You do not have a default location set
To set your location please use the search box to find your location and then click "set as my default location" on the local weather page.

Forecast

Kempsey (31.0806°S, 152.842°E, 10m AMSL) set as my default location ›

  1. My MLA

  2. Current condition

    TODAY
    Late shower 20° 37°
    late shower
    Chance of rain: 60%
    Likely amount: 1-5mm
    First
    light     		Sunrise Sunset Last light
    Sunrise Sunset
    5:15am EDT 5:43am EDT 7:53pm EDT 8:21pm EDT
    NOW
    37.1° Feels Like: 32.6°
    Relative Humidity: 20%
    Dew: 10.4°
    Wind: SW 24km/h
    Gust: 30km/h
    Rainfall since 9am: 0.2mm
    Pressure: 997.0hPa

  3. Today Weather

    Kempsey
    Now
    31.1°c
    Feels Like:
    29.6°
    Wind:
    S 24km/h
    Gusts:
    30km/h
    Humidity:
    48%
    Late shower
     
    20°
    Min
    37°
    Max
    Today in Kempsey
    Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Winds NW/SW 25 to 40 km/h tending SE/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 30 to 36.
    Tomorrow
    Mostly sunny
    16°
    Min
    27°
    Max
    Sunny. Winds S/SW 15 to 25 km/h tending S/SE 25 to 35 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 29.

  4. Radar

  5. Popup Radar

  6. Warnings

  7. Next 48 Hours


    Next 48 Hours

  8. 7 day forecast

    Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Winds NW/SW 25 to 40 km/h tending SE/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 30 to 36.

    Forecast for Kempsey (31.0806°S, 152.842°E, 10m AMSL)
      Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
    Summary Late shower Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Possible thunderstorm Possible shower
    Minimum 20° 16° 14° 14° 17° 21° 19°
    Maximum 37° 27° 28° 29° 36° 30° 30°
    Chance of rain 60% 5% 5% 5% 30% 70% 50%
    Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm
    UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
    Fire Danger Rating High Moderate Moderate Moderate - - -
    Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
      9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
    Wind speed 11
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		12
    (km/h)     		19
    (km/h)     		9
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		3
    (km/h)     		16
    (km/h)     		10
    (km/h)     		15
    (km/h)     		11
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)     		5
    (km/h)     		14
    (km/h)
    Wind direction N W SW SSE SW SE N ENE NNE NE SSW SSE SSE ESE
    Relative humidity 59% 33% 50% 40% 57% 46% 64% 47% 60% 40% 70% 64% 71% 59%
    Dew point 20°C 17°C 12°C 12°C 14°C 15°C 16°C 16°C 19°C 20°C 21°C 20°C 20°C 21°C

  9. 28 Day Rainfall forecast

  10. 12 Month Rainfall Forecast

    Kempsey Rain Forecast

    Kempsey 12-month Rainfall Forecast
    Dec
    Jan
    Feb
    Mar
    Apr
    May
    Jun
    Jul
    Aug
    Sep
    Oct
    Nov
    2024
    2025
    6
    7
    8
    7
    7
    6
    5
    2
    5
    6
    4
    6
    10
    5
    0
    1
    2 - 3
    4 - 7
    8 - 9
    10
    Well below normal
    Below normal
    Near normal
    Above normal
    Well above normal

    Issue Notes - Issued Dec 10

    ENSO status: La Niña Watch. IOD status: Neutral. SAM status: Negative. Trending positive. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is in a La Niña Watch. The current technical definition of a La Niña is only a small chance to be met, although ocean and atmospheric conditions do resemble a La Niña pattern. Trade winds are still stronger than average along the western equatorial Pacific, and Relative-Nino Index (factors in equatorial ocean temperatures elsewhere around the world, compensating for the background warming signal) is below the threshold. A La Niña typically leads to cooler temperatures northern Australia during summer, while producing higher temperatures for western/southwestern WA, Vic and western Tas. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase. Recent conditions have been like a negative IOD, but it is too late in the year for this climate driver to develop. Once the monsoon establishes over northern Australia, the IOD has no impact on Australia’s weather. The Southern AnnularMode (SAM) is in a brief negative phase, having switched a positive phase in November. Forecasts predict it will become neural in mid-late December and become positive in January and February. A positive SAM decreases the frequency of cold fronts, with more regular high pressure systems and easterly winds. During summer, this increases rainfall over eastern Australia, and reduces rainfall over southeastern SA, western Vic and western Tas. Rainfall outlooks are showing above average rainfall over large parts of the country during summer, with closer to average conditions for the southwest corner of WA, southern SA and Vic, and central parts of Tas.

  11. Popup - Daily historical

  12. Long range rainfall forecast

  13. Past 5 Days

    Kempsey Past 5 Days

    This Month
    Minimum Maximum Rainfall
    Thursday
    Dec 19     		17.4 °C 26.2 °C
    0.0 mm
    Friday
    Dec 20     		11.8 °C 27.7 °C
    0.0 mm
    Saturday
    Dec 21     		12.6 °C 31.2 °C
    0.0 mm
    Sunday
    Dec 22     		15.1 °C 31.2 °C
    0.0 mm
    Monday
    Dec 23     		20.4 °C 38.3 °C
    0.8 mm
    Legend

  14. Almanac

    Almanac

    Kempsey minimum temp history (31.0806°S, 152.842°E, 10m AMSL)
    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
    Hottest this month 36.1° 08/12/2024 Coldest this month 11.8° 20/12/2024
    Hottest on record 42.3 01/12/2004 Coldest on record 7.6 21/12/2010
    Hottest this year 41.2° 26/01/2024 Coldest this year 0.8° 15/07/2024
    Long term average 28.4° Long term average 16.2°
    Average this month 30.0° Average this month 18.8°
    Hottest December On Record Avg. max. temp. 30.8° 2005 Coldest December on record Avg. min. temp. 14.1° 2006
    Kempsey rainfall history (31.0806°S, 152.842°E, 10m AMSL)
    RAINFALL
    Wettest This Month 35.4mm 02/12/2024 Total This Month 71.0mm
    6.0 days
    Long Term Average 106.6mm 14.0 days Wettest December on record 200.4mm 2010
    Driest on record 25.2mm 2016

  15. Year to Date

    Kempsey Year To Date

    Average Rainfall To Dec 1152.6mm 147.5 day(s)
    Total For 2024 1143.6mm 158.0 day(s)
    Total To This Day 2023 567.4mm 129.0 day(s)
    Wettest Day 72.4mm Apr 6
    Lowest Temperature 0.8°C Jul15
    Highest Temperature 41.2°C Jan26

  16. Popup - Radar

    Weather Radar for Australia

  17. Popup - Monthly historical

  18. Climatology

    Climate History

    Kempsey Climatology

    Long-Term Averages
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
    Mean Max (°C) 29.5 28.9 27.4 25.3 22.5 20.2 20.1 21.8 24.4 25.8 26.9 28.4 25.1
    Mean Min (°C) 18.0 18.0 16.7 13.1 8.7 6.6 5.1 5.4 8.1 11.2 14.3 16.2 11.7
    Mean Rain (mm) 115.2 161.4 204.9 75.6 61.0 109.9 42.2 44.2 45.1 83.8 102.7 106.6 1140.8
    Mean Rain Days 13.8 14.9 16.3 14.1 11.6 12.8 10.1 7.6 8.4 11.0 12.9 14.0 145.7

  1. Favourite Locations