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Hawks Nest weather: the next 24 hours
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Hawks Nest 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 Hawks Nest
Neighbouring towns, as the crow flies.
The observed climate near Hawks Nest
The weather station nearest to Hawks Nest, Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) located 25 m above sea level, is 5 km away; its records cover 1882–2023. The warmest month ever measured is February 2010 (24.9 °C), the coldest July 1971 (11.9 °C). See the full series of Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)
Today in Hawks Nest
- Very high UV index: 8.7 around 13:00. Stay in the shade between 12:00 and 18:00. Fair skin burns in about 23 minutes: avoid exposure, cover up and use SPF 50. How it is calculated
- Terrace and barbecue between 18:00 and 23:00: wind at 11 km/h, gusts up to 49 km/h. Lay the parasol flat and shelter the barbecue. How it is calculated
- Best time to air the house: between 12:00 and 14:00. The outdoor dew point drops to 3.8 °C; once warmed to 20 °C, that air holds only 34 % 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 27 % humidity, 23.8 °C and wind at 20.4 km/h, a load of cotton washing dries in about 2 h. How it is calculated
- Garden: barely 0.4 mm of rain in 48 h against a need of about 10.4 mm. Water tomorrow, between 5:00 and 8:00, while it is cool: allow about 10 L/m². How it is calculated
- Starry sky between 22:00 and 5:00: 7 % 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 Hawks Nest
Today (Thursday 5 Nov) in Hawks Nest: light drizzle, 13 to 24 °C, precipitation 0.2 mm (86 %), wind up to 23 km/h. Tomorrow: light drizzle, 12 to 22 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | light drizzle | 13 °C | 24 °C | 0.2 mm | 23 km/h |
| Tomorrow | light drizzle | 12 °C | 22 °C | 0.4 mm | 18 km/h |
| Sat 7 Nov | heavy drizzle | 13 °C | 30 °C | 2.0 mm | 27 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | drizzle | 12 °C | 17 °C | 3.1 mm | 34 km/h |
| Mon 9 Nov | light drizzle | 10 °C | 20 °C | 0.3 mm | 21 km/h |
| Tue 10 Nov | mostly sunny | 9 °C | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 17 km/h |
| Wed 11 Nov | drizzle | 14 °C | 27 °C | 5.4 mm | 13 km/h |
Tomorrow's weather in Hawks Nest
Tomorrow, Friday 6 Nov, in Hawks Nest: light drizzle, from 12 to 22 °C, 0.4 mm of precipitation (probability 6 %), wind up to 18 km/h.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 |  sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 09:00 | sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 12:00 |  light drizzle | 22 °C | 0.1 mm | 4 % | 11 km/h |
| 15:00 |  overcast | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 5 % | 15 km/h |
| 18:00 |  partly cloudy | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 21:00 | partly cloudy | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
Frequently asked questions
Will it rain tomorrow in Hawks Nest?
No significant rain expected (0.4 mm forecast).
How warm will it be tomorrow in Hawks Nest?
Between 12 and 22 °C.
