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Forecast issued at 9:14 pm AEST on Thursday 23 April 2026.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

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Showers
Min
12 °C
Max
23 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 2 mm
Chance of any rain:
60%

Hunter area

Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog. Medium chance of showers along the coastal fringe, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm about the Lower Hunter in the late morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

Fire Danger
North Coast: Moderate
Greater Hunter: Moderate
Greater Sydney Region: Moderate
Central Ranges: Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 2:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]

Saturday 25 April

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Showers
Min
11 °C
Max
24 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
40%

Hunter area

Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog. Slight chance of a shower about the Lower Hunter, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]

Sunday 26 April

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Partly Cloudy
Min
9 °C
Max
25 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
10%

Hunter area

Mostly sunny. The chance of morning fog. Slight chance of a shower along the coastal fringe, near zero chance elsewhere. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 2:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]

Monday 27 April

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Partly Cloudy
Min
9 °C
Max
24 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Hunter area

Mostly sunny. The chance of morning fog. Slight chance of a shower along the coastal fringe, near zero chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 1:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]

Tuesday 28 April

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Partly Cloudy
Min
10 °C
Max
25 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Wednesday 29 April

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Showers
Min
9 °C
Max
25 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain:
40%

Thursday 30 April

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Showers
Min
12 °C
Max
25 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 4 mm
Chance of any rain:
70%

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:05 am AEST Friday.

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