The Australia Day long weekend means different things to different people.
For some, it’s an extra day off work and a chance to gather with family and friends.
For others, it’s a day of reflection, protest or mourning that carries painful significance.
Australia Day was first marked as a public holiday to be celebrated on January 26 in 1994.
On this day in 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip drove the British flag into the land at Warrane (Sydney Cove),
This marked the beginning of Australia’s colonisation by the British Empire- the effects of which are still undoubtedly felt today.
Whether you are taking the day to reflect, planning some downtime with friends or intending to work through, here’s what the weather is shaping up to look like across the country from Friday, January 23, to Monday, January 26, as per AccuWeather.
Sydney
- Friday, January 23: Warm with mostly cloudy skies (25C/21C)
- Saturday January 24: Warm with mostly cloudy skies (26C/21C)
- Sunday, January 25: Hot with some cloudy skies (28C/21C)
- Monday January 26: Hot with few clouds (29C/21C)
Melbourne
- Friday, January 23: Hot with some clouds (30C/19C)
- Saturday January 24: Hot with some clouds (30C/18C)
- Sunday, January 25: Hot and cloudy with lightning (29C/18C)
- Monday January 26: Warm with some clouds (25C/16C)
Brisbane
- Friday, January 23: Hot with some clouds (28C/ 22C)
- Saturday January 24: Hot with some clouds (28C/23C)
- Sunday, January 25: Hot with few clouds (28C/23C)
- Monday January 26: Hot with few clouds (29C/22C)
Canberra
- Friday, January 23: Hot with few clouds (27C/12C)
- Saturday January 24: Hot and mainly cloudy (29C/14C)
- Sunday, January 25: Hot with some clouds (30C/16C)
- Monday January 26: Hot and cloudy (30C/15C)
Perth
- Friday, January 23: Hot and sunny (29C/20C)
- Saturday January 24: Hot and sunny (29C/17C)
- Sunday, January 25: Hot and sunny (30C/18C)
- Monday January 26: Hot and sunny (31C/20C)
Adelaide
- Friday, January 23: Hot and mainly cloudy (32C/20C)
- Saturday January 24: Hot and cloudy with rain (31C/19C)
- Sunday, January 25: Hot and cloudy with rain (26C/19C)
- Monday January 26: Warm and sunny (27C/18C)
Hobart
- Friday, January 23: Warm and sunny (24C/15C)
- Saturday January 24: Hot and sunny (24C/14C)
- Sunday, January 25: Warm and cloudy with lightning (22C/14C)
- Monday January 26: Warm and cloudy (20C/13C)
Darwin
- Friday, January 23: Hot and cloudy with lightning (32C/24C)
- Saturday January 24: Hot and cloudy with lightning (32C/24C)
- Sunday, January 25: Hot and cloudy with lightning (32C/24C)
- Monday January 26: Hot and cloudy with lightning (30C/24C)
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