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Lake Macquarie Forecast (beta)

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Forecast issued at 2:00 pm AEDT on Saturday 18 October 2025.

Forecast for the rest of Saturday

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Sunny
Min
13 °C
Max
21 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

Newcastle area

Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h turning easterly in the late afternoon.

Fire Danger
Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 9:20 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High]

Sunday 19 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
12 °C
Max
25 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Newcastle area

Mostly sunny. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h increasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming north to northeasterly and light in the late evening.

Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]

Monday 20 October

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Sunny
Min
12 °C
Max
32 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Newcastle area

Sunny. Light winds becoming north to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening.

Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]

Tuesday 21 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
15 °C
Max
23 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Newcastle area

Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon.

Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]

Wednesday 22 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
14 °C
Max
35 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Newcastle area

Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning.

Thursday 23 October

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Showers
Min
15 °C
Max
24 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
40%

Newcastle area

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely later in the day. Light winds becoming south to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning.

Friday 24 October

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Showers
Min
12 °C
Max
22 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 2 mm
Chance of any rain:
50%

Newcastle area

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely during the morning. Winds southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h turning east to northeasterly later in the day.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:25 pm AEDT Saturday.

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