Lake Illawarra Forecast (beta)

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Forecast issued at 2:00 pm AEDT on Wednesday 25 March 2026.

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday

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Partly Cloudy
Min
17 °C
Max
28 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Wollongong area

Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. Winds northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.

Fire Danger
Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 9:50 am to 4:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

Thursday 26 March

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Storm
Min
18 °C
Max
28 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
4 to 20 mm
Chance of any rain:
95%

Wollongong area

Mostly sunny morning. Very high chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. A thunderstorm likely in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds, possible hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Light winds becoming west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then tending west to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening.

Sun protection recommended from 9:50 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High]

Friday 27 March

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Rain
Min
12 °C
Max
18 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
10 to 35 mm
Chance of any rain:
100%

Wollongong area

Cloudy. Very high chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds west to southwesterly 35 to 50 km/h.

Sun protection recommended from 10:10 am to 3:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 6 [High]

Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as rock fishing, swimming and surfing.

Saturday 28 March

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Showers
Min
13 °C
Max
22 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
40%

Wollongong area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the morning. Winds southwesterly 30 to 45 km/h.

Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 7 [High]

Sunday 29 March

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Partly Cloudy
Min
14 °C
Max
23 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Wollongong area

Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower. Winds southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning southerly 20 to 30 km/h during the day.

Monday 30 March

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Partly Cloudy
Min
14 °C
Max
24 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Wollongong area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.

Tuesday 31 March

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Partly Cloudy
Min
15 °C
Max
25 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
10%

Wollongong area

Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.

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

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