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UV map of Australia

Forecast UV for 32 towns. Pick a day, drag through the hours, or tap a town for its week ahead.

Sun 8 Nov · daily peak

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Sunday 8 November — daily peak forecast: highest Townsville 9.5 (Very high); lowest Sydney 6.7 (High). 32 of 32 towns reach High (6+) or above.

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Forecast Map of Australia coloured by forecast UV index. Sunday 8 November — daily peak forecast: highest Townsville 9.5 (Very high); lowest Sydney 6.7 (High). 32 of 32 towns reach High (6+) or above. The table below lists every value.

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Sunday 8 November — daily peak forecast: highest Townsville 9.5 (Very high); lowest Sydney 6.7 (High). 32 of 32 towns reach High (6+) or above.

7-day UV forecast table

Daily maximum UV index per town (WHO bands). Days 4–7 are lower-confidence forecasts. Times and dates are each town's local time.

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Daily maximum UV forecast for 32 Australian towns, 7 Nov to 13 Nov. Source: Open-Meteo.
Town Today 7/11Sun 8/11Mon 9/11Tue 10/11Wed 11/11Thu 12/11Fri 13/11
Sydney NSW 8.0 High6.7 High8.7 Very high8.5 Very high8.5 Very high7.0 High7.0 High
Melbourne VIC 7.2 High8.3 Very high8.4 Very high8.3 Very high7.9 High6.1 High8.0 Very high
Brisbane QLD 9.2 Very high9.2 Very high9.2 Very high7.2 High9.3 Very high9.1 Very high8.6 Very high
Perth WA 8.8 Very high8.8 Very high8.7 Very high8.7 Very high7.8 High9.1 Very high8.9 Very high
Adelaide SA 8.6 Very high8.7 Very high6.5 High8.6 Very high8.6 Very high8.6 Very high3.4 Moderate
Hobart TAS 6.3 High7.3 High7.9 High7.9 High7.9 High8.1 Very high3.1 Moderate
Canberra ACT 6.8 High8.7 Very high8.8 Very high8.8 Very high8.6 Very high8.9 Very high7.9 High
Darwin NT 9.3 Very high9.4 Very high9.4 Very high9.5 Very high9.5 Very high8.7 Very high8.7 Very high
Gold Coast QLD 8.8 Very high9.1 Very high9.1 Very high5.8 Moderate9.2 Very high7.3 High8.5 Very high
Sunshine Coast QLD 9.3 Very high9.2 Very high8.8 Very high6.2 High9.3 Very high8.2 Very high5.4 Moderate
Newcastle NSW 7.8 High7.0 High8.5 Very high8.8 Very high8.2 Very high5.5 Moderate8.3 Very high
Wollongong NSW 7.3 High8.2 Very high8.6 Very high8.5 Very high8.5 Very high6.7 High8.5 Very high
Port Macquarie NSW 8.9 Very high8.7 Very high8.8 Very high8.9 Very high7.8 High7.6 High5.9 Moderate
Wagga Wagga NSW 8.6 Very high8.6 Very high8.7 Very high8.7 Very high8.7 Very high8.8 Very high8.3 Very high
Geelong VIC 7.2 High8.3 Very high8.3 Very high6.9 High8.2 Very high7.7 High7.8 High
Ballarat VIC 7.4 High7.9 High8.3 Very high7.5 High8.1 Very high7.9 High8.0 Very high
Bendigo VIC 7.8 High8.5 Very high8.5 Very high8.5 Very high8.6 Very high8.5 Very high8.4 Very high
Mildura VIC 8.7 Very high8.7 Very high8.0 High8.8 Very high8.8 Very high8.7 Very high8.5 Very high
Townsville QLD 9.5 Very high9.5 Very high9.6 Very high9.6 Very high9.3 Very high9.1 Very high9.6 Very high
Cairns QLD 9.5 Very high9.5 Very high9.5 Very high9.5 Very high9.5 Very high9.5 Very high9.5 Very high
Toowoomba QLD 9.4 Very high9.3 Very high9.3 Very high7.4 High9.4 Very high9.0 Very high9.5 Very high
Mackay QLD 9.2 Very high9.5 Very high8.9 Very high7.1 High9.6 Very high9.6 Very high8.2 Very high
Rockhampton QLD 9.4 Very high8.2 Very high2.6 Low9.4 Very high9.5 Very high9.7 Very high6.4 High
Gladstone QLD 9.4 Very high8.8 Very high3.0 Moderate8.8 Very high9.2 Very high9.8 Very high7.5 High
Launceston TAS 6.9 High7.9 High8.0 Very high8.1 Very high8.1 Very high8.2 Very high6.8 High
Fremantle WA 8.7 Very high8.7 Very high8.7 Very high8.7 Very high8.2 Very high8.9 Very high8.9 Very high
Mandurah WA 8.7 Very high8.7 Very high8.6 Very high8.6 Very high8.4 Very high8.9 Very high8.8 Very high
Bunbury WA 8.7 Very high8.6 Very high8.6 Very high8.7 Very high8.7 Very high8.9 Very high8.9 Very high
Albany WA 4.3 Moderate7.6 High5.1 Moderate8.6 Very high8.6 Very high8.6 Very high8.9 Very high
Kalgoorlie WA 8.8 Very high8.2 Very high8.8 Very high5.8 Moderate8.1 Very high5.4 Moderate8.7 Very high
Alice Springs NT 9.3 Very high8.7 Very high9.2 Very high8.8 Very high8.3 Very high3.8 Moderate9.1 Very high
Broome WA 9.4 Very high9.1 Very high9.5 Very high9.5 Very high9.4 Very high9.7 Very high9.7 Very high
Inland sample points used for the colour blend (12)

