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  1. Ballarat Local Weather

    37.56°S, 143.86°E

    Now in Ballarat

    Updated at 20:10 EST

    12.6 °C

    Feels like 5.8 °C
    Dew Point
    5.5 °C
    Gusts
    35km/h
    Relative Humidity
    62%
    Pressure
    1017.8hPa
    Wind
    N 30km/h
    Rainfall
    0.2mm

    Ballarat Friday Forecast

    Clearing shower
    Clearing shower
    8 °C
    18 °C
    80%
    1-5mm
    Ballarat for Friday
    Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the evening with possible small hail near the Otways. The chance of a thunderstorm in the E in the late afternoon and evening. Damaging winds possible. Winds N 25 to 35 km/h increasing to 30 to 45 km/h in the morning then turning W/NW 25 to 35 km/h during the afternoon and evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 22.
    Fire Danger
    Moderate

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  3. Ballarat 48 HOUR FORECAST

    TEMP WIND RAIN CHANCE
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  5. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the evening with possible small hail near the Otways. The chance of a thunderstorm in the E in the late afternoon and evening. Damaging winds possible. Winds N 25 to 35 km/h increasing to 30 to 45 km/h in the morning then turning W/NW 25 to 35 km/h during the afternoon and evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 22.

    Forecast for Ballarat (37.5633°S, 143.8637°E, 412m AMSL)
      Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
    Summary Clearing shower Clearing shower Possible shower Possible shower Mostly cloudy Clearing shower Possible shower
    Minimum
    Maximum 18° 11° 14° 10° 13° 15° 16°
    Chance of rain 80% 50% 70% 60% 40% 50% 50%
    Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm
    UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate High High
    Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate No Rating - - -
    Frost risk Nil Moderate Slight Slight Moderate Slight Slight
      9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
    Wind speed 31
    (km/h)
    36
    (km/h)
    27
    (km/h)
    28
    (km/h)
    24
    (km/h)
    30
    (km/h)
    24
    (km/h)
    31
    (km/h)
    19
    (km/h)
    24
    (km/h)
    23
    (km/h)
    25
    (km/h)
    23
    (km/h)
    28
    (km/h)
    Wind direction NNE NW WSW W NW WNW WSW SW SW SW WSW WSW WNW WNW
    Relative humidity 64% 49% 79% 61% 89% 74% 84% 64% 77% 62% 88% 64% 82% 61%
    Dew point 5°C 6°C 3°C 3°C 8°C 8°C 5°C 2°C 4°C 5°C 7°C 7°C 7°C 8°C
  6. Sunrise and sunset times

    Sunrise / Sunset for Ballarat (37.5633°S, 143.8637°E, 412m AMSL)
    First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter
    5:54am EST 6:20am EST 6:18pm EST 6:44pm EST 5:03am EST 3:42pm EST Waning crescent New moon Sep 22 First quarter Sep 30 Full moon Oct 07 Last quarter Oct 14
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  10. Ballarat Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Sunday
    Sep 14
    5.1 °C 17.6 °C
    0.2 mm
    Monday
    Sep 15
    7.8 °C 21.2 °C
    0.2 mm
    Tuesday
    Sep 16
    9.8 °C 15.4 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Sep 17
    4.3 °C 12.5 °C
    5.2 mm
    Thursday
    Sep 18
    2.6 °C 16.6 °C
    0.0 mm
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  11. Almanac


    Ballarat minimum temp history (37.5633°S, 143.8637°E, 412m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 21.2° 15/09/2025 Coldest this month -2.0° 05/09/2025
    Hottest on record 27.9 30/09/1961 Coldest on record -4.6 01/09/2015
    Hottest this year 39.0° 27/01/2025 Coldest this year -4.4° 05/06/2025
    Long term average 13.9° Long term average 4.7°
    Average this month 14.6° Average this month 5.0°
    Hottest September On Record Avg. max. temp. 16.1° 2006 Coldest September on record Avg. min. temp. 2.8° 1994
    Ballarat rainfall history (37.5633°S, 143.8637°E, 412m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 7.6mm 08/09/2025 Total This Month 23.0mm
    16.0 days
    Long Term Average 70.4mm 16.9 days Wettest September on record 178.2mm 2016
    Driest on record 19.2mm 1972
  12. Ballarat Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Sep 510.4mm 129.2 day(s)
    Total For 2025 351.4mm 125.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2024 326.4mm 130.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 35.4mm Jun 9
    Lowest Temperature -4.4°C Jun 5
    Highest Temperature 39.0°C Jan27