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Gulgong weather: the next 24 hours
Updated hourly.
Gulgong 14-day forecast
Two-week trend.
Sun and golden hours
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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 Gulgong
Neighbouring towns, as the crow flies.
The observed climate near Gulgong
The weather station nearest to Gulgong, Gulgong Post Office located 475 m above sea level, is 0 km away; its records cover 1882–2018. In November, the mean temperature there is 20.1 °C over 1991–2020, with about 72 mm of rain. The warmest month ever measured is January 2017 (27.0 °C), the coldest July 1970 (6.8 °C). See the full series of Gulgong Post Office
Today in Gulgong
- Very high UV index: 8.9 around 13:00. Stay in the shade between 12:00 and 18:00. Fair skin burns in about 22 minutes: avoid exposure, cover up and use SPF 50. How it is calculated
- Best time to air the house: between 14:00 and 17:00. The outdoor dew point drops to −0.1 °C; once warmed to 20 °C, that air holds only 26 % humidity, against 50 % in a typical home: opening the windows dries the house. How it is calculated
- Washing outside: between 12:00 and 14:00. With 31 % humidity, 19 °C and wind at 20.1 km/h, a load of cotton washing dries in about 2 h. How it is calculated
- Garden: barely 0 mm of rain in 48 h against a need of about 11.9 mm. Water tomorrow, between 6:00 and 9:00, while it is cool: allow about 12 L/m². How it is calculated
- Terrace and barbecue between 18:00 and 23:00: dry, wind at 15 km/h, 17 °C at 8 pm, but the air drops below 16 °C from 22:00. Bring a jumper. 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 Gulgong
Today (Thursday 5 Nov) in Gulgong: drizzle, 13 to 22 °C, precipitation 0.6 mm (90 %), wind up to 22 km/h. Tomorrow: overcast, 8 to 25 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
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| Today | drizzle | 13 °C | 22 °C | 0.6 mm | 22 km/h |
| Tomorrow | overcast | 8 °C | 25 °C | 0.0 mm | 17 km/h |
| Sat 7 Nov | drizzle | 11 °C | 27 °C | 1.1 mm | 32 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | sunny | 7 °C | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 19 km/h |
| Mon 9 Nov | sunny | 8 °C | 23 °C | 0.0 mm | 18 km/h |
| Tue 10 Nov | light drizzle | 9 °C | 29 °C | 0.3 mm | 14 km/h |
| Wed 11 Nov | thunderstorms | 13 °C | 25 °C | 7.2 mm | 18 km/h |
Tomorrow's weather in Gulgong
Tomorrow, Friday 6 Nov, in Gulgong: overcast, from 8 to 25 °C, 0.0 mm of precipitation (probability 0 %), wind up to 17 km/h.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
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| 00:00 |  sunny | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 09:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 12:00 |  overcast | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 15:00 | overcast | 25 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 18:00 | overcast | 24 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
Frequently asked questions
Will it rain tomorrow in Gulgong?
No significant rain expected (0.0 mm forecast).
How warm will it be tomorrow in Gulgong?
Between 8 and 25 °C.
