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Sergeant Gap, New South Wales Weather

Sergeant Gap weather forecast with 7-day hourly predictions, current temperature, rainfall, wind, fire rating.

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Today - Fri 13th

Observed 12:40pm, 13 Feb at Murrurundi Gap | Rainfall from Ellerston (Poitrel)

Forecast

22° / 15°

<1mm 30%

Now

20.9°C

Humidity: 64%

Rain since 9am

0mm

Yesterday: 0mm

Latest Wind

35.2km/h 19kts SE

Gust: 43.0km/h Gust: 23kts

Sun

6:31am

7:47pm

Moon

🌘

Waning Crescent

Extremes

13.3° 7:26am

22.1° 12:29pm

Fire Danger: 🔥 Moderate New South Wales Fire Danger Ratings

☀️ UV: Sun protection 9:10am to 5:10pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]

Cloudy. Winds southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 20 to 25. Cloudy. Winds southeasterly 13 to 19 kts. Daytime maximum temperatures 20 to 25.

Forecast for Hunter district

Tomorrow - Sat 14th

Forecast

21° / 14°

0 - 1mm 40%

Sun

6:32am

7:46pm

Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds east to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 21 to 27. Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds east to southeasterly 11 to 16 kts. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 21 to 27.

Extended Forecast

Sun 15th

Forecast

23° / 14°

0 - 4mm 60%

Sun

6:32am

7:45pm

Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 20 to 26.Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds east to southeasterly 8 to 13 kts. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 20 to 26.

Mon 16th

Forecast

25° / 14°

<1mm 30%

Sun

6:33am

7:44pm

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 28.Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds south to southeasterly 8 to 11 kts tending east to southeasterly 8 to 13 kts during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 28.

