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Port Pirie weather

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Heavy drizzle,rain likely tomorrow

European, the American and the German model put Port Pirie's high today between 30° and 34°, a 4° split. Tomorrow: showers, around 17°, with a 100% chance of rain.

31°16°
17°10°
20°7°
22°9°
25°10°
23°12°
Todaysplit ±4°Tomorrowsplit ±3°Mondaymodels agreeTuesdaysplit ±3°Wednesdaysplit ±5°Thursdaysplit ±8°
EuropeanECMWF
18°
Drizzle
Feels 19° · Wind 6 km/h · Humidity 97%
AmericanNOAA GFS
16°
Light showers
Feels 16° · Wind 15 km/h · Humidity 96%
GermanDWD ICON
19°
Overcast
Feels 18° · Wind 17 km/h · Humidity 87%

Latest for Port Pirie: European (ECMWF): 18° Drizzle · American (NOAA GFS): 16° Light showers · German (DWD ICON): 19° Overcast.

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Port Pirie weather in numbers

from 30 years of measured normals

Port Pirie swings 26°C across the year, from 32°C highs in February to 6°C lows in August, and June is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 368 mm of precipitation.

Warmest month
February
32°C average high
Coldest month
August
6°C average low
Wettest month
June
368 mm a year
Below freezing
Never
overnight lows stay above 0°C
Comfortable
4 months
April, May, July and August
Residents
14,000
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The weather map: all three models at once

European, American, German side by side around Port Pirie and nearby towns.Live rain radar →
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Port Pirie hourly forecast: next 14 hours

consensus of the three models

Rain in the next 24 hours, model by model

each model's own hourly precipitation, side by side

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Port Pirie 10-day forecast, out to 14 days

where the models agree, and where they split
Today
Heavy drizzle
31° 16°
±4°
Tomorrow
Showers
17° 10°
±3°
Mon
Cloudy
20° 7°
models agree
Tue
Cloudy
22° 9°
±3°
Wed
Cloudy
25° 10°
±5°
Thu
Cloudy
23° 12°
±8°
Fri
Showers
20° 15°
±7°
Sat
Light drizzle
22° 13°
±2°
Sun
Partly cloudy
26° 13°
±3°
Mon
Light rain
29° 16°
models agree
Tue
Light drizzle
25° 16°
models agree
Wed
Mostly clear
23° 13°
±3°
Thu
Partly cloudy
28° 13°
±7°
Fri
Cloudy
33° 17°
±9°

Port Pirie, South Australia is at its warmest in Feb (average highs near 32°C) and coldest in Aug (lows around 6°C), with roughly 368 mm of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what European, American, German forecast for Port Pirie right now, and see exactly where they disagree.

We grade every model against the weather that actually happened, so you can see which forecast model is most accurate in Australia before you trust any single number.

Port Pirie climate by month

average daytime high and overnight low across a typical year (1991-2020)
Jan
31°
18°
Feb
32°
17°
Mar
28°
15°
Apr
24°
13°
May
20°
9°
Jun
16°
8°
Jul
16°
8°
Aug
17°
6°
Sep
21°
8°
Oct
23°
10°
Nov
27°
14°
Dec
30°
16°

Source: 1991-2020 averages, ERA5 for this place adjusted with NASA POWER.

How Port Pirie's weather has changed since 1995

30 years of daily data, 1995-2024, shown as change
+0.7°C

Around Port Pirie, 2015-2024 averaged 0.7°C warmer than 1995-2004. 5 of the 10 warmest years since 1995 fall in the last ten, and the warmest was 2024.

1995: −1.0°C vs the 30-year average1996: −0.9°C vs the 30-year average1997: −0.4°C vs the 30-year average1998: −0.5°C vs the 30-year average1999: +0.1°C vs the 30-year average2000: +0.2°C vs the 30-year average2001: −0.3°C vs the 30-year average2002: −0.1°C vs the 30-year average2003: −0.3°C vs the 30-year average2004: −0.3°C vs the 30-year average2005: +0.1°C vs the 30-year average2006: ±0.0°C vs the 30-year average2007: +0.3°C vs the 30-year average2008: −0.2°C vs the 30-year average2009: +0.5°C vs the 30-year average2010: −0.5°C vs the 30-year average2011: −0.2°C vs the 30-year average2012: −0.4°C vs the 30-year average2013: +0.5°C vs the 30-year average2014: +0.5°C vs the 30-year average2015: ±0.0°C vs the 30-year average2016: +0.1°C vs the 30-year average2017: +0.8°C vs the 30-year average2018: +0.9°C vs the 30-year average2019: +1.0°C vs the 30-year average2020: −0.2°C vs the 30-year average2021: −0.3°C vs the 30-year average2022: −0.4°C vs the 30-year average2023: +0.6°C vs the 30-year average2024: +1.2°C vs the 30-year average
1995each stripe is one year2024
cooler than averagearound averagewarmer than average

Days above 35°C

7 more days a year

2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing

1995: −13 vs the 30-year average1996: −11 vs the 30-year average1997: −3 vs the 30-year average1998: −10 vs the 30-year average1999: +0 vs the 30-year average2000: +2 vs the 30-year average2001: +9 vs the 30-year average2002: −6 vs the 30-year average2003: +1 vs the 30-year average2004: −4 vs the 30-year average2005: −7 vs the 30-year average2006: +6 vs the 30-year average2007: −1 vs the 30-year average2008: −1 vs the 30-year average2009: +9 vs the 30-year average2010: −10 vs the 30-year average2011: −13 vs the 30-year average2012: −7 vs the 30-year average2013: +2 vs the 30-year average2014: +6 vs the 30-year average2015: +10 vs the 30-year average2016: +6 vs the 30-year average2017: +7 vs the 30-year average2018: +15 vs the 30-year average2019: +21 vs the 30-year average2020: −7 vs the 30-year average2021: −14 vs the 30-year average2022: −17 vs the 30-year average2023: +2 vs the 30-year average2024: +15 vs the 30-year average

