Here’s the Aussie Weather Forecast for NYE and New Year’s Day

New Year’s Eve is basically here, folks. If you’re putting together some celebratory plans for the end of the year, you might be wondering how the weather plays into all that, particularly after our third round of La Niña. Here’s the current forecast for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day across Australia’s capital cities, as per AccuWeather.

NYE and New Year’s Day weather in Australia for 2022/2023

Sydney New Year’s Eve weather

New Year’s Eve:

• Temperature: 19-26°C
• Weather: Cloudy, possible showers
• Chance of rain: 55%

New Year’s Day: 

• Temperature: 19-27°C
• Weather: Partly sunny, showers
• Chance of rain: 57%

Brisbane New Year’s weather

New Year’s Eve:

• Temperature: 20-30°C
• Weather: Mostly sunny
• Chance of rain: 58%

New Year’s Day: 

• Temperature: 18-30°C
• Weather: Morning showers, sunny
• Chance of rain: 59%

Melbourne New Year’s weather

New Year’s Eve:

• Temperature: 16-30°C
• Weather: Sunny
• Chance of rain: 5%

New Year’s Day: 

• Temperature: 21-32°C
• Weather: Sunny
• Chance of rain: 0%

Adelaide New Year’s weather

New Year’s Eve:

• Temperature: 17-28°C
• Weather: Sunny
• Chance of rain: 0%

New Year’s Day: 

• Temperature: 18-34°C
• Weather: Sunny
• Chance of rain: 0%

Hobart New Year’s Weather

New Year’s Eve:

• Temperature: 15-25°C
• Weather: Rainy, cloudy
• Chance of rain: 60%

New Year’s Day: 

• Temperature: 17-26°C
• Weather: Partly cloudy
• Chance of rain: 25%

Darwin New Year’s Weather

New Year’s Eve:

• Temperature: 27-31°C
• Weather: Cloudy with showers and a thunderstorm
• Chance of rain: 95%

New Year’s Day: 

• Temperature: 27-31°C
• Weather: Cloudy with heavy rainfall
• Chance of rain: 96%

Perth New Year’s Weather

New Year’s Eve:

• Temperature: 20-32°C
• Weather: Sunny
• Chance of rain: 0%

New Year’s Day: 

• Temperature: 22-35°C
• Weather: Sunny
• Chance of rain: 2%

Canberra New Year’s Weather

New Year’s Eve:

• Temperature: 14-26°C
• Weather: Sunny
• Chance of rain: 0%

New Year’s Day: 

• Temperature: 17-27°C
• Weather: Partly sunny
• Chance of rain: 0%

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For the most part, it looks like we’re in luck with sunny weather and clear skies across New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in most capital cities. Eat your heart out, La Niña! Hopefully, that means everyone will have prime viewing for this year’s fireworks displays.

Happy New Year!

This article has been updated since its original publish date.