Tue 17th

Forecast

28° / 12°

0mm 10%

Sun

6:34am

7:43pm

Wed 18th

Forecast

30° / 16°

0mm 20%

Sun

6:35am

7:42pm

Thu 19th

Forecast

31° / 18°

0 - 1mm 40%

Sun

6:36am

7:41pm

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Hourly Forecast

Time	Temp (°C)	Feels (°C)	Wind (km/h)	Wind (kts)	Gust (km/h)	Gust (kts)	Humidity (%)	Dewpoint (°C)	Mix Hgt (m)	Rain (mm)	Rain (50%)	Rain (25%)	Rain (10%)	Dryness	Sky (%)
Fri 13th February
12pm	20°C	17°C	↑ 23km/h E	-	37km/h	-	65%	13°C	1,800m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.1	78%
1pm	21°C	18°C	↑ 22km/h E	-	35km/h	-	62%	13°C	1,900m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.1	78%
2pm	21°C	18°C	↑ 22km/h E	-	37km/h	-	62%	14°C	2,000m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.1	79%
3pm	22°C	19°C	↑ 22km/h E	-	35km/h	-	60%	14°C	2,100m
4pm	21°C	18°C	↑ 22km/h E	-	35km/h	-	63%	14°C	1,900m
5pm	20°C	17°C	↑ 22km/h E	-	35km/h	-	65%	13°C	1,900m	0mm 10%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.1	77%
6pm	20°C	16°C	↑ 22km/h E	-	35km/h	-	65%	13°C	1,900m
7pm	18°C	15°C	↑ 21km/h E	-	35km/h	-	69%	13°C	1,700m
8pm	17°C	13°C	↑ 22km/h E	-	37km/h	-	73%	12°C	1,500m	0mm 10%	0mm	0mm	<1mm	9.1	70%
9pm	16°C	12°C	↑ 23km/h E	-	37km/h	-	72%	11°C	1,500m
10pm	17°C	13°C	↑ 22km/h E	-	35km/h	-	69%	11°C	1,500m
11pm	17°C	13°C	↑ 21km/h E	-	33km/h	-	66%	11°C	1,600m	0mm 10%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.1	60%
Sat 14th February
12am	17°C	13°C	↑ 20km/h E	-	31km/h	-	68%	11°C	1,500m	0mm 10%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.1	60%
1am	17°C	13°C	↑ 19km/h E	-	31km/h	-	67%	10°C	1,500m	0mm 10%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.1	60%
2am	16°C	13°C	↑ 18km/h E	-	30km/h	-	76%	12°C	1,400m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	<1mm	9.1	68%
3am	16°C	13°C	↑ 17km/h E	-	30km/h	-	77%	12°C	1,400m
4am	15°C	13°C	↑ 17km/h E	-	28km/h	-	78%	12°C	1,300m
5am	15°C	13°C	↑ 17km/h E	-	28km/h	-	79%	12°C	1,300m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.1	59%
6am	15°C	12°C	↑ 16km/h E	-	28km/h	-	82%	12°C	1,200m
7am	14°C	12°C	↑ 16km/h E	-	28km/h	-	88%	12°C	1,100m
8am	15°C	13°C	↑ 16km/h E	-	28km/h	-	85%	13°C	1,300m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.1	61%
9am	16°C	13°C	↑ 19km/h E	-	31km/h	-	79%	13°C	1,400m
10am	18°C	14°C	↑ 21km/h E	-	35km/h	-	72%	13°C	1,600m
11am	19°C	15°C	↑ 23km/h E	-	37km/h	-	68%	13°C	1,800m	0mm 10%	0mm	0mm	<1mm	9.4	61%
12pm	20°C	17°C	↑ 22km/h E	-	35km/h	-	65%	13°C	1,900m
1pm	20°C	18°C	↑ 21km/h E	-	33km/h	-	64%	13°C	2,000m
2pm	21°C	18°C	↑ 21km/h E	-	35km/h	-	63%	13°C	2,000m	0mm 10%	0mm	0mm	<1mm	9.4	67%
3pm	21°C	18°C	↑ 21km/h E	-	33km/h	-	61%	13°C	2,100m
4pm	20°C	17°C	↑ 21km/h E	-	33km/h	-	64%	13°C	2,000m
5pm	20°C	17°C	↑ 21km/h E	-	33km/h	-	67%	13°C	1,900m	0mm 20%	0mm	0mm	1mm	9.4	66%
6pm	19°C	17°C	↑ 20km/h E	-	33km/h	-	69%	14°C	1,800m
7pm	18°C	16°C	↑ 20km/h E	-	31km/h	-	72%	13°C	1,700m
8pm	17°C	14°C	↑ 19km/h E	-	31km/h	-	75%	13°C	1,500m	<1mm 20%	0mm	<1mm	1mm	9.4	70%
9pm	17°C	14°C	↑ 20km/h E	-	33km/h	-	74%	12°C	1,500m
10pm	17°C	14°C	↑ 20km/h E	-	31km/h	-	71%	12°C	1,500m
