Lake Illawarra Forecast (beta)

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Forecast issued at 7:00 am AEST on Tuesday 26 May 2026.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday

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Rain
Min
15 °C
Max
20 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
10 to 30 mm
Chance of any rain:
100%

Wollongong area

Cloudy. Very high chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening. Light winds.

Fire Danger
No Rating

Sun protection recommended from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]

Wednesday 27 May

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Showers
Min
13 °C
Max
23 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 4 mm
Chance of any rain:
70%

Wollongong area

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening. Light winds.

Sun protection recommended from 11:40 am to 12:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]

Thursday 28 May

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Showers
Min
15 °C
Max
21 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
45 to 80 mm
Chance of any rain:
95%

Wollongong area

Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h.

Sun protection not recommended, UV Index predicted to reach 2 [Low]

Friday 29 May

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Showers
Min
15 °C
Max
20 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
10 to 50 mm
Chance of any rain:
95%

Wollongong area

Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning. Winds southwesterly 25 to 40 km/h.

Sun protection recommended from 11:20 am to 12:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]

Saturday 30 May

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Showers
Min
13 °C
Max
19 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 10 mm
Chance of any rain:
70%

Wollongong area

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely during the morning. Winds southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h turning westerly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning.

Sunday 31 May

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Sunny
Min
12 °C
Max
19 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Wollongong area

Sunny. Winds westerly 20 to 30 km/h.

Monday 1 June

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Partly Cloudy
Min
10 °C
Max
18 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

Wollongong area

Mostly sunny morning. Slight chance of a shower, most likely later in the day. Winds westerly 20 to 30 km/h turning northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h later.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:25 pm AEST Tuesday.

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