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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 sitting at 18 degrees with a feels like temperature of 15, and we are expecting a wet day with a 73 percent chance of rain as we climb to a maximum of 21 degrees. With a UV index of 7 and winds reaching 28 kilometres per hour, you should definitely keep your waterproof jacket and a sturdy umbrella handy when heading out. Looking ahead to the weekend, Saturday will be cooler with a maximum of 16 degrees and a 79 percent chance of rain, while Sunday looks much brighter with a maximum of 19 degrees and only a 12 percent chance of showers.

20°

Overcast · feels like 18°

Today
21° / 12°
Humidity
57%
Wind
23 km/h N
UV index
2 · Low
Sunrise
6:48 am
Sunset
7:35 pm
Updated
5:30 pm

Next 24 hours

  1. Now

    21°

    0%

  2. 6pm

    20°

    0%

  3. 7pm

    19°

    0%

  4. 8pm

    19°

    0%

  5. 9pm

    19°

    14%

  6. 10pm

    16°

    34%

  7. 11pm

    16°

    51%

  8. 12am

    14°

    64%

  9. 1am

    14°

    74%

  10. 2am

    13°

    73%

  11. 3am

    13°

    53%

  12. 4am

    12°

    22%

  13. 5am

    12°

    0%

  14. 6am

    11°

    0%

  15. 7am

    10°

    0%

  16. 8am

    10°

    2%

  17. 9am

    11°

    2%

  18. 10am

    12°

    2%

  19. 11am

    12°

    2%

  20. 12pm

    14°

    2%

  21. 1pm

    14°

    2%

  22. 2pm

    15°

    2%

  23. 3pm

    15°

    1%

  24. 4pm

    16°

    1%

Live rain radar

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

Ballarat Weather Tomorrow

16° / 10°

Drizzle · Rain 74%

UV Today

UV index in Ballarat is 2 (Low). Today's maximum: 7.

Seven-day forecast

  1. Fri

    Drizzle

    21° 12°

    Rain 51%

  2. Sat

    Drizzle

    16° 10°

    Rain 74%

  3. Sun

    Overcast

    19° 9°

    Rain 14%

  4. Mon

    Showers

    16° 7°

    Rain 88%

  5. Tue

    Drizzle

    12° 3°

    Rain 65%

  6. Wed

    Drizzle

    11° 2°

    Rain 29%

  7. Thu

    Overcast

    17° 5°

    Rain 6%

14-Day Forecast

  1. Fri, 9 Oct

    Drizzle

    21° 12°

    Rain 51%

  2. Sat, 10 Oct

    Drizzle

    16° 10°

    Rain 74%

  3. Sun, 11 Oct

    Overcast

    19° 9°

    Rain 14%

  4. Mon, 12 Oct

    Showers

    16° 7°

    Rain 88%

  5. Tue, 13 Oct

    Drizzle

    12° 3°

    Rain 65%

  6. Wed, 14 Oct

    Drizzle

    11° 2°

    Rain 29%

  7. Thu, 15 Oct

    Overcast

    17° 5°

    Rain 6%

Air quality

27

Good

US AQI

PM2.5
3
PM10
4
Ozone
67

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

Sun and moon

Sunrise
6:48 am
Sunset
7:35 pm
Daylight
12h 47m

Waning crescent

5% 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.