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NSW/ACT
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Current Warnings
 

New South Wales/ACT Forecast

  • Wednesday Warm and showers/storms in northeast. Colder change. Showers in south. Snow on Alps.

  • Thursday Showers in northeast and south. Cold throughout. Light Alpine snow.

  • Friday Cold morning with fog patches then generally dry. Partly cloudy. Light rain in far west in evening.

  • Saturday Brisk westerlies & showers on southern ranges. Warm in north, cool in the south.

  • Sunday Cool-mild throughout. Generally dry and stable.

NSW/ACT Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Sun 07/08 Mon 08/08 Tue 09/08

24.9°C

Sydney Ap
Hottest

23.3°C

Mungindi

23.7°C

Wanaaring

26.0°C

Tibooburra Ap

27.0°C

Sydney Ap

-2.1°C

Thredbo Top Station
Coldest

-7.4°C

Thredbo Top Station

-4.0°C

Cooma

-1.6°C

Thredbo Top Station

-10.4°C

Thredbo Top Station

NNW 61km/h

Thredbo Top Station
Windiest

51km/h

Windy Point

44km/h

Broken Hill Ap

118km/h

Thredbo Top Station
-
no rain last hr Wettest

11.0mm

Robertson

1.6mm

Lord Howe Is Ap

29.0mm

Thredbo Village

29.0mm

Thredbo Village
New South Wales/ACT's Records for August
Max Min Rain
Highest 37.8°C at
Mungindi in 2009
Lowest -6.4°C at
Thredbo Top Station in 1974
Highest 23.3°C at
Lismore in 2009
Lowest -20.6°C at
Charlotte Pass in 1968
Highest 327.6mm at
Sydney in 1986

New South Wales/ACT Weather Forecasts

Station
(ungroup by district)
Forecast Min Max Chance of rain Rain amount Frost risk 9am 3pm
Wind RH Wind RH
°C °C km/h % km/h %
Sunny
13 23 40% < 1mm Nil NNW 24 56 NNW 21 44
Sunny
9 24 50% < 1mm Nil NNW 12 81 N 16 48
Sunny
9 25 50% < 1mm Nil NNW 14 67 N 15 60
Sunny
12 23 30% < 1mm Nil NNW 19 66 NNW 22 44
Sunny
13 21 30% < 1mm Nil NNW 18 54 NW 12 51
Sunny
7 21 10% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Possible shower
4 17 70% < 1mm Slight NNW 24 78 NW 26 58
Sunny
6 13 20% < 1mm Nil NNW 23 87 NW 25 75
Mostly sunny
7 14 30% < 1mm Nil NW 26 84 NW 32 49
Snow
3 4 90% 1-5mm Moderate NW 24 92 NW 26 83
Possible shower
6 21 80% 1-5mm Nil N 16 68 NW 21 45
Sunny
9 19 40% < 1mm Nil NNW 19 80 NW 19 62
Mostly sunny
8 16 50% < 1mm Nil WNW 14 82 NW 20 51
Mostly sunny
9 15 80% < 1mm Nil WNW 15 83 - -
Sunny
10 23 20% < 1mm Nil WNW 12 63 WNW 15 39
Sunny
5 16 5% < 1mm Slight WNW 16 67 WNW 25 40
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