Here's what you can expect with today's Fairfield weather

As summer moves towards autumn what can locals expect today? We have the latest word from the Weather Bureau.

Weather forecasts are updated on the hour, sourced from WeatherZone.

Today's forecast is mostly sunny; nw winds tending fresh se.

Moist air with a dew point of 19.7 at 9am today means the temperature will feel like 27.2 degrees making the day slightly humid. The relative humidity is 72 per cent.

The highest expected temperature today is 31, the same as yesterday's max.

Warmer conditions are expected on two of the next six days, with the mercury climbing above today's maximum on Thursday and Friday.

The chance of rain today is 20 per cent.

Showers are more likely tomorrow with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting a medium (40 per cent) chance of rain.

The UV index is predicted to be 10. There is a very high risk of harm from sun exposure. Skin can be damaged and burn quickly in today’s conditions. Experts suggest avoiding sun exposure around noon and keeping to the shade. General advice is to use eye protection, sunscreen and cover up.

Winds will be south-southwest around 7 km/h in the morning shifting to south-southeast around 23 km/h in the afternoon.

Details for the next six days:

Tuesday, February 25: Mostly cloudy. S'ly winds Min - 19. Max - 25.

Wednesday, February 26: Mostly sunny. SW winds tending NE Min - 18. Max - 31.

Thursday, February 27: Mostly sunny. NW winds tending NE Min - 18. Max - 32.

Friday, February 28: Mostly sunny. N'ly winds tending SE Min - 18. Max - 37.

Saturday, March 1: Mostly sunny. SW winds tending E'ly Min - 20. Max - 30.

Sunday, March 2: Mostly sunny. Fresh SW/SE winds Min - 19. Max - 29.

The previous Fairfield weather article can be viewed here.