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Live rain radar, current conditions, an hour-by-hour outlook and a seven-day forecast for Ballarat, with original writing about the city's climate from The Daily Ballarat.

Today's briefing

Ballarat is in for a chilly and wet day today, with temperatures hovering between 5 and 9 degrees and a 71 percent chance of rain keeping conditions decidedly damp. Winds are gusting at 18 kilometres per hour, making it feel even colder than the thermometer suggests, so don't be fooled by that apparent 5 degrees when it feels more like 0. Pack a waterproof jacket and layer up with a good jumper, as the biting wind will cut through lighter clothing. The wet theme continues into the weekend, with Saturday reaching just 9 degrees and a 68 percent chance of showers, while Sunday looks even cooler at 7 degrees with a 72 percent rain chance, so keep those umbrellas handy.

6°

Overcast · feels like 4°

Today
15° / 5°
Humidity
100%
Wind
10 km/h S
UV index
0 · Low
Sunrise
6:49 am
Sunset
6:01 pm
Updated
6:31 am

Next 24 hours

  1. Now

    6°

    0%

  2. 7am

    6°

    0%

  3. 8am

    7°

    0%

  4. 9am

    8°

    0%

  5. 10am

    9°

    0%

  6. 11am

    11°

    0%

  7. 12pm

    13°

    0%

  8. 1pm

    14°

    0%

  9. 2pm

    15°

    0%

  10. 3pm

    15°

    0%

  11. 4pm

    14°

    0%

  12. 5pm

    13°

    0%

  13. 6pm

    11°

    0%

  14. 7pm

    9°

    0%

  15. 8pm

    8°

    0%

  16. 9pm

    7°

    0%

  17. 10pm

    7°

    0%

  18. 11pm

    7°

    0%

  19. 12am

    7°

    0%

  20. 1am

    6°

    0%

  21. 2am

    6°

    0%

  22. 3am

    6°

    0%

  23. 4am

    6°

    0%

  24. 5am

    5°

    0%

Live rain radar

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Animated rain radar via RainViewer (Bureau of Meteorology sources). Full BOM radar loop.

Ballarat Weather Tomorrow

18° / 5°

Overcast · Rain 0%

UV Today

UV index in Ballarat is 0 (Low). Today's maximum: 5.

Seven-day forecast

  1. Sun

    Overcast

    15° 5°

    Rain 0%

  2. Mon

    Overcast

    18° 5°

    Rain 0%

  3. Tue

    Showers

    16° 8°

    Rain 83%

  4. Wed

    Drizzle

    11° 8°

    Rain 41%

  5. Thu

    Drizzle

    13° 7°

    Rain 71%

  6. Fri

    Drizzle

    14° 4°

    Rain 69%

  7. Sat

    Drizzle

    11° 5°

    Rain 37%

14-Day Forecast

  1. Sun, 30 Aug

    Overcast

    15° 5°

    Rain 0%

  2. Mon, 31 Aug

    Overcast

    18° 5°

    Rain 0%

  3. Tue, 1 Sept

    Showers

    16° 8°

    Rain 83%

  4. Wed, 2 Sept

    Drizzle

    11° 8°

    Rain 41%

  5. Thu, 3 Sept

    Drizzle

    13° 7°

    Rain 71%

  6. Fri, 4 Sept

    Drizzle

    14° 4°

    Rain 69%

  7. Sat, 5 Sept

    Drizzle

    11° 5°

    Rain 37%

Air quality

27

Good

US AQI

PM2.5
6
PM10
10
Ozone
40

Air quality by Open-Meteo (CAMS), in µg/m³.

Sun and moon

Sunrise
6:49 am
Sunset
6:01 pm
Daylight
11h 12m

Full moon

96% lit

From the weather desk

Ballarat weather, explained

How to read the Ballarat forecast

A good forecast is really three views at once. The current panel tells you what it feels like outside right now, which is what matters before you head out the door. The hourly strip is for planning the next part of your day: when the rain band arrives, when the wind picks up, when it is warm enough to walk. The seven-day outlook is for the week ahead, and it is most reliable in the first three or four days. Read it from the top down and you will almost always have what you need for Ballarat.

What the UV index actually means

The UV index rates the strength of the sun's ultraviolet radiation on a simple scale. Below 3 is low and you can be outside safely without protection. From 3 to 7 is moderate to high, the point at which sunburn becomes likely within an hour, so a hat and sunscreen earn their keep. Above 8 is very high to extreme, and skin can burn in minutes around the middle of the day. The index peaks at solar noon, not at the hottest part of the afternoon, so the safest habit is to check the number rather than judge by the temperature.

Why the overnight low matters as much as the high

Daytime maximums get the headlines, but the overnight minimum shapes how the day actually feels. A cold night means a slow, crisp start and, on clear evenings, the chance of fog or frost before dawn. A mild night means the warmth carries over and the morning is comfortable from the outset. Clear skies let heat escape and push the low down; cloud cover traps it and keeps the night warmer. That is why two days with the same maximum can feel completely different depending on the night that came before.

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Weather data by Open-Meteo. The Daily Ballarat is independent and not affiliated with any government weather agency.