IDN11025 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology New South Wales Updated Mid North Coast District Forecast Issued at 12:40 pm EDT on Thursday 17 October 2024 for the period until midnight EDT Sunday 20 October 2024. Warning Information For latest warnings go to www.bom.gov.au, subscribe to RSS feeds, call 1300 659 210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts. Weather Situation A trough is lingering over South Australia this morning while a low pressure system over the Tasman Sea is moving east. A cold front is expected to deepen and form a low pressure system over South Australia today, which will move southeast while the front crosses New South Wales during Friday and Saturday. After this a ridge of high pressure is forecast to extend across from the west, bringing more settled conditions to the region. Forecast for the rest of Thursday 17 October Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, becoming less likely in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending east to northeasterly in the evening then becoming light in the late evening. Coffs Harbour Shower or two. Max 23 Forster Partly cloudy. Max 24 Kempsey Possible shower. Max 24 Port Macquarie Partly cloudy. Max 23 Taree Morning fog then partly cloudy. Max 24 Fire Danger: North Coast: No Rating Greater Hunter: No Rating New England: No Rating Northern Slopes: Moderate Sun protection 9:00am to 4:00pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High] Forecast for Friday 18 October Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm inland. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then tending north to northwesterly in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 27. Coffs Harbour Shower or two developing. Min 15 Max 27 Forster Showers. Min 14 Max 26 Kempsey Shower or two. Min 13 Max 27 Port Macquarie Shower or two. Min 14 Max 26 Taree Shower or two. Min 15 Max 26 Forecast for Saturday 19 October Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning west to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day then decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 31. Coffs Harbour Possible shower. Min 19 Max 31 Forster Partly cloudy. Min 17 Max 29 Kempsey Possible shower. Min 16 Max 31 Port Macquarie Possible shower. Min 16 Max 30 Taree Possible shower. Min 17 Max 29 Forecast for Sunday 20 October Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds becoming southeast to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s. Coffs Harbour Possible shower. Min 16 Max 25 Forster Shower or two. Becoming windy. Min 14 Max 25 Kempsey Partly cloudy. Min 13 Max 25 Port Macquarie Possible shower. Min 14 Max 24 Taree Shower or two. Min 15 Max 25 The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Thursday. * Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones. Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2011, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532). Users of these web pages are deemed to have read and accepted the conditions described in the Copyright, Disclaimer, and Privacy statements (http://www.bom.gov.au/other/copyright.shtml).