CURRENT CONDITIONS FOR:
ORBOST
Temperature Dew Point Rel. Humidity Feels Like Wind Gusts Pressure Rainfall
22.0°C 17.7°C 76% 21.4°C WSW 16km/h 20km/h 1004.9hPa 0.2mm / -<
Mt Nowa Nowa 18.4°C  Bairnsdale 19.1°C  Gelantipy 20.6°C 

East Gippsland for Wednesday Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe, with damaging winds, large hail and heavy falls about the ranges. Winds NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h tending S/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the early afternoon.

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WED
Jan 15
THU
Jan 16
FRI
Jan 17
SAT
Jan 18
SUN
Jan 19
MON
Jan 20
TUE
Jan 21
Summary possible thunderstorm
Possible thunderstorm
clearing shower
Clearing shower
clearing shower
Clearing shower
mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
mostly cloudy
Mostly cloudy
mostly cloudy
Mostly cloudy
Maximum 33°C 20°C 21°C 22°C 25°C 25°C 29°C
Minimum 17°C 13°C 14°C 15°C 14°C 14°C 14°C
Chance of Rain
Likely Amount
90%
10-20mm
50%
< 1mm
40%
1-5mm
30%
< 1mm
10%
< 1mm
30%
< 1mm
30%
< 1mm
UV Index Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
Frost Risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
  9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
Wind Speed 5km/h
NE
15km/h
W
17km/h
W
22km/h
SW
9km/h
WSW
14km/h
S
10km/h
ESE
16km/h
SE
6km/h
E
14km/h
SSE
5km/h
ENE
13km/h
SSE
6km/h
E
11km/h
SE
Relative Humidity 68% 75% 68% 59% 76% 66% 73% 62% 70% 60% 72% 60% 72% 56%
Dew Point 19°C 22°C 9°C 11°C 13°C 14°C 14°C 15°C 14°C 17°C 14°C 16°C 15°C 19°C
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East Gippsland Weather Warnings

VIC - Wed 14:33 EDT
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds And Heavy Rainfall) for East Gippsland and parts of North East and West and South Gippsland

VIC - Wed 12:21 EDT
Strong Wind Warning for Port Phillip, Western Port & West, Central, Central Gippsland and East Gippsland coasts

VIC - Wed 10:43 EDT
Sheep Graziers Warning for East Gippsland

Next 12 hours in Orbost

possible shower

6pm

Intermittent rain
20°C
heavy rain

9pm

Heavy rain
18°C
possible shower

12am

Intermittent rain
17°C
shower

3am

Shower
14°C
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Orbost Sun & Moon Times

Wednesday Next Occurrence
First Light Sunrise Sunset Last Light Moon Phase moon rise moon set last quarter new moon first quarter full moon
first light
05:30 EDT
sunrise
06:01 EDT
sunset
20:30 EDT
last light
21:00 EDT
moon
rise
Wed 21:41 EDT
set
Thu 07:57 EDT
moon
Wed
Jan 22
moon
Wed
Jan 29
moon
Wed
Feb 5
moon
Thu
Feb 13

Orbost Past 5 Days

  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Wed
Jan 15
15.1°C 37.3°C 0.6mm
Tue
Jan 14
17.0°C 21.1°C 0.0mm
Mon
Jan 13
16.4°C 25.4°C 2.8mm
Sun
Jan 12
17.6°C 30.4°C 7.6mm
Sat
Jan 11
19.2°C 31.0°C 0.0mm

Orbost Year To Date

average rainfall to Jan
72.4mm
9.4 day(s)
total for 2025
33.2mm
5 day(s)
total to this day 2024
88.2mm
7 day(s)
wettest day
21.8mm
Jan 7
lowest temperature
7.9°C
Jan 3
highest temperature
38.1°C
Jan 5

Orbost Almanac

January minimum temperature
lowest this month
7.9°C
3rd
lowest on record
6.0°C
19th 2004
average this month
15.1°C
+0.2°C
long-term average
14.9°C
January maximum temperature
highest this month
38.1°C
5th
highest on record
44.5°C
25th 2019
average this month
28.0°C
+1.8°C
long-term average
26.2°C
January rainfall
wettest this month
21.8mm
7th
total this month
33.2mm
5 day(s)
long-term average
72.4mm
9.4 day(s)
wettest on record
573.2mm
2019
driest on record
3.8mm
2007

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