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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 enjoying a pleasant day with a current temperature of 25 degrees and a forecast maximum of 25 degrees under dry conditions. With the UV index reaching 8 and a gentle breeze of 15 kilometres per hour, remember to slip on a hat and apply sunscreen if you are heading out for a stroll around Lake Wendouree. Looking ahead to the weekend, conditions will turn much wetter with a top of 22 degrees on Saturday and a cooler 16 degrees on Sunday as rain chances increase significantly.

21°

Clear · feels like 20°

Today
26° / 16°
Humidity
53%
Wind
13 km/h NE
UV index
0 · Low
Sunrise
6:30 am
Sunset
7:48 pm
Updated
7:31 pm

Next 24 hours

  1. Now

    23°

    0%

  2. 8pm

    20°

    0%

  3. 9pm

    20°

    0%

  4. 10pm

    19°

    0%

  5. 11pm

    19°

    0%

  6. 12am

    18°

    0%

  7. 1am

    18°

    0%

  8. 2am

    18°

    0%

  9. 3am

    17°

    0%

  10. 4am

    17°

    0%

  11. 5am

    16°

    0%

  12. 6am

    16°

    0%

  13. 7am

    16°

    0%

  14. 8am

    17°

    0%

  15. 9am

    18°

    0%

  16. 10am

    20°

    0%

  17. 11am

    21°

    0%

  18. 12pm

    22°

    0%

  19. 1pm

    24°

    0%

  20. 2pm

    24°

    0%

  21. 3pm

    25°

    1%

  22. 4pm

    25°

    3%

  23. 5pm

    25°

    6%

  24. 6pm

    24°

    11%

Live rain radar

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

Ballarat Weather Tomorrow

25° / 15°

Drizzle · Rain 22%

UV Today

UV index in Ballarat is 0 (Low). Today's maximum: 8.

Seven-day forecast

  1. Thu

    Clear

    26° 16°

    Rain 0%

  2. Fri

    Drizzle

    25° 15°

    Rain 22%

  3. Sat

    Drizzle

    23° 13°

    Rain 81%

  4. Sun

    Showers

    16° 6°

    Rain 100%

  5. Mon

    Drizzle

    11° 4°

    Rain 65%

  6. Tue

    Drizzle

    12° 3°

    Rain 56%

  7. Wed

    Drizzle

    13° 4°

    Rain 24%

14-Day Forecast

  1. Thu, 22 Oct

    Clear

    26° 16°

    Rain 0%

  2. Fri, 23 Oct

    Drizzle

    25° 15°

    Rain 22%

  3. Sat, 24 Oct

    Drizzle

    23° 13°

    Rain 81%

  4. Sun, 25 Oct

    Showers

    16° 6°

    Rain 100%

  5. Mon, 26 Oct

    Drizzle

    11° 4°

    Rain 65%

  6. Tue, 27 Oct

    Drizzle

    12° 3°

    Rain 56%

  7. Wed, 28 Oct

    Drizzle

    13° 4°

    Rain 24%

Air quality

42

Good

US AQI

PM2.5
6
PM10
8
Ozone
67

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

Sun and moon

Sunrise
6:30 am
Sunset
7:48 pm
Daylight
13h 18m

Waxing gibbous

85% 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.