Hunter River - Stockton Channel Entrance Weather Forecast
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Showers. Storm
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Partly cloudy
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Partly cloudy
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Cloud clearing
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- 35
Sunny
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Sunny
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Sunny
Today 4 Jan Newcastle
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and early evening. A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding during this afternoon and evening. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening.
Hunter Coastal Waters
Seal Rocks to Broken Bay- Wind
- North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots north of Port Stephens during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Weather Situation
- A high in the Tasman Sea maintains a ridge over coastal waters, generating fresh northeasterly winds. A trough will brush along the coast later Sunday and Monday, bringing a southerly change to the southern and central waters. Then, winds will turn northerly again as another high pressure system enters the Tasman Sea midweek.
Hunter River - Stockton Channel Entrance Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Newcastle (Nobbys) (2km)
Lowest 2 January, 2026
16.9 °CAverage January
20.2 °CHighest 1 January, 2026
22.6 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Newcastle (Nobbys) (2km)
Average Low 2021–2026
15.3 °CAverage 2021–2026
18.5 °CAverage High 2021–2026
22.3 °C