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Lawson weather: the next 24 hours
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Lawson 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 Lawson
Neighbouring towns, as the crow flies.
The observed climate near Lawson
The weather station nearest to Lawson, Katoomba (Murri St) located 1015 m above sea level, is 11 km away; its records cover 1886–2017. In November, the mean temperature there is 15.2 °C over 1991–2020, 0.6 °C more than over 1961–1990 (14.6 °C), with about 131 mm of rain. The warmest month ever measured is January 2017 (21.3 °C), the coldest July 1963 (4.7 °C). See the full series of Katoomba (Murri St)
Today in Lawson
- 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
- Best time to air the house: between 12:00 and 15:00. The outdoor dew point drops to 0.5 °C; once warmed to 20 °C, that air holds only 27 % humidity, against 50 % in a typical home: opening the windows dries the house. How it is calculated
- Washing outside: between 12:00 and 15:00. With 32 % humidity, 17.6 °C and wind at 16.1 km/h, a load of cotton washing dries in about 3 h. How it is calculated
- Garden: barely 0 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 10 L/m². How it is calculated
- Terrace and barbecue between 18:00 and 23:00: dry, wind at 6 km/h, 12 °C at 8 pm. A lovely evening. 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 Lawson
Today (Thursday 5 Nov) in Lawson: drizzle, 9 to 19 °C, precipitation 0.9 mm (67 %), wind up to 21 km/h. Tomorrow: overcast, 6 to 22 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
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| Today | drizzle | 9 °C | 19 °C | 0.9 mm | 21 km/h |
| Tomorrow | overcast | 6 °C | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 15 km/h |
| Sat 7 Nov | heavy drizzle | 6 °C | 22 °C | 3.2 mm | 28 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | partly cloudy | 2 °C | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 18 km/h |
| Mon 9 Nov | sunny | 3 °C | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 10 km/h |
| Tue 10 Nov | mostly sunny | 4 °C | 25 °C | 0.0 mm | 9 km/h |
| Wed 11 Nov | drizzle | 10 °C | 22 °C | 7.2 mm | 13 km/h |
Tomorrow's weather in Lawson
Tomorrow, Friday 6 Nov, in Lawson: overcast, from 6 to 22 °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 | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 1 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 09:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 12:00 | mostly sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 15:00 |  overcast | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 18:00 |  partly cloudy | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
Frequently asked questions
Will it rain tomorrow in Lawson?
No significant rain expected (0.0 mm forecast).
How warm will it be tomorrow in Lawson?
Between 6 and 22 °C.
The weekend
This weekend in Lawson: Saturday heavy drizzle, 6 to 22 °C, Sunday partly cloudy, 2 to 15 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
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| Sat 7 Nov |  heavy drizzle | 6 °C | 22 °C | 3.2 mm | 28 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | partly cloudy | 2 °C | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 18 km/h |
Hour by hour
The next 48 hours in Lawson, hour by hour: temperature from 6 to 22 °C, 0.0 mm of rain expected.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
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| 12:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 13:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 14:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 17 km/h |
| 15:00 | mostly sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 21 km/h |
| 16:00 | mostly sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 18 km/h |
| 17:00 | mostly sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 18:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 19:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 20:00 | sunny | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 3 km/h |
| 22:00 | sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 2 km/h |
| 23:00 | sunny | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 1 km/h |
| 00:00 | sunny | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 1 km/h |
| 01:00 | sunny | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 3 km/h |
| 02:00 | sunny | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 04:00 | sunny | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 05:00 | sunny | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 07:00 | sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 08:00 | sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 09:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 10:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 11:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 12:00 | mostly sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 13:00 | overcast | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 14:00 | overcast | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 15:00 | overcast | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 16:00 | overcast | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 17:00 | overcast | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 18:00 | partly cloudy | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 19:00 | partly cloudy | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 20:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 3 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 22:00 | sunny | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 2 km/h |
| 23:00 | sunny | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 3 km/h |
| 00:00 | mostly sunny | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 01:00 | partly cloudy | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 02:00 | sunny | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 04:00 | sunny | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 05:00 | mostly sunny | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 06:00 | mostly sunny | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 07:00 | sunny | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 08:00 | mostly sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 09:00 | mostly sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 10:00 | partly cloudy | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 17 km/h |
| 11:00 | mostly sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 17 km/h |
Location of Lawson
Lawson lies at 726 m, 508 m above the average of the 330 places we cover in New South Wales (218 m). That makes it the 26th highest of the 330. The main town, Sydney, lies 74 km to the east. The nearest places we cover are Hazelbrook (3 km to the east), Leura (9 km to the west), Faulconbridge (10 km to the east) and Katoomba (11 km to the west). With about 2,651 inhabitants according to GeoNames, Lawson is the 164th largest of the 330 places we cover in New South Wales. Of the places of interest on this site, the nearest is Blue Mountains National Park (national park, 12 km to the north).
Today is 2.3 °C below the November normal (21.4 °C).
Climate of Lawson: 1991–2020 normals
In Lawson, January is typically the warmest month (up to 24.7 °C on average), while July is the coldest at 2.9 °C. February sees the most rain, with around 152 mm.
By season (average highs, 1991–2020 normals): winter 12.3 °C and 138 mm of rain, spring 19.2 °C and 226 mm, summer 23.7 °C and 383 mm, autumn 17.9 °C and 218 mm. The wettest season is summer (40 % of the annual total), the driest winter (14 %).
| Max T (°C) | Min T (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Rainy days | |
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| January | 24.7 | 14.3 | 120 | 14 |
| February | 23.2 | 14.0 | 152 | 14 |
| March | 20.9 | 12.1 | 112 | 15 |
| April | 18.0 | 9.0 | 58 | 9 |
| May | 14.7 | 5.9 | 49 | 6 |
| June | 12.0 | 4.1 | 63 | 7 |
| July | 11.6 | 2.9 | 34 | 5 |
| August | 13.2 | 3.3 | 41 | 6 |
| September | 16.7 | 5.8 | 50 | 7 |
| October | 19.5 | 8.2 | 73 | 10 |
| November | 21.4 | 10.5 | 102 | 13 |
| December | 23.2 | 12.5 | 111 | 13 |
Compared with Sydney, the main town 74 km to the east, highs in the warmest month are 0.3 °C lower here, and the year brings 85 mm more precipitation. In no month does the average low fall below 0 °C; in 5 months the average high exceeds 20 °C (January, February, March, November and December).
Nearby places with normals of their own (from another station or reanalysis grid cell) compare as follows: Leura (9 km to the west): summers 0.7 °C cooler and 16 mm wetter a year; Bowen Mountain (25 km to the north-east): summers 1.7 °C warmer and 125 mm drier a year; Warragamba (25 km to the south-east): summers 3.2 °C warmer and 207 mm drier a year. Among the 330 places we cover in New South Wales whose normals come from the ERA5 reanalysis, Lawson ranks 318th for summer warmth and 73rd 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 Lawson?
The warmest month in Lawson is typically January, averaging 24.7 °C (1991–2020 normal). The coldest is July, at 2.9 °C.
How many rainy days does Lawson get per year?
Lawson sees about 121 rainy days a year, adding up to roughly 965 mm of rainfall (1991–2020 normals).
How big is the gap between summer and winter in Lawson?
Between January and July, the temperature gap in Lawson runs to about 21.8 °C, based on the 1991–2020 normals.