Back Forest Weather Forecast
- 12
- 23
Cloudy
- 14
- 22
Rain increasing
- 14
- 20
Rain
- 10
- 19
Sunny
- 10
- 20
Possible shower
- 12
- 19
Shower or two
- 12
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Shower or two
Today 17 May Illawarra
Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm along the coastal fringe later this evening. Light winds.
Illawarra Coastal Waters
Port Hacking to Ulladulla- Wind
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% chance of showers. 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.
Back Forest Temperature Statistics View More
May Temperature
Nowra (RAN Air Station) (16km)
Lowest 10 May, 2026
8.4 °CAverage May
15.4 °CHighest 2 May, 2026
25.5 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Nowra (RAN Air Station) (16km)
Average Low 2021–2026
12 °CAverage 2021–2026
16.6 °CAverage High 2021–2026
22.5 °C