11pm	17°C	14°C	↑ 19km/h E	-	31km/h	-	69%	12°C	1,600m	<1mm 30%	0mm	<1mm	2mm	9.4	69%
Sun 15th February
12am	17°C	14°C	↑ 17km/h E	-	30km/h	-	71%	12°C	1,500m	<1mm 30%	0mm	<1mm	2mm	9.4	69%
1am	17°C	14°C	↑ 16km/h E	-	28km/h	-	71%	12°C	1,500m	<1mm 30%	0mm	<1mm	2mm	9.4	69%
2am	17°C	15°C	↑ 16km/h E	-	26km/h	-	71%	12°C	1,600m	<1mm 30%	0mm	<1mm	2mm	9.4	74%
3am	17°C	14°C	↑ 15km/h E	-	26km/h	-	71%	12°C	1,600m
4am	17°C	14°C	↑ 15km/h E	-	26km/h	-	73%	12°C	1,500m
5am	16°C	14°C	↑ 15km/h E	-	26km/h	-	75%	12°C	1,500m	<1mm 30%	0mm	<1mm	3mm	9.4	79%
6am	15°C	13°C	↑ 14km/h E	-	24km/h	-	79%	12°C	1,400m
7am	14°C	12°C	↑ 14km/h E	-	24km/h	-	88%	12°C	1,200m
8am	15°C	14°C	↑ 13km/h E	-	22km/h	-	83%	13°C	1,400m	<1mm 30%	0mm	<1mm	3mm	9.4	80%
9am	16°C	14°C	↑ 14km/h E	-	24km/h	-	79%	13°C	1,500m
10am	18°C	15°C	↑ 16km/h E	-	28km/h	-	73%	13°C	1,700m
11am	18°C	16°C	↑ 17km/h E	-	28km/h	-	71%	13°C	1,900m	<1mm 30%	0mm	<1mm	2mm	9.6	83%
12pm	20°C	18°C	↑ 17km/h E	-	28km/h	-	64%	13°C	2,100m
1pm	21°C	19°C	↑ 16km/h E	-	28km/h	-	60%	13°C	2,200m
2pm	22°C	20°C	↑ 17km/h E	-	28km/h	-	56%	13°C	2,400m	<1mm 30%	0mm	<1mm	2mm	9.6	75%
3pm	23°C	20°C	↑ 17km/h E	-	28km/h	-	54%	13°C	2,500m
4pm	22°C	20°C	↑ 17km/h E	-	28km/h	-	55%	13°C	2,500m
5pm	22°C	19°C	↑ 17km/h E	-	28km/h	-	57%	13°C	2,500m	0mm 20%	0mm	0mm	<1mm	9.6	70%
6pm	21°C	19°C	↑ 17km/h E	-	28km/h	-	60%	13°C	2,400m
7pm	20°C	18°C	↑ 17km/h E	-	28km/h	-	65%	13°C	2,000m
8pm	18°C	16°C	↑ 17km/h E	-	30km/h	-	72%	13°C	1,700m	0mm 10%	0mm	0mm	<1mm	9.6	68%
9pm	18°C	15°C	↑ 18km/h E	-	30km/h	-	72%	12°C	1,600m
10pm	18°C	15°C	↑ 18km/h E	-	30km/h	-	69%	12°C	1,600m
11pm	18°C	15°C	↑ 18km/h E	-	30km/h	-	65%	12°C	1,700m	0mm 10%	0mm	0mm	<1mm	9.6	65%
Mon 16th February
12am	18°C	15°C	↑ 16km/h E	-	28km/h	-	68%	12°C	1,600m	0mm 10%	0mm	0mm	<1mm	9.6	65%
1am	17°C	15°C	↑ 15km/h E	-	26km/h	-	70%	11°C	1,500m	0mm 10%	0mm	0mm	<1mm	9.6	65%
2am	16°C	14°C	↑ 16km/h E	-	28km/h	-	74%	12°C	1,500m	0mm 10%	0mm	0mm	<1mm	9.6	67%
3am	16°C	14°C	↑ 15km/h E	-	26km/h	-	75%	11°C	1,400m
4am	16°C	13°C	↑ 14km/h E	-	26km/h	-	77%	12°C	1,400m
5am	15°C	13°C	↑ 13km/h E	-	24km/h	-	80%	12°C	1,300m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.6	69%
6am	14°C	12°C	↑ 14km/h E	-	24km/h	-	83%	11°C	1,200m
7am	14°C	12°C	↑ 13km/h E	-	24km/h	-	90%	12°C	1,100m
8am	15°C	13°C	↑ 13km/h E	-	24km/h	-	84%	12°C	1,300m	0mm 10%	0mm	0mm	<1mm	9.6	69%
9am	17°C	15°C	↑ 14km/h E	-	26km/h	-	73%	12°C	1,600m
10am	19°C	17°C	↑ 17km/h E	-	30km/h	-	62%	12°C	2,000m
11am	21°C	18°C	↑ 19km/h E	-	31km/h	-	55%	12°C	2,300m	0mm 20%	0mm	0mm	<1mm	9.7	60%
12pm	23°C	20°C	↑ 18km/h E	-	31km/h	-	50%	12°C	2,600m
1pm	24°C	21°C	↑ 17km/h E	-	30km/h	-	46%	12°C	2,900m
2pm	25°C	22°C	↑ 18km/h E	-	30km/h	-	44%	12°C	3,000m	0mm 20%	0mm	0mm	<1mm	9.7	56%
3pm	25°C	22°C	↑ 18km/h E	-	30km/h	-	44%	12°C	3,000m
4pm	24°C	21°C	↑ 19km/h E	-	31km/h	-	47%	12°C	2,800m
5pm	24°C	21°C	↑ 19km/h E	-	31km/h	-	49%	12°C	2,600m	0mm 10%	0mm	0mm	<1mm	9.7	45%
6pm	23°C	20°C	↑ 19km/h E	-	31km/h	-	53%	13°C	2,400m
7pm	21°C	18°C	↑ 19km/h E	-	31km/h	-	61%	13°C	1,900m
