Newcastle Weather Forecast
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Shower or two
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Shower or two
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Showers
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Showers
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Showers easing
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Shower or two
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Shower or two
Today 19 May Newcastle
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, becoming less likely later tonight. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning westerly in the evening.
Hunter Coastal Waters
Seal Rocks to Broken Bay- Wind
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Port Stephens in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres later in the evening.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly 2 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Weather Situation
- A trough is crossing the coastal waters, with a low pressure system forming within the trough off the south coast. The low will then head further offshore and remain over the Tasman Sea for the next several days, whipping fresh to strong southerly winds and large powerful waves to the coastline mid to late this week.
Newcastle Temperature Statistics View More
May Temperature
Newcastle (Nobbys) (2km)
Lowest 8 May, 2026
8.5 °CAverage May
18.2 °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