View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 5:57 pm AEST on Sunday 17 May 2026.
Forecast for the rest of Sunday
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- Max
- 22 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 to 3 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 50%
Newcastle area
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds.
Monday 18 May
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- Min
- 13 °C
- Max
- 21 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 7 to 20 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 100%
Newcastle area
Cloudy. Very high chance of rain, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Light winds.
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- No Rating
Sun protection recommended from 10:20 am to 1:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]
Tuesday 19 May
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- Min
- 13 °C
- Max
- 21 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 7 to 25 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 95%
Newcastle area
Partly cloudy. Very high chance of rain, most likely in the morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening. Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day.
Sun protection recommended from 10:30 am to 1:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]
Wednesday 20 May
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- Min
- 11 °C
- Max
- 20 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 to 2 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 50%
Newcastle area
Mostly sunny day. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the evening. Winds westerly 15 to 20 km/h turning south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning.
Sun protection recommended from 10:50 am to 12:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]
Thursday 21 May
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- Min
- 10 °C
- Max
- 20 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 to 5 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 70%
Newcastle area
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h.
Sun protection recommended from 10:40 am to 1:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 3 [Moderate]
Friday 22 May
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- Min
- 11 °C
- Max
- 19 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 to 6 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 80%
Newcastle area
Cloudy. High chance of showers. Winds south to southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h.
Saturday 23 May
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- Min
- 12 °C
- Max
- 21 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 to 4 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 60%
Newcastle area
Cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending southerly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:35 am AEST Monday.
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