The weekend
This weekend in Hawks Nest: Saturday heavy drizzle, 13 to 30 °C, Sunday drizzle, 12 to 17 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 7 Nov | heavy drizzle | 13 °C | 30 °C | 2.0 mm | 27 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | drizzle | 12 °C | 17 °C | 3.1 mm | 34 km/h |
Hour by hour
The next 48 hours in Hawks Nest, hour by hour: temperature from 12 to 27 °C, 0.4 mm of rain expected.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
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| 12:00 | sunny | 24 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 20 km/h |
| 13:00 | sunny | 24 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 18 km/h |
| 14:00 | sunny | 24 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 % | 16 km/h |
| 15:00 | mostly sunny | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 21 km/h |
| 16:00 | sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 23 km/h |
| 17:00 | sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 22 km/h |
| 18:00 | sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 20 km/h |
| 19:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 20:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 22:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 23:00 | sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 00:00 | sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 01:00 | sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 02:00 | sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 04:00 | sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 05:00 | sunny | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 07:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 08:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 09:00 | sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 10:00 | partly cloudy | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 7 km/h |
| 11:00 | light drizzle | 22 °C | 0.1 mm | 2 % | 8 km/h |
| 12:00 | light drizzle | 22 °C | 0.1 mm | 4 % | 11 km/h |
| 13:00 | light drizzle | 21 °C | 0.2 mm | 5 % | 15 km/h |
| 14:00 | partly cloudy | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 6 % | 13 km/h |
| 15:00 | overcast | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 5 % | 15 km/h |
| 16:00 | overcast | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 % | 16 km/h |
| 17:00 | overcast | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 17 km/h |
| 18:00 | partly cloudy | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 19:00 | partly cloudy | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 20:00 | mostly sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 21:00 | partly cloudy | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 22:00 | partly cloudy | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 18 km/h |
| 23:00 | mostly sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 18 km/h |
| 00:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 01:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 02:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 04:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 05:00 | sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 07:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 08:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 09:00 | mostly sunny | 23 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 10:00 | partly cloudy | 26 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 11:00 | partly cloudy | 27 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
Location of Hawks Nest
Hawks Nest lies at 13 m, 205 m below the average of the 330 places we cover in New South Wales (218 m). That makes it the 61st lowest of the 330. The main town, Sydney, lies 161 km to the south-west. The nearest places we cover are Tea Gardens (2 km to the west), Fingal Bay (9 km to the south), Bulahdelah (29 km to the north) and Clarence Town (39 km to the west). With about 1,299 inhabitants according to GeoNames, Hawks Nest is the 285th largest of the 330 places we cover in New South Wales.
Today is close to the November normal (23.5 °C).
Climate of Hawks Nest: 1991–2020 normals
In Hawks Nest, January is typically the warmest month (up to 26.1 °C on average), while July is the coldest at 10.8 °C. March sees the most rain, with around 88 mm.
By season (average highs, 1991–2020 normals): winter 16.9 °C and 161 mm of rain, spring 21.9 °C and 172 mm, summer 25.6 °C and 222 mm, autumn 21.7 °C and 215 mm. The wettest season is summer (29 % of the annual total), the driest winter (21 %).
| Max T (°C) | Min T (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Rainy days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.1 | 20.7 | 66 | 10 |
| February | 25.7 | 20.7 | 87 | 10 |
| March | 24.2 | 19.5 | 88 | 12 |
| April | 21.9 | 16.9 | 64 | 10 |
| May | 19.1 | 14.1 | 63 | 10 |
| June | 16.8 | 12.0 | 76 | 10 |
| July | 16.2 | 10.8 | 47 | 8 |
| August | 17.6 | 11.1 | 38 | 6 |
| September | 20.2 | 13.2 | 41 | 7 |
| October | 22.0 | 15.5 | 57 | 8 |
| November | 23.5 | 17.4 | 73 | 10 |
| December | 25.0 | 19.2 | 69 | 10 |
Compared with Sydney, the main town 161 km to the south-west, highs in the warmest month are 1.1 °C higher here, and the year brings 110 mm less 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: Bulahdelah (29 km to the north): summers 0.3 °C warmer and 91 mm wetter a year; Clarence Town (39 km to the west): summers 2.5 °C warmer and 45 mm wetter a year; Smiths Lake (44 km to the north-east): summers 1.0 °C cooler and 112 mm wetter a year. Among the 330 places we cover in New South Wales whose normals come from the ERA5 reanalysis, Hawks Nest ranks 231st for summer warmth and 165th 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 Hawks Nest?
The warmest month in Hawks Nest is typically January, averaging 26.1 °C (1991–2020 normal). The coldest is July, at 10.8 °C.
How many rainy days does Hawks Nest get per year?
Hawks Nest sees about 111 rainy days a year, adding up to roughly 769 mm of rainfall (1991–2020 normals).
How big is the gap between summer and winter in Hawks Nest?
Between January and July, the temperature gap in Hawks Nest runs to about 15.3 °C, based on the 1991–2020 normals.