.9
24.4
30.3
36.4
41.5
44.4
Date
31 Jan 1968
7 Feb 2009
4 Mar 1942
10 Apr 2005
4 May 1967
8 Jun 2005
18 Jul 2013
27 Aug 2007
12 Sep 2009
12 Oct 2006
21 Nov 2019
20 Dec 2019
Lowest maximum temperature (°C)
14.7
13.9
13.6
10.6
8.4
6.7
6.1
6.8
8.3
10.0
11.3
12.5
Date
2 Jan 1941
18 Feb 1951
22 Mar 1941
21 Apr 1960
27 May 1951
20 Jun 1950
2 Jul 1968
9 Aug 1951
15 Sep 1957
1 Oct 1957
15 Nov 2006
11 Dec 1952
Decile 9 maximum temperature (°C)
36.1
34.4
31.6
26.4
20.4
16.6
15.8
17.8
21.7
26.0
30.0
33.9
Decile 1 maximum temperature (°C)
19.6
19.4
18.3
15.3
12.9
11.2
10.6
11.5
12.8
14.4
15.9
17.8
Mean number of days ≥ 30 °C
8.9
7.0
5.1
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
3.1
6.2
Mean number of days ≥ 35 °C
4.0
2.4
1.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.5
2.3
Mean number of days ≥ 40 °C
0.9
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
Chart indicates highest (red), lowest (blue), mean (black) and the range between decile 1 and 9 (yellow).
Minimum temperature
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Mean minimum temperature (°C)
13.9
14.1
12.8
10.1
7.9
6.1
5.5
5.9
7.0
8.5
10.3
12.1
Lowest temperature (°C)
5.7
5.3
3.7
0.6
0.1
-3.3
-2.6
-2.4
-1.6
-0.3
2.2
4.0
Date
22 Jan 1940
20 Feb 1963
26 Mar 2005
30 Apr 2009
24 May 2008
17 Jun 1969
4 Jul 1963
29 Aug 2018
17 Sep 1949
9 Oct 1939
4 Nov 1970
3 Dec 1955
Highest minimum temperature (°C)
28.8
26.2
26.1
22.5
17.1
14.3
13.2
14.7
18.6
21.3
23.0
26.2
Date
15 Jan 2014
22 Feb 1967
10 Mar 2024
2 Apr 2014
3 May 1942
7 Jun 2023
19 Jul 2013
4 Aug 2011
3 Sep 2021
28 Oct 2007
23 Nov 2024
26 Dec 2016
Decile 9 minimum temperature (°C)
18.2
18.1
17.0
14.2
11.9
9.6
8.8
9.2
10.9
12.8
14.7
16.2
Decile 1 minimum temperature (°C)
9.8
10.1
8.6
6.1
3.8
2.1
1.7
2.3
3.0
4.4
6.1
8.2
Mean number of days ≤ 2 °C
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
2.7
3.4
2.5
1.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
Mean number of days ≤ 0 °C
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.9
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
Rainfall
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Mean rainfall (mm)
44.1
42.9
39.4
54.9
48.7
40.5
42.5
47.8
49.4
60.0
59.4
51.5
Highest rainfall (mm)
224.1
195.5
154.1
162.7
140.1
115.0
101.9
99.0
113.0
153.6
183.6
152.7
Date
1963
1973
1970
1935
1974
2013
1936
1975
1960
1934
1954
1933
Lowest rainfall (mm)
0.4
0.5
1.9
6.6
3.3
8.0
12.8
14.8
10.2
6.8
7.0
1.3
Date
2009
1965
1948
2019
1934
1974
1979
2011
2023
2006
1937
1972
Decile 9 monthly rainfall (mm)
79.9
94.8
77.1
114.1
82.4
64.8
67.4
72.4
85.6
117.6
111.0
93.3
Decile 5 (median) monthly rainfall (mm)
33.2
33.0
32.9
45.2
47.4
36.4
38.3
44.8
45.5
56.3
48.0
44.8
Decile 1 monthly rainfall (mm)
8.0
3.6
8.9
15.6
17.1
17.7
19.6
22.6
16.0
18.6
26.3
15.8
Highest daily rainfall (mm)
112.8
118.0
67.6
100.0
58.4
68.6
42.7
34.4
54.0
89.4
89.4
52.6
Date
29 Jan 1963
3 Feb 2005
20 Mar 1970
8 Apr 1977
15 May 1974
1 Jun 2013
11 Jul 1933
17 Aug 1983
13 Sep 1977
16 Oct 1983
19 Nov 1978
15 Dec 1933
Mean number of days of rain
7.3
7.3
8.9
11.0
13.3
13.5
15.2
15.6
14.2
13.1
11.8
10.2
Mean number of days of rain ≥ 1 mm
4.4
4.1
5.1
6.8
7.3
7.2
7.6
8.6
7.9
7.8
7.1
6.2
Mean number of days of rain ≥ 10 mm
1.3
1.0
0.9
1.5
1.1
0.7
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.5
1.6
1.4
Mean number of days of rain ≥ 25 mm
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.3
More
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Mean daily wind run (km)
404
388
367
327
340
337
391
409
414
396
396
404
Maximum wind gust speed (km/h)
117
117
115
108
100
106
124
130
147
121
115
122
Date
4 Jan 1946
28 Feb 1957