8pm	18°C	15°C	↑ 20km/h E	-	31km/h	-	70%	13°C	1,600m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.7	44%
9pm	17°C	14°C	↑ 20km/h E	-	33km/h	-	71%	12°C	1,400m
10pm	17°C	14°C	↑ 19km/h E	-	31km/h	-	70%	12°C	1,400m
11pm	17°C	14°C	↑ 18km/h E	-	31km/h	-	68%	11°C	1,400m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.7	48%
Tue 17th February
12am	16°C	14°C	↑ 16km/h E	-	28km/h	-	72%	11°C	1,300m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.7	48%
1am	16°C	13°C	↑ 15km/h E	-	26km/h	-	74%	11°C	1,200m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.7	48%
2am	15°C	13°C	↑ 14km/h E	-	24km/h	-	78%	11°C	1,100m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.7	43%
3am	14°C	12°C	↑ 13km/h E	-	22km/h	-	79%	11°C	1,100m
4am	14°C	12°C	↑ 12km/h E	-	22km/h	-	82%	11°C	1,000m
5am	13°C	11°C	↑ 12km/h E	-	20km/h	-	83%	11°C	970m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.7	41%
6am	13°C	11°C	↑ 11km/h ENE	-	20km/h	-	85%	10°C	830m
7am	12°C	11°C	↑ 11km/h ENE	-	20km/h	-	92%	11°C	770m
8am	14°C	13°C	↑ 10km/h ENE	-	19km/h	-	84%	12°C	1,000m	0mm 0%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.7	26%
9am	17°C	15°C	↑ 10km/h E	-	19km/h	-	70%	11°C	1,200m
10am	20°C	18°C	↑ 11km/h E	-	20km/h	-	56%	11°C	1,800m
11am	23°C	21°C	↑ 12km/h E	-	20km/h	-	47%	11°C	2,300m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.8	19%
12pm	25°C	23°C	↑ 12km/h SE	-	20km/h	-	41%	11°C	2,700m
1pm	26°C	24°C	↑ 11km/h SE	-	20km/h	-	37%	10°C	2,900m
2pm	27°C	25°C	↑ 13km/h SSE	-	22km/h	-	34%	10°C	3,100m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.8	35%
3pm	28°C	25°C	↑ 12km/h SSE	-	22km/h	-	32%	10°C	3,200m
4pm	28°C	25°C	↑ 13km/h SSE	-	22km/h	-	33%	10°C	3,300m
5pm	28°C	25°C	↑ 13km/h SSE	-	22km/h	-	33%	10°C	3,300m	0mm 0%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.8	28%
6pm	26°C	24°C	↑ 13km/h SE	-	24km/h	-	38%	11°C	3,000m
7pm	24°C	22°C	↑ 13km/h E	-	24km/h	-	46%	11°C	2,200m
8pm	20°C	18°C	↑ 14km/h E	-	24km/h	-	59%	12°C	940m	0mm 0%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.8	16%
9pm	19°C	17°C	↑ 16km/h ENE	-	26km/h	-	64%	12°C	770m
10pm	18°C	16°C	↑ 16km/h ENE	-	26km/h	-	66%	12°C	770m
11pm	18°C	15°C	↑ 16km/h ENE	-	28km/h	-	67%	12°C	770m	0mm 0%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.8	14%
Wed 18th February
12am	17°C	15°C	↑ 15km/h NE	-	26km/h	-	69%	12°C	770m	0mm 0%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.8	14%
1am	17°C	15°C	↑ 14km/h NE	-	24km/h	-	69%	11°C	770m	0mm 0%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.8	14%
2am	16°C	14°C	↑ 14km/h NNE	-	24km/h	-	72%	11°C	770m	0mm 0%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.8	7%
3am	16°C	14°C	↑ 14km/h NNE	-	24km/h	-	71%	11°C	770m
4am	16°C	13°C	↑ 14km/h N	-	24km/h	-	71%	11°C	770m
5am	16°C	13°C	↑ 14km/h N	-	24km/h	-	71%	11°C	770m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.8	5%
6am	16°C	13°C	↑ 14km/h N	-	24km/h	-	72%	11°C	770m
7am	16°C	13°C	↑ 14km/h N	-	24km/h	-	78%	12°C	770m
8am	18°C	16°C	↑ 13km/h NNW	-	22km/h	-	70%	12°C	900m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.8	7%
9am	20°C	19°C	↑ 14km/h NNW	-	24km/h	-	61%	13°C	1,400m