These remote locations are fetched in the same Open-Meteo request only to reduce interpolation error between towns. They are not ranked and have no town pages.

Daily maximum UV at inland sample points
Sample pointTodaySunMonTueWedThuFri
Mount Isa QLD9.6 Very high9.6 Very high9.7 Very high9.5 Very high9.7 Very high8.4 Very high9.3 Very high
Tennant Creek NT9.3 Very high8.9 Very high3.2 Moderate6.3 High9.4 Very high8.8 Very high9.2 Very high
Longreach QLD9.5 Very high9.5 Very high9.5 Very high9.6 Very high9.6 Very high9.5 Very high9.6 Very high
Port Hedland WA9.4 Very high9.4 Very high9.5 Very high9.2 Very high9.4 Very high9.4 Very high9.7 Very high
Newman WA9.1 Very high9.0 Very high8.6 Very high5.8 Moderate5.1 Moderate9.0 Very high9.8 Very high
Coober Pedy SA9.0 Very high9.0 Very high8.9 Very high8.6 Very high8.6 Very high9.0 Very high8.4 Very high
Ceduna SA8.7 Very high8.6 Very high8.8 Very high7.6 High8.8 Very high8.7 Very high8.9 Very high
Broken Hill NSW9.1 Very high9.1 Very high7.7 High9.0 Very high8.9 Very high9.1 Very high8.1 Very high
Katherine NT8.7 Very high9.6 Very high9.6 Very high9.6 Very high9.7 Very high9.1 Very high9.2 Very high
Halls Creek WA9.4 Very high9.4 Very high9.4 Very high8.6 Very high9.3 Very high9.5 Very high8.9 Very high
Carnarvon WA9.5 Very high9.3 Very high8.8 Very high9.4 Very high9.4 Very high9.6 Very high9.6 Very high
Charleville QLD9.3 Very high8.6 Very high9.3 Very high9.3 Very high9.4 Very high8.6 Very high8.4 Very high

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Forecast: Open-Meteo hourly uv_index and daily uv_index_max (7 days, one request for all towns plus 12 inland sample points, refreshed every 30 minutes; last fetched ). Values are model forecasts, not instrument readings, and can differ from ARPANSA/BOM. Accuracy drops after about 3 days. Hours before now are modelled estimates.

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