Average wind

−1%

2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing

1995: +3% vs the 30-year average1996: +5% vs the 30-year average1997: −7% vs the 30-year average1998: −1% vs the 30-year average1999: −1% vs the 30-year average2000: −3% vs the 30-year average2001: −1% vs the 30-year average2002: +5% vs the 30-year average2003: +3% vs the 30-year average2004: +1% vs the 30-year average2005: +3% vs the 30-year average2006: +1% vs the 30-year average2007: +1% vs the 30-year average2008: −1% vs the 30-year average2009: +3% vs the 30-year average2010: −5% vs the 30-year average2011: −3% vs the 30-year average2012: −1% vs the 30-year average2013: +1% vs the 30-year average2014: −1% vs the 30-year average2015: −5% vs the 30-year average2016: +3% vs the 30-year average2017: −1% vs the 30-year average2018: +3% vs the 30-year average2019: +1% vs the 30-year average2020: +1% vs the 30-year average2021: −1% vs the 30-year average2022: +1% vs the 30-year average2023: −1% vs the 30-year average2024: −3% vs the 30-year average

Bars: each year against the area's 30-year average. Dashed lines: the average of the first and the last ten years.

See the numbers year by year
YearTemp vs averageDays >35°C vs avgWind vs avg
1995−1.0°C−13+3%
1996−0.9°C−11+5%
1997−0.4°C−3−7%
1998−0.5°C−10−1%
1999+0.1°C+0−1%
2000+0.2°C+2−3%
2001−0.3°C+9−1%
2002−0.1°C−6+5%
2003−0.3°C+1+3%
2004−0.3°C−4+1%
2005+0.1°C−7+3%
2006±0.0°C+6+1%
2007+0.3°C−1+1%
2008−0.2°C−1−1%
2009+0.5°C+9+3%
2010−0.5°C−10−5%
2011−0.2°C−13−3%
2012−0.4°C−7−1%
2013+0.5°C+2+1%
2014+0.5°C+6−1%
2015±0.0°C+10−5%
2016+0.1°C+6+3%
2017+0.8°C+7−1%
2018+0.9°C+15+3%
2019+1.0°C+21+1%
2020−0.2°C−7+1%
2021−0.3°C−14−1%
2022−0.4°C−17+1%
2023+0.6°C+2−1%
2024+1.2°C+15−3%

Source: NASA POWER daily data from the MERRA-2 reanalysis, 1995-2024. Each value describes a grid square of about 50 km around Port Pirie, not a weather station, and a square that takes in sea or a large lake runs milder than the city itself. That is why this section shows change against the square's own 30-year average rather than counts you could compare with a local station. Rain and snow are left out because their long-term record in this dataset is not consistent over time. "Within the normal year-to-year swing" means the change is smaller than the usual differences between single years.

Which forecast is most accurate in Port Pirie?

CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
ProviderCheckWeather-scoreTempWindRainRun by
European logo
European ★ Best
92
/100rank #1
96±0.2°C98±1.2 km/h8290% hitECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsReading, United Kingdom
G
German
87
/100rank #2
81±1.0°C93±3.3 km/h8994% hitDeutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)Offenbach am Main, Germany
American logo
American
86
/100rank #3
83±1.0°C87±6.7 km/h8994% hitNOAA / NCEP (United States)College Park, Maryland, USA

The CheckWeather Score blends temperature, wind and rain accuracy, each measured against ERA5 (the recorded weather) over the last 30 days across 1558 cities. Lower error means a higher score. See which forecast model is most accurate in Australia, how we measure forecast accuracy, or which model each weather app uses.

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Where the models disagree

temperature and rain, judged separately
DayTemperatureRain
Today±4°30° to 34°±22%78% to 100% chance
Tomorrow±3°16° to 19°±5%95% to 100% chance
Monmodels agree20° to 20°±3%2% to 5% chance
Tue±3°20° to 23°±18%6% to 24% chance
Wed±5°23° to 28°±16%3% to 19% chance

The models often agree on temperature and still split on rain, and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.

Sunrise and sunset in Port Pirie

today, local time
Sunrise
06:27
Sunset
19:37
Daylight
13h 10m

Common questions

What's the weather in Port Pirie today?
Saturday 24 October: European, the American and the German model put Port Pirie's high today between 30° and 34°, a 4° split. Tomorrow: showers, around 17°, with a 100% chance of rain. The forecast on this page refreshes live.
Will it rain in Port Pirie today or tomorrow?
Rain is likely in Port Pirie on Sunday 25 October: every model gives at least 95% (European 100%, American 100%, German 95%). On Saturday 24 October the highest chance of rain from any model is 100%. The hourly strip and the model-by-model rain panel above update live.
Which forecast is most accurate for Port Pirie?
Over the last 30 days, the European model has been the most accurate for Port Pirie (CheckWeather Score 92/100), ahead of the German at 87. We grade every model against the recorded weather. See the AU accuracy scoreboard for the full method.
What is the warmest month in Port Pirie?
February is typically the warmest month in Port Pirie, with average highs around 32°C.
How cold does Port Pirie get?
The coldest month in Port Pirie is August, when overnight lows average about 6°C.
How much rain does Port Pirie get?
Port Pirie sees roughly 368 mm of precipitation a year, with June usually the wettest month.
Is Port Pirie getting warmer?
Yes. In NASA's reanalysis for the area around Port Pirie, 2015-2024 averaged 0.7°C warmer than 1995-2004.

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