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Crescent Head weather: the next 24 hours
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Crescent Head 14-day forecast
Two-week trend.
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Air quality
European index, modelled by Copernicus (CAMS).
UV index
Daily maximum — protection advised from 3.
Freezing level
Snow settles about 300 m below it.
Around Crescent Head
Neighbouring towns, as the crow flies.
The observed climate near Crescent Head
The weather station nearest to Crescent Head, Port Macquarie located 4 m above sea level, is 29 km away; its records cover 1910–2025. In November, the mean temperature there is 19.8 °C over 1991–2020, 1.2 °C more than over 1961–1990 (18.6 °C), with about 141 mm of rain. The warmest month ever measured is January 2019 (25.7 °C), the coldest July 1943 (9.2 °C). See the full series of Port Macquarie
Today in Crescent Head
- Very high UV index: 8.4 around 14:00. Stay in the shade between 12:00 and 18:00. Fair skin burns in about 24 minutes: avoid exposure, cover up and use SPF 50. How it is calculated
- Terrace and barbecue between 18:00 and 23:00: wind at 17 km/h, gusts up to 52 km/h. Lay the parasol flat and shelter the barbecue. How it is calculated
- Best time to air the house: tomorrow, around 6:00. The outdoor dew point drops to 7.6 °C; once warmed to 20 °C, that air holds only 45 % humidity, against 50 % in a typical home: opening the windows dries the house. How it is calculated
- Washing outside: between 15:00 and 17:00. With 56 % humidity, 22.9 °C and wind at 25.3 km/h, a load of cotton washing dries in about 2 h. How it is calculated
- Garden: barely 0.7 mm of rain in 48 h against a need of about 10.1 mm. Water tomorrow, between 5:00 and 8:00, while it is cool: allow about 9 L/m². How it is calculated
- Starry sky between 22:00 and 5:00: 0 % average cloud cover tonight, 7 h of clear sky in a row, moon at 14 % (waning crescent). A good night to look up. How it is calculated
Calculated from Open-Meteo forecasts of 2026-11-05 12:32 (local time): model values, not measurements. All of today's advice
7-day forecast for Crescent Head
Today (Thursday 5 Nov) in Crescent Head: drizzle, 15 to 26 °C, precipitation 0.7 mm (0 %), wind up to 25 km/h. Tomorrow: mostly sunny, 13 to 24 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | drizzle | 15 °C | 26 °C | 0.7 mm | 25 km/h |
| Tomorrow | mostly sunny | 13 °C | 24 °C | 0.0 mm | 15 km/h |
| Sat 7 Nov | light drizzle | 14 °C | 28 °C | 0.2 mm | 24 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | mostly sunny | 14 °C | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 27 km/h |
| Mon 9 Nov | overcast | 12 °C | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 16 km/h |
| Tue 10 Nov | overcast | 11 °C | 23 °C | 0.0 mm | 14 km/h |
| Wed 11 Nov | thunderstorms | 13 °C | 29 °C | 9.6 mm | 19 km/h |
Tomorrow's weather in Crescent Head
Tomorrow, Friday 6 Nov, in Crescent Head: mostly sunny, from 13 to 24 °C, 0.0 mm of precipitation (probability 0 %), wind up to 15 km/h.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
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| 00:00 |  sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 09:00 | sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 12:00 | mostly sunny | 24 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 15:00 | sunny | 23 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 18:00 | mostly sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
Frequently asked questions
Will it rain tomorrow in Crescent Head?
No significant rain expected (0.0 mm forecast).
How warm will it be tomorrow in Crescent Head?
Between 13 and 24 °C.