24 Mar 1941
8 Apr 1966
17 May 1940
10 Jun 1947
1 Jul 1942
4 Aug 1947
6 Sep 1948
21 Oct 1948
12 Nov 1946
30 Dec 1947
Mean daily solar exposure (MJ/m²)
24.1
20.9
16.3
11.2
7.8
6.4
7.1
10.0
13.4
17.8
21.2
23.8
Mean number of clear days
6.6
5.7
6.4
4.1
3.2
3.1
2.8
3.2
4.0
3.6
3.1
4.7
Mean number of cloudy days
11.0
10.7
12.3
14.8
18.0
17.1
17.0
15.3
14.4
17.0
16.9
14.3
9 am conditions
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Mean temperature (°C)
19.1
18.7
17.1
14.1
10.8
8.5
7.8
8.9
11.4
13.8
15.7
17.8
Mean wet bulb temperature (°C)
14.5
14.8
13.6
11.5
9.2
7.3
6.5
7.3
8.9
10.5
12.0
13.3
Mean dew point temperature (°C)
10.6
11.9
10.7
9.1
7.6
6.0
5.1
5.5
6.3
7.3
8.3
9.5
Mean relative humidity (%)
60
66
68
72
81
84
83
79
72
66
63
61
Mean cloud cover (oktas)
5.0
5.1
5.0
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.4
5.2
5.1
5.6
5.9
5.4
Mean wind speed (km/h)
17.9
16.6
15.8
15.0
15.0
15.6
17.5
18.5
20.9
20.9
20.0
18.5
3 pm conditions
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Mean temperature (°C)
24.2
23.8
22.4
18.7
15.1
12.7
11.9
13.1
15.3
17.5
19.9
22.3
Mean wet bulb temperature (°C)
16.5
16.7
15.8
13.5
11.4
9.8
9.0
9.5
10.9
12.3
13.9
15.2
Mean dew point temperature (°C)
10.3
11.4
10.1
8.6
7.6
6.6
5.6
5.6
6.2
7.3
8.2
9.0
Mean relative humidity (%)
46
49
48
53
62
67
66
62
57
54
50
47
Mean cloud cover (oktas)
4.1
4.4
4.6
5.4
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.5
5.4
5.5
5.5
4.9
Mean wind speed (km/h)
23.6
21.6
20.4
20.1
19.8
19.9
22.0
23.1
23.8
23.3
23.1
23.5
Climate statistics for Essendon Airport since 1929.
Feels like: Based on temperature, humidity and wind chill (but not the sun), this is meant to be the temperature it feels like for an adult walking in the shade if there is no wind and at a standardised humidity level.
Dew point: The relative humidity would be 100% (i.e., unable to hold more water vapour) if the air was cooled to this temperature. This is an absolute measure of humidity.
Wet bulb temperature: The temperature if a wet thermometer had air moving over it (evaporative cooling), so it depends on temperature and humidity. Useful because people cool the same way.
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UV index (table): Forecast assumes a clear sky. Rows are highlighted if the forecast is for within 45 minutes of the current time.
Sunrise and sunset: Dawn and dusk are for the start and end of civil twilight (the sun is 6° below the horizon).
Recent days: Rain is the total in the 24 hours up to 9am. Minimum is in 24 hours to 9am. Maximum is in 24 hours from 9am.
Last 72 hours: Most values are the value at the time shown. Rain is the amount of rain in the previous 30 minutes from the time shown. Wind direction is shown for every two hours (all values are shown on hover).
Next 36 hours: Most values are what are expected at the time indicated, while rain forecasts are for the three hours beginning at that time. Median rain means there's a 50% chance of more rain than the given number.
Space weather: Kaus is the K-index for Australia, a number between 0 and 9 indicating the level of magnetic field disturbance. 5+ are classed as geomagnetic storms. Aurora alerts and watch notices are also shown at the top of page if potentially visible from the current location.
Climate statistics: 80% of the time the value is in the yellow area on the chart. The top 10% fall above it and bottom 10% fall below. Daily wind run is effectively the amount of wind that blows past (i.e., average speed times 24 hours). Cloud cover is measured in oktas, which ranges between 0 (completely clear sky) and 8 (completely overcast).