Hunter River (Stockton Channel) - Stockton North Boat Ramp Weather Forecast
- 15
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Fog. Showers increasing
- 16
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Rain
- 16
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Rain
- 13
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Shower or two
- 11
- 20
Partly cloudy
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Sunny
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Shower or two
Today 27 May Newcastle
Partly cloudy. Areas of thick morning fog. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds.
Hunter Coastal Waters
Seal Rocks to Broken Bay- Wind
- North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Norah Head early in the morning. Winds tending north to northwesterly in the middle of the day then becoming variable below 10 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. Areas of thick morning fog inshore with reduced visibility. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
- Weather Situation
- A high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea is bringing east to northeasterly winds along the north coast, while, another trough associated with a low over Bass Strait is crossing the south coast. Then, another trough over the northern inland is forecast to deepen to a low pressure system and traverses the northeast quarter on Thursday, before entering the coastal waters of the Hunter or Mid North Coast on Friday and heading offshore during the weekend, with fresh to strong south to southwesterly winds in its wake.