10am	23°C	21°C	↑ 17km/h NW	-	28km/h	-	52%	13°C	2,200m
11am	25°C	22°C	↑ 19km/h WNW	-	31km/h	-	46%	13°C	2,700m	0mm 10%	0mm	0mm	<1mm	9.8	29%
12pm	27°C	24°C	↑ 18km/h WNW	-	30km/h	-	42%	13°C	3,000m
1pm	28°C	26°C	↑ 16km/h W	-	28km/h	-	38%	12°C	3,200m
2pm	29°C	26°C	↑ 17km/h W	-	28km/h	-	36%	12°C	3,400m	0mm 10%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.8	50%
3pm	30°C	27°C	↑ 15km/h W	-	26km/h	-	34%	12°C	3,500m
4pm	30°C	27°C	↑ 15km/h W	-	26km/h	-	34%	12°C	3,500m
5pm	30°C	28°C	↑ 14km/h W	-	24km/h	-	33%	12°C	3,500m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.8	43%
6pm	29°C	27°C	↑ 14km/h WNW	-	24km/h	-	37%	12°C	3,300m
7pm	27°C	25°C	↑ 13km/h NNW	-	22km/h	-	42%	13°C	2,800m
8pm	24°C	23°C	↑ 13km/h NNW	-	22km/h	-	50%	13°C	770m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.8	9%
9pm	23°C	21°C	↑ 14km/h N	-	24km/h	-	53%	13°C	770m
10pm	22°C	20°C	↑ 14km/h N	-	24km/h	-	54%	12°C	770m
11pm	22°C	19°C	↑ 14km/h N	-	24km/h	-	54%	12°C	770m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.8	2%
Thu 19th February
12am	21°C	19°C	↑ 13km/h N	-	24km/h	-	57%	12°C	770m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.8	2%
1am	20°C	18°C	↑ 12km/h N	-	22km/h	-	59%	12°C	770m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.8	2%
2am	19°C	17°C	↑ 13km/h N	-	22km/h	-	63%	12°C	770m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.8	4%
3am	19°C	17°C	↑ 12km/h N	-	22km/h	-	64%	12°C	770m
4am	18°C	16°C	↑ 12km/h N	-	22km/h	-	67%	12°C	770m
5am	18°C	16°C	↑ 12km/h N	-	20km/h	-	68%	12°C	770m	0mm 10%	0mm	0mm	<1mm	9.8	31%
6am	18°C	16°C	↑ 12km/h N	-	20km/h	-	70%	12°C	770m
7am	18°C	16°C	↑ 11km/h NNW	-	20km/h	-	75%	13°C	770m
8am	20°C	19°C	↑ 11km/h NW	-	20km/h	-	68%	14°C	770m	0mm 10%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.8	27%
9am	23°C	22°C	↑ 12km/h WNW	-	20km/h	-	59%	14°C	1,300m
10am	25°C	24°C	↑ 14km/h W	-	24km/h	-	50%	14°C	2,200m
11am	27°C	25°C	↑ 15km/h W	-	26km/h	-	46%	14°C	2,500m	0mm 20%	0mm	0mm	<1mm	9.9	42%
12pm	28°C	27°C	↑ 15km/h W	-	26km/h	-	42%	14°C	2,800m
1pm	30°C	28°C	↑ 14km/h WSW	-	24km/h	-	39%	14°C	3,100m
2pm	30°C	29°C	↑ 14km/h WSW	-	24km/h	-	37%	14°C	3,300m	0mm 20%	0mm	0mm	<1mm	9.9	41%
3pm	31°C	30°C	↑ 14km/h SW	-	24km/h	-	36%	14°C	3,400m
4pm	31°C	29°C	↑ 14km/h SSW	-	24km/h	-	37%	14°C	3,300m
5pm	30°C	29°C	↑ 13km/h SSW	-	22km/h	-	37%	14°C	3,300m	0mm 10%	0mm	0mm	<1mm	9.9	36%
6pm	29°C	28°C	↑ 13km/h SSW	-	24km/h	-	42%	15°C	3,000m
7pm	27°C	26°C	↑ 13km/h SW	-	22km/h	-	50%	15°C	2,000m
8pm	24°C	23°C	↑ 14km/h ENE	-	24km/h	-	61%	16°C	1,100m	0mm 10%	0mm	0mm	<1mm	9.9	36%
9pm	22°C	21°C	↑ 15km/h ENE	-	26km/h	-	65%	15°C	940m
10pm	21°C	20°C	↑ 15km/h ENE	-	26km/h	-	67%	15°C	910m
11pm	21°C	19°C	↑ 15km/h ENE	-	26km/h	-	66%	14°C	920m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.9	16%
Fri 20th February
12am	20°C	19°C	↑ 14km/h NE	-	24km/h	-	70%	14°C	870m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.9	16%
1am	20°C	18°C	↑ 13km/h ENE	-	22km/h	-	71%	14°C	840m	0mm 5%	0mm	0mm	0mm	9.9	16%

Forecasts issued - Model: 11:28am 13 Feb, Text: 11:22am 13 Feb (Hunter district)

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