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Lord Howe Island Forecast

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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

Lord Howe Island Forecast
Issued at 3:00 pm LHDT on Monday 13 October 2025
for the period until midnight LHDT Friday 17 October 2025.

Warning Information
Nil.
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Weather Situation
A cold front will arrive later today, bringing shower and thunderstorm activity
as it passes, but clearing in the early evening. The weather will become quite
settled from Tuesday as a high pressure system establishes itself over the
island. The next cold front will approach from the west on Friday.

Forecast for the rest of Monday 13 October
Cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers, clearing in the early evening. The chance
of a thunderstorm.
Winds: NW 15 to 20 knots, shifting S/SW in the afternoon or early evening.
Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.
Swell: S/SW 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday 14 October
Mostly sunny.
Winds: S/SW 10 to 15 knots becoming S/SE below 10 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, abating to below 1 metre during the day.
Swell: S/SW 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Precis: Mostly sunny                  Min 16    Max 20    
Sun protection 8:30am to 3:40pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]

Forecast for Wednesday 15 October
Mostly sunny.
Winds: Variable below 10 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: S/SW 1.5 to 2 metres.
Precis: Mostly sunny.                 Min 16    Max 21    

Forecast for Thursday 16 October
Mostly sunny.
Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming NE 10 to 15 knots later.
Seas: Rising to 1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell: S/SW 1.5 to 2 metres.
Precis: Mostly sunny.                 Min 17    Max 22    

Forecast for Friday 17 October
Cloud increasing. Medium (50%) chance of showers later in the day.
Winds: N/NW 10 to 15 knots.
Precis: Late shower.                  Min 18    Max 23    

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am LHDT Tuesday.

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