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Forecast issued at 1:00 am AEST on Thursday 1 October 2026.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

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Partly Cloudy
Min
12 °C
Max
29 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
0%

Newcastle area

Sunny. Winds north to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h turning northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late evening.

Fire Danger
High

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 3:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

Friday 2 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
13 °C
Max
30 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Newcastle area

Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late evening.

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 3:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

Saturday 3 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
15 °C
Max
26 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

Newcastle area

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening.

Sun protection recommended from 8:20 am to 2:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

Sunday 4 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
14 °C
Max
27 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

Newcastle area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening.

Sun protection recommended from 9:20 am to 4:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

Monday 5 October

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Showers
Min
15 °C
Max
25 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 2 mm
Chance of any rain:
40%

Newcastle area

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.

Tuesday 6 October

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Showers
Min
15 °C
Max
27 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 3 mm
Chance of any rain:
50%

Newcastle area

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h later.

Wednesday 7 October

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Showers
Min
14 °C
Max
20 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 8 mm
Chance of any rain:
70%

Newcastle area

Cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending south to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:35 am AEST Thursday.

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