Hunter River - Carrington Basin Weather Forecast
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Partly cloudy
- 14
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Rain increasing
- 15
- 22
Rain easing
- 12
- 20
Shower or two
- 11
- 20
Shower or two
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Showers
- 14
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Shower or two
Today 17 May Newcastle
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds.
Hunter Coastal Waters
Seal Rocks to Broken Bay- Wind
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore north of Norah Head.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers offshore, 60% chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Weather Situation
- A strong high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea will slowly drift east towards New Zealand over the next several days while directing an onshore easterly airstream over the coastal waters of New South Wales. A coastal trough is expected to deepen about the north coast early next week, deepening into a Tasman Low, shifting winds to the south and bringing unsettled weather.
Hunter River - Carrington Basin Temperature Statistics View More
May Temperature
Newcastle (Nobbys) (2km)
Lowest 8 May, 2026
8.5 °CAverage May
18.1 °CHighest 4 May, 2026
25.6 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Newcastle (Nobbys) (2km)
Average Low 2021–2026
15.4 °CAverage 2021–2026
18.6 °CAverage High 2021–2026
22.4 °C