The weekend
This weekend in Gulgong: Saturday drizzle, 11 to 27 °C, Sunday sunny, 7 to 20 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
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| Sat 7 Nov |  drizzle | 11 °C | 27 °C | 1.1 mm | 32 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | sunny | 7 °C | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 19 km/h |
Hour by hour
The next 48 hours in Gulgong, hour by hour: temperature from 8 to 25 °C, 0.0 mm of rain expected.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
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| 12:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 20 km/h |
| 13:00 | sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 21 km/h |
| 14:00 | sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 22 km/h |
| 15:00 | sunny | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 22 km/h |
| 16:00 | sunny | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 21 km/h |
| 17:00 | sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 21 km/h |
| 18:00 | sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 20 km/h |
| 19:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 18 km/h |
| 20:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 22:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 23:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 00:00 | sunny | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 01:00 | sunny | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 02:00 | sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 04:00 | sunny | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 05:00 | sunny | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 07:00 | sunny | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 08:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 09:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 10:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 11:00 |  partly cloudy | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 3 km/h |
| 12:00 | overcast | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 13:00 | overcast | 24 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 14:00 | overcast | 24 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 15:00 | overcast | 25 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 16:00 | overcast | 25 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 17:00 | overcast | 24 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 17 km/h |
| 18:00 | overcast | 24 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 19:00 | partly cloudy | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 20:00 | sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 22:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 23:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 00:00 | mostly sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 3 km/h |
| 01:00 | mostly sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 2 km/h |
| 02:00 | sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 2 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 2 km/h |
| 04:00 | sunny | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 1 km/h |
| 05:00 | sunny | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 0 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 1 km/h |
| 07:00 | mostly sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 08:00 | overcast | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 09:00 | overcast | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 10:00 | overcast | 23 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 11:00 | partly cloudy | 24 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 17 km/h |
Location of Gulgong
Gulgong lies at 471 m, 253 m above the average of the 330 places we cover in New South Wales (218 m). That makes it the 58th highest of the 330. The main town, Sydney, lies 229 km to the south-east. The nearest places we cover are Mudgee (26 km to the south), Dunedoo (41 km to the north), Wellington (59 km to the west) and Coolah (62 km to the north). With about 2,512 inhabitants according to GeoNames, Gulgong is the 184th largest of the 330 places we cover in New South Wales.
Today is 3.5 °C below the November normal (25.2 °C).
Climate of Gulgong: 1991–2020 normals
In Gulgong, January is typically the warmest month (up to 29.6 °C on average), while July is the coldest at 4.0 °C. December sees the most rain, with around 75 mm.
By season (average highs, 1991–2020 normals): winter 13.9 °C and 129 mm of rain, spring 22.0 °C and 173 mm, summer 28.5 °C and 194 mm, autumn 21.5 °C and 111 mm. The wettest season is summer (32 % of the annual total), the driest autumn (18 %).
| Max T (°C) | Min T (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Rainy days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.6 | 17.6 | 59 | 7 |
| February | 28.2 | 17.0 | 60 | 6 |
| March | 25.5 | 14.7 | 44 | 5 |
| April | 21.7 | 11.2 | 31 | 4 |
| May | 17.2 | 7.7 | 36 | 5 |
| June | 13.9 | 5.5 | 45 | 6 |
| July | 13.1 | 4.0 | 43 | 6 |
| August | 14.8 | 4.5 | 42 | 6 |
| September | 18.6 | 7.4 | 46 | 6 |
| October | 22.3 | 10.5 | 56 | 7 |
| November | 25.2 | 13.3 | 71 | 8 |
| December | 27.6 | 15.6 | 75 | 8 |
Compared with Sydney, the main town 229 km to the south-east, highs in the warmest month are 4.6 °C higher here, and the year brings 272 mm less precipitation. In no month does the average low fall below 0 °C; in 7 months the average high exceeds 20 °C (January, February, March, April, October, November and December).
Nearby places with normals of their own (from another station or reanalysis grid cell) compare as follows: Mudgee (26 km to the south): equally warm summers and 32 mm wetter a year; Dunedoo (41 km to the north): summers 0.8 °C warmer and 20 mm drier a year. Among the 330 places we cover in New South Wales whose normals come from the ERA5 reanalysis, Gulgong ranks 102nd for summer warmth and 259th 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 Gulgong?
The warmest month in Gulgong is typically January, averaging 29.6 °C (1991–2020 normal). The coldest is July, at 4.0 °C.
How many rainy days does Gulgong get per year?
Gulgong sees about 74 rainy days a year, adding up to roughly 607 mm of rainfall (1991–2020 normals).
How big is the gap between summer and winter in Gulgong?
Between January and July, the temperature gap in Gulgong runs to about 25.6 °C, based on the 1991–2020 normals.