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Live rain radar, current conditions, an hour-by-hour outlook and a seven-day forecast for Adelaide, with original local weather writing.

Today's briefing

17° and drizzle right now in Adelaide, heading for a top of 21°. Overnight down to 12°, with a 80% chance of rain. UV is high, so cover up midday.

17°

Drizzle · feels like 16°

Today
21° / 12°
Humidity
81%
Wind
16 km/h NE
UV index
6 · Moderate
Sunrise
6:14 am
Sunset
7:45 pm

Next 24 hours

  1. Now

    17°

    79%

  2. 12pm

    19°

    67%

  3. 1pm

    19°

    59%

  4. 2pm

    18°

    59%

  5. 3pm

    18°

    62%

  6. 4pm

    19°

    65%

  7. 5pm

    20°

    66%

  8. 6pm

    21°

    67%

  9. 7pm

    19°

    65%

  10. 8pm

    17°

    60%

  11. 9pm

    17°

    54%

  12. 10pm

    17°

    47%

  13. 11pm

    16°

    41%

  14. 12am

    16°

    35%

  15. 1am

    16°

    29%

  16. 2am

    16°

    24%

  17. 3am

    16°

    19%

  18. 4am

    16°

    14%

  19. 5am

    15°

    9%

  20. 6am

    15°

    4%

  21. 7am

    17°

    0%

  22. 8am

    18°

    0%

  23. 9am

    19°

    0%

  24. 10am

    20°

    0%

Live rain radar

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

Seven-day forecast

  1. Sun

    Showers

    21° 12°

    Rain 80%

  2. Mon

    Overcast

    21° 14°

    Rain 69%

  3. Tue

    Fog

    20° 12°

    Rain 0%

  4. Wed

    Drizzle

    18° 13°

    Rain 73%

  5. Thu

    Overcast

    18° 12°

    Rain 4%

  6. Fri

    Fog

    20° 9°

    Rain 29%

  7. Sat

    Partly cloudy

    18° 9°

    Rain 18%

Air quality

51

Moderate

US AQI

Sun and moon

Sunrise
6:14 am
Sunset
7:45 pm
Daylight
13h 31m

Last quarter

66% lit

From the weather desk

Adelaide weather, explained

How to read the Adelaide 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 Adelaide.

Adelaide weather and the coast

Adelaide sits on a narrow coastal plain between Gulf St Vincent to the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges to the east. That geography defines the local weather. On hot days the cooling afternoon sea breeze off the gulf — often just called the Gulf breeze — sweeps in from the south-west and drops temperatures noticeably along the coast before it reaches the foothills. Summer heatwaves usually end with a gusty south-westerly cool change that can shed ten or fifteen degrees in under an hour. The Adelaide Hills lift moisture on rainy days, so the eastern suburbs and hills townships often see heavier falls than the plains.

What the UV index means in Adelaide

Adelaide sits at roughly 35 degrees south, which puts it in a UV band that surprises many visitors. On clear summer days the UV index regularly reaches 11 or above, meaning skin can burn in under ten minutes around midday. The index peaks at solar noon, not at the hottest part of the afternoon, so checking the number rather than judging by the temperature is the most reliable habit. Below 3 is low and you can be outside without extra protection. From 3 to 7 means sunscreen earns its keep. Above 8 means a hat, sunscreen and shade are all genuinely useful, not optional.

Weather data by Open-Meteo. Adelaide Weather News is independent and not affiliated with any government weather agency.