The weekend
This weekend in Crescent Head: Saturday light drizzle, 14 to 28 °C, Sunday mostly sunny, 14 to 21 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 7 Nov |  light drizzle | 14 °C | 28 °C | 0.2 mm | 24 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | mostly sunny | 14 °C | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 27 km/h |
Hour by hour
The next 48 hours in Crescent Head, hour by hour: temperature from 13 to 27 °C, 0.7 mm of rain expected.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
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| 12:00 | drizzle | 24 °C | 0.5 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 13:00 | light drizzle | 23 °C | 0.1 mm | 0 % | 20 km/h |
| 14:00 | light drizzle | 23 °C | 0.1 mm | 0 % | 22 km/h |
| 15:00 | mostly sunny | 23 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 25 km/h |
| 16:00 | mostly sunny | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 25 km/h |
| 17:00 | mostly sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 23 km/h |
| 18:00 | sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 20 km/h |
| 19:00 | sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 20 km/h |
| 20:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 18 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 22:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 23:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 00:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 01:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 02:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 04:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 05:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 07:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 08:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 09:00 | sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 10:00 | sunny | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 11:00 | sunny | 23 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 12:00 | mostly sunny | 24 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 13:00 | mostly sunny | 23 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 14:00 | mostly sunny | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 15:00 | sunny | 23 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 16:00 | sunny | 23 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 17:00 | sunny | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 18:00 | mostly sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 19:00 | mostly sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 20:00 | mostly sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 22:00 | mostly sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 23:00 | mostly sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 00:00 | mostly sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 01:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 02:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 04:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 05:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 07:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 08:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 09:00 | mostly sunny | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 10:00 |  partly cloudy | 25 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 11:00 | partly cloudy | 27 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 3 km/h |
Location of Crescent Head
Crescent Head lies at 8 m, 210 m below the average of the 330 places we cover in New South Wales (218 m). That makes it the 35th lowest of the 330. The main town, Sydney, lies 341 km to the south-west. The nearest places we cover are Kempsey (18 km to the north-west), Frederickton (19 km to the north-west), West Kempsey (20 km to the north-west) and Aldavilla (23 km to the north-west). With about 1,641 inhabitants according to GeoNames, Crescent Head is the 240th largest of the 330 places we cover in New South Wales.
Today is close to the November normal (24.0 °C).
Climate of Crescent Head: 1991–2020 normals
In Crescent Head, January is typically the warmest month (up to 26.3 °C on average), while July is the coldest at 10.2 °C. March sees the most rain, with around 126 mm.
By season (average highs, 1991–2020 normals): winter 17.7 °C and 175 mm of rain, spring 22.5 °C and 194 mm, summer 25.8 °C and 320 mm, autumn 22.1 °C and 281 mm. The wettest season is summer (33 % of the annual total), the driest winter (18 %).
| Max T (°C) | Min T (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Rainy days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.3 | 20.6 | 106 | 11 |
| February | 25.8 | 20.5 | 124 | 13 |
| March | 24.4 | 19.1 | 126 | 14 |
| April | 22.2 | 16.5 | 83 | 11 |
| May | 19.7 | 13.6 | 73 | 10 |
| June | 17.5 | 11.6 | 89 | 9 |
| July | 17.1 | 10.2 | 46 | 7 |
| August | 18.5 | 10.5 | 40 | 5 |
| September | 20.9 | 12.9 | 40 | 6 |
| October | 22.5 | 15.2 | 61 | 8 |
| November | 24.0 | 17.4 | 93 | 10 |
| December | 25.3 | 19.2 | 90 | 11 |
Compared with Sydney, the main town 341 km to the south-west, highs in the warmest month are 1.3 °C higher here, and the year brings 91 mm more precipitation. In no month does the average low fall below 0 °C; in 8 months the average high exceeds 20 °C (January, February, March, April, September, October, November and December).
Nearby places with normals of their own (from another station or reanalysis grid cell) compare as follows: Kempsey (18 km to the north-west): summers 1.4 °C warmer and 15 mm wetter a year; Frederickton (19 km to the north-west): summers 0.2 °C warmer and 14 mm wetter a year; Port Macquarie (28 km to the south): summers 0.8 °C cooler and 81 mm wetter a year. Among the 330 places we cover in New South Wales whose normals come from the ERA5 reanalysis, Crescent Head ranks 219th for summer warmth and 62nd for annual precipitation. The warmest summers are in Bourke and the coolest in Guyra; the wettest year is in Dorrigo and the driest in Broken Hill.
What is the warmest month in Crescent Head?
The warmest month in Crescent Head is typically January, averaging 26.3 °C (1991–2020 normal). The coldest is July, at 10.2 °C.
How many rainy days does Crescent Head get per year?
Crescent Head sees about 115 rainy days a year, adding up to roughly 970 mm of rainfall (1991–2020 normals).
How big is the gap between summer and winter in Crescent Head?
Between January and July, the temperature gap in Crescent Head runs to about 16.1 °C, based on the 1991–2020 normals.