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Ballarat (37.5633°S, 143.8637°E, 412m AMSL) set as my default location ›

  1. My MLA

  2. Current condition

    TODAY
    Mostly sunny 13° 21°
    mostly sunny
    Chance of rain: 10%
    Likely amount: < 1mm
    First
    light
    Sunrise Sunset Last light
    Sunrise Sunset
    5:48am EDT 6:16am EDT 8:01pm EDT 8:30pm EDT
    NOW
    14.2° Feels Like: 10.5°
    Relative Humidity: 80%
    Dew: 10.8°
    Wind: SW 20km/h
    Gust: 26km/h
    Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm
    Pressure: 1008.8hPa
  3. Today Weather

    Ballarat
    Now
    15.4°c
    Feels Like:
    10.3°
    Wind:
    W 28km/h
    Gusts:
    33km/h
    Humidity:
    75%
    Mostly sunny
     
    13°
    Min
    21°
    Max
    Today in Ballarat
    Partly cloudy. High chance of showers near the Yarra Valley, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the E in the early morning. Damaging winds possible in the morning. Winds W/NW 25 to 35 km/h tending W/SW in the morning then tending SE/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s.
    Tomorrow
    Mostly cloudy
    Min
    18°
    Max
    Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the morning and early afternoon. Light winds becoming W/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then turning S/SE in the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 17 and 20.
  4. Radar

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  6. Warnings

  7. Next 48 Hours


    Next 48 Hours


  8. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers near the Yarra Valley, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the E in the early morning. Damaging winds possible in the morning. Winds W/NW 25 to 35 km/h tending W/SW in the morning then tending SE/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s.

    Forecast for Ballarat (37.5633°S, 143.8637°E, 412m AMSL)
      Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    Summary Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy Mostly sunny Late shower Late shower Clearing shower Mostly cloudy
    Minimum 13° 12° 10°
    Maximum 21° 18° 25° 31° 20° 19° 20°
    Chance of rain 10% 20% 5% 40% 50% 50% 10%
    Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm
    UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
    Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate High No Rating - -
    Frost risk Nil Nil Slight Nil Nil Nil Nil
      9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
    Wind speed 23
    (km/h)
    21
    (km/h)
    17
    (km/h)
    18
    (km/h)
    14
    (km/h)
    18
    (km/h)
    34
    (km/h)
    27
    (km/h)
    17
    (km/h)
    17
    (km/h)
    24
    (km/h)
    27
    (km/h)
    16
    (km/h)
    21
    (km/h)
    Wind direction WSW WSW WSW WSW NNE N NNE NNW WSW WNW W W W WSW
    Relative humidity 77% 39% 75% 50% 64% 36% 48% 33% 80% 51% 77% 50% 71% 42%
    Dew point 11°C 6°C 7°C 7°C 7°C 8°C 7°C 12°C 10°C 9°C 8°C 7°C 7°C 6°C
  9. 28 Day Rainfall forecast

  10. 12 Month Rainfall Forecast

    Ballarat Rain Forecast


    Ballarat 12-month Rainfall Forecast
    Nov
    Dec
    Jan
    Feb
    Mar
    Apr
    May
    Jun
    Jul
    Aug
    Sep
    2024
    2025
    7
    8
    8
    7
    7
    5
    3
    7
    4
    3
    4
    10
    5
    0
    1
    2 - 3
    4 - 7
    8 - 9
    10
    Well below normal
    Below normal
    Near normal
    Above normal
    Well above normal

    Issue Notes - Issued Oct 1

    ENSO status: La Niña Watch. IOD status: Neutral. SAM status: Negative. Trending slightly negative. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is in a La Niña Watch, meaning there is approximately a 50% chance of a La Niña developing this year. Overall, models are now starting to look more like La Niña, with more widespread ocean cooling occurring in the South Pacific, helped by the consistently strong trade winds. While these are good signs that La Niña is starting to develop, a declaration would likely happen no earlier than November, meaning this is more likely to be a late and weaker event if it does eventuate. A La Niña typically increases rainfall over northern and southeastern Australia during spring, but has little effect for southwestern WA. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase and is now unlikely to develop into either phase this spring. Conditions are closer to a negative IOD at the moment, so there may be some minor increases in the frequency of northwest cloudbands impactingAustralia. A neutral IOD tends to bring a small increase in spring rainfall for southwest WA, but has little effect elsewhere. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is in a negative phase, continuing on from the initial sudden Stratospheric Warming (SW) events over Antarctica since mid-July. These events increase the chances of negative SAM events, but are having a lesser effect moving forward in October. A negative SAM increases the frequency of cold fronts. During spring, this increases rainfall over western Tas and southern Vic, but decreases rainfall over eastern Australia. Rainfall outlooks are showing close to average for most of the country during October, with a higher chance of above average rainfall for northern and eastern Australia, increasing further into November and December. Models are also hinting that rainfall is more likely to arrive in the form of showers and thunderstorms, rather than broad rainbands, meaning rainfall in practice will likely be hit-and-miss for most of Australia thisspring.

  11. Popup - Daily historical

  12. Long range rainfall forecast

  13. Past 5 Days

    Ballarat Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Tuesday
    Oct 29
    5.4 °C 18.5 °C
    0.0 mm
    Wednesday
    Oct 30
    7.4 °C 21.9 °C
    0.0 mm
    Thursday
    Oct 31
    8.5 °C 18.0 °C
    0.2 mm
    Friday
    Nov 01
    6.4 °C 16.0 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Nov 02
    2.0 °C 22.7 °C
    0.0 mm
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  14. Almanac

    Almanac


    Ballarat minimum temp history (37.5633°S, 143.8637°E, 412m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 22.5° 02/11/2024 Coldest this month 2.0° 02/11/2024
    Hottest on record 37.3 24/11/1982 Coldest on record -1.0 01/11/1991
    Hottest this year 36.9° 09/03/2024 Coldest this year -3.6° 19/06/2024
    Long term average 19.9° Long term average 8.0°
    Average this month 19.3° Average this month 4.2°
    Hottest November On Record Avg. max. temp. 25.1° 2009 Coldest November on record Avg. min. temp. 5.4° 1991
    Ballarat rainfall history (37.5633°S, 143.8637°E, 412m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 0.0mm 01/11/2024 Total This Month 0.0mm
    0.0 days
    Long Term Average 56.0mm 12.7 days Wettest November on record 131.1mm 1978
    Driest on record 7.4mm 1911
  15. Year to Date

    Ballarat Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Nov 634.2mm 157.5 day(s)
    Total For 2024 394.8mm 154.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2023 447.2mm 168.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 46.8mm Apr 2
    Lowest Temperature -3.6°C Jun19
    Highest Temperature 36.9°C Mar 9
  16. Popup - Radar

    Weather Radar for Australia

  17. Popup - Monthly historical

  18. Climatology

    Climate History

    Ballarat Climatology

    Long-Term Averages
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
    Mean Max (°C) 25.6 25.4 22.6 18.2 13.9 11.1 10.3 11.7 13.9 16.9 19.9 22.9 17.7
    Mean Min (°C) 11.4 11.6 10.1 7.5 5.6 3.9 3.1 3.5 4.7 6.2 8.0 9.6 7.1
    Mean Rain (mm) 40.2 42.2 41.5 51.4 63.9 62.6 66.1 73.0 70.4 66.9 56.0 50.1 685.0
    Mean Rain Days 7.7 7.1 9.5 12.7 16.8 18.5 20.3 19.8 16.9 15.5 12.7 10.9 168.0