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Forecast issued at 5:26 pm AEST on Tuesday 22 April 2025.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday

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Showers
Max
23 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
4 to 20 mm
Chance of any rain:
95%

Newcastle area

Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds southerly 15 to 25 km/h turning southeasterly in the evening.

Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 2:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]

Wednesday 23 April

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Showers
Min
17 °C
Max
25 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
1 to 10 mm
Chance of any rain:
90%

Newcastle area

Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, most likely in the east. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h turning easterly during the day.

Fire Danger
Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 9:20 am to 2:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]

Thursday 24 April

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Showers
Min
17 °C
Max
25 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 7 mm
Chance of any rain:
70%

Newcastle area

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. Winds easterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the late afternoon.

Sun protection recommended from 9:20 am to 2:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]

Friday 25 April

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Showers
Min
16 °C
Max
25 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 7 mm
Chance of any rain:
70%

Newcastle area

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening.

Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 2:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]

Saturday 26 April

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Showers
Min
16 °C
Max
25 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 10 mm
Chance of any rain:
70%

Newcastle area

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Light winds.

Sunday 27 April

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Showers
Min
15 °C
Max
24 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
1 to 25 mm
Chance of any rain:
80%

Newcastle area

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning.

Monday 28 April

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Showers
Min
15 °C
Max
23 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 7 mm
Chance of any rain:
70%

Newcastle area

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am AEST Wednesday.

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