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Shoalhaven Heads weather: the next 24 hours
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Shoalhaven Heads 14-day forecast
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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 Shoalhaven Heads
Neighbouring towns, as the crow flies.
The observed climate near Shoalhaven Heads
The weather station nearest to Shoalhaven Heads, Nowra located 109 m above sea level, is 22 km away; its records cover 1958–2025. In November, the mean temperature there is 18.8 °C over 1991–2020, 0.7 °C more than over 1961–1990 (18.1 °C), with about 74 mm of rain. The warmest month ever measured is January 2019 (24.5 °C), the coldest July 1971 (9.9 °C). See the full series of Nowra
Today in Shoalhaven Heads
- Very high UV index: 8.3 around 13:00. 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
- No washing outside today: rain, or a risk of rain, covers the hours when it could dry. How it is calculated
- Best time to air the house: between 12:00 and 14:00. The outdoor dew point drops to 7.4 °C; once warmed to 20 °C, that air holds only 44 % humidity, against 50 % in a typical home: opening the windows dries the house. How it is calculated
- Terrace and barbecue between 18:00 and 23:00: dry, wind at 6 km/h, 16 °C at 8 pm, but the air drops below 16 °C from 21:00. Bring a jumper. How it is calculated
- Starry sky between 22:00 and 1:00: 23 % average cloud cover tonight, 3 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 Shoalhaven Heads
Today (Thursday 5 Nov) in Shoalhaven Heads: drizzle, 14 to 21 °C, precipitation 2.0 mm (92 %), wind up to 19 km/h. Tomorrow: partly cloudy, 12 to 20 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
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| Today | drizzle | 14 °C | 21 °C | 2.0 mm | 19 km/h |
| Tomorrow | partly cloudy | 12 °C | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 23 km/h |
| Sat 7 Nov | showers | 11 °C | 26 °C | 11.7 mm | 29 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | light drizzle | 7 °C | 17 °C | 0.8 mm | 29 km/h |
| Mon 9 Nov | sunny | 8 °C | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 19 km/h |
| Tue 10 Nov | mostly sunny | 9 °C | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 18 km/h |
| Wed 11 Nov | thunderstorms with hail | 10 °C | 23 °C | 16.8 mm | 18 km/h |
Tomorrow's weather in Shoalhaven Heads
Tomorrow, Friday 6 Nov, in Shoalhaven Heads: partly cloudy, from 12 to 20 °C, 0.0 mm of precipitation (probability 17 %), wind up to 23 km/h.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 |  sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 17 % | 9 km/h |
| 03:00 | mostly sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 06:00 | mostly sunny | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 09:00 |  partly cloudy | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 2 km/h |
| 12:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 17 km/h |
| 15:00 | partly cloudy | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 23 km/h |
| 18:00 | partly cloudy | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 20 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
Frequently asked questions
Will it rain tomorrow in Shoalhaven Heads?
No significant rain expected (0.0 mm forecast).
How warm will it be tomorrow in Shoalhaven Heads?
Between 12 and 20 °C.
