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| Temperature | Dew Point | Rel. Humidity | Feels Like | Wind | Gusts | Pressure | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.5°C | 8.2°C | 58% | 12.1°C | W 20km/h | 30km/h | 1005.7hPa | 0.0mm / -< |
Melbourne for Friday Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the early morning. Winds W 20 to 30 km/h turning S/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late evening.
7-DAY WEATHER FORECAST: ESSENDON 
28 DAY RAINFALL FORECAST: CLICK HERE
| FRI Dec 27 |
SAT Dec 28 |
SUN Dec 29 |
MON Dec 30 |
TUE Dec 31 |
WED Jan 1 |
THU Jan 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary |
 Mostly cloudy |
 Late shower |
 Mostly sunny |
 Cloud increasing |
Mostly sunny |
Mostly sunny |
Mostly cloudy |
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| Maximum | 24°C | 25°C | 26°C | 31°C | 29°C | 25°C | 25°C | |||||||
| Minimum | 15°C | 12°C | 12°C | 13°C | 15°C | 14°C | 14°C | |||||||
| Chance of Rain Likely Amount |
30%
< 1mm |
60%
1-5mm |
5%
< 1mm |
5%
< 1mm |
5%
< 1mm |
40%
< 1mm |
30%
< 1mm |
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| UV Index | Very High | 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 |
22km/h
W |
24km/h
SW |
16km/h
NNW |
24km/h
W |
14km/h
W |
17km/h
SSW |
9km/h
N |
17km/h
SW |
15km/h
SW |
24km/h
SSW |
17km/h
SSW |
25km/h
SSW |
21km/h
S |
27km/h
SSW |
| Relative Humidity | 59% | 36% | 50% | 44% | 62% | 39% | 66% | 31% | 69% | 41% | 69% | 42% | 60% | 40% |
| Dew Point | 10°C | 8°C | 8°C | 10°C | 10°C | 11°C | 14°C | 13°C | 14°C | 15°C | 13°C | 11°C | 10°C | 10°C |
Melbourne Weather Warnings
Next 12 hours in Essendon
9am
Mostly cloudy
18°C
12pm
Mostly cloudy
21°C
3pm
Mostly cloudy
24°C
6pm
Mostly cloudy
21°C
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Essendon Sun & Moon Times
| Friday | Next Occurrence | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Moon Phase | moon set | moon rise | new moon | first quarter | full moon | last quarter |
 05:27 EDT |
 05:57 EDT |
 20:46 EDT |
 21:16 EDT |
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 Fri 17:27 EDT |
 Sat 03:15 EDT |
 Tue Dec 31 |
 Tue Jan 7 |
 Tue Jan 14 |
 Wed Jan 22 |
Essendon Airport Past 5 Days
| Minimum | Maximum | Rainfall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Dec 26 |
19.0°C | 37.5°C | 0.0mm |
| Wed Dec 25 |
16.1°C | 34.7°C | 0.0mm |
| Tue Dec 24 |
12.6°C | 23.9°C | 1.2mm |
| Mon Dec 23 |
9.5°C | 18.8°C | 2.8mm |
| Sun Dec 22 |
13.1°C | 22.7°C | 0.0mm |
Essendon Airport Year To Date
average rainfall to Dec
576.9mm
143.9 day(s)
total for 2024
476.6mm
125 day(s)
total to this day 2023
542.4mm
137 day(s)
wettest day
50.8mm
Apr 2
lowest temperature
-0.7°C
Jun 19
highest temperature
40.2°C
Dec 16
Essendon Airport Almanac
lowest this month
9.5°C
23rd
lowest on record
4.0°C
3rd 1955
average this month
14.6°C
+2.6°C
long-term average
12.0°C
highest this month
40.2°C
16th
highest on record
44.4°C
20th 2019
average this month
28.3°C
+3.7°C
long-term average
24.6°C
wettest this month
11.2mm
1st
total this month
21.0mm
7 day(s)
long-term average
51.8mm
10.1 day(s)
wettest on record
152.7mm
1933
driest on record
1.3mm
1972
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