The weekend
This weekend in Shoalhaven Heads: Saturday showers, 11 to 26 °C, Sunday light drizzle, 7 to 17 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 7 Nov |  showers | 11 °C | 26 °C | 11.7 mm | 29 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov |  light drizzle | 7 °C | 17 °C | 0.8 mm | 29 km/h |
Hour by hour
The next 48 hours in Shoalhaven Heads, hour by hour: temperature from 12 to 25 °C, 1.9 mm of rain expected.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | mostly sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 61 % | 12 km/h |
| 13:00 | light drizzle | 21 °C | 0.1 mm | 81 % | 8 km/h |
| 14:00 | drizzle | 16 °C | 0.6 mm | 92 % | 13 km/h |
| 15:00 | mostly sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 88 % | 8 km/h |
| 16:00 | drizzle | 19 °C | 0.9 mm | 75 % | 13 km/h |
| 17:00 | light drizzle | 19 °C | 0.3 mm | 61 % | 11 km/h |
| 18:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 44 % | 6 km/h |
| 19:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 26 % | 4 km/h |
| 20:00 | mostly sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 14 % | 6 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 14 % | 6 km/h |
| 22:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 19 % | 6 km/h |
| 23:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 22 % | 7 km/h |
| 00:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 17 % | 9 km/h |
| 01:00 | mostly sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 7 km/h |
| 02:00 | mostly sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 % | 8 km/h |
| 03:00 | mostly sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 04:00 | mostly sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 05:00 | mostly sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 06:00 | mostly sunny | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 07:00 | mostly sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 08:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 09:00 | partly cloudy | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 2 km/h |
| 10:00 | mostly sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 11:00 | mostly sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 12:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 17 km/h |
| 13:00 | sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 20 km/h |
| 14:00 | partly cloudy | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 23 km/h |
| 15:00 | partly cloudy | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 23 km/h |
| 16:00 | partly cloudy | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 23 km/h |
| 17:00 | partly cloudy | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 22 km/h |
| 18:00 | partly cloudy | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 20 km/h |
| 19:00 | mostly sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 20:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 22:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 23:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 00:00 | sunny | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 01:00 | mostly sunny | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 02:00 |  overcast | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 04:00 | sunny | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 05:00 | sunny | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 07:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 08:00 | partly cloudy | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 09:00 | partly cloudy | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 10:00 | overcast | 23 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 11:00 | partly cloudy | 25 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
Location of Shoalhaven Heads
Shoalhaven Heads lies at 9 m, 209 m below the average of the 330 places we cover in New South Wales (218 m). That makes it the 38th lowest of the 330. The main town, Sydney, lies 117 km to the north. The nearest places we cover are Greenwell Point (6 km to the south), Culburra Beach (9 km to the south), Berry (10 km to the north-west) and Worrigee (12 km to the south-west). With about 2,987 inhabitants according to GeoNames, Shoalhaven Heads is the 150th largest of the 330 places we cover in New South Wales. Of the places of interest on this site, the nearest is Hyams Beach (beach, 28 km to the south).
Today is close to the November normal (22.5 °C).
Climate of Shoalhaven Heads: 1991–2020 normals
In Shoalhaven Heads, January is typically the warmest month (up to 25.5 °C on average), while July is the coldest at 8.5 °C. February sees the most rain, with around 132 mm.
By season (average highs, 1991–2020 normals): winter 15.6 °C and 207 mm of rain, spring 20.7 °C and 230 mm, summer 24.8 °C and 307 mm, autumn 20.5 °C and 248 mm. The wettest season is summer (31 % of the annual total), the driest winter (21 %).
| Max T (°C) | Min T (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Rainy days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.5 | 18.3 | 91 | 13 |
| February | 24.6 | 18.2 | 132 | 13 |
| March | 23.0 | 16.8 | 108 | 13 |
| April | 20.6 | 14.1 | 73 | 10 |
| May | 17.9 | 11.5 | 67 | 8 |
| June | 15.5 | 9.7 | 92 | 9 |
| July | 15.0 | 8.5 | 54 | 7 |
| August | 16.3 | 8.9 | 62 | 7 |
| September | 18.8 | 10.8 | 54 | 8 |
| October | 20.9 | 12.8 | 84 | 11 |
| November | 22.5 | 14.7 | 92 | 12 |
| December | 24.2 | 16.6 | 84 | 12 |
Compared with Sydney, the main town 117 km to the north, highs in the warmest month are 0.5 °C higher here, and the year brings 111 mm more 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: Greenwell Point (6 km to the south): summers 0.4 °C cooler and 115 mm drier a year; Bomaderry (12 km to the west): summers 1.9 °C warmer and 114 mm drier a year; Nowra (14 km to the west): summers 1.2 °C warmer and 181 mm drier a year. Among the 330 places we cover in New South Wales whose normals come from the ERA5 reanalysis, Shoalhaven Heads ranks 263rd for summer warmth and 48th 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 Shoalhaven Heads?
The warmest month in Shoalhaven Heads is typically January, averaging 25.5 °C (1991–2020 normal). The coldest is July, at 8.5 °C.
How many rainy days does Shoalhaven Heads get per year?
Shoalhaven Heads sees about 124 rainy days a year, adding up to roughly 991 mm of rainfall (1991–2020 normals).
How big is the gap between summer and winter in Shoalhaven Heads?
Between January and July, the temperature gap in Shoalhaven Heads runs to about 17.0 °C, based on the 1991–2020 normals.