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New South Wales/ACT Weather

NSW/ACT
Wed 10:54 EST
Current Warnings
 

New South Wales/ACT Forecast

  • Wednesday Rain tracking eastwards, becoming more patchy. Cooler change spreading to coast.

  • Thursday Areas of rain in the north. Mild to warm throughout.

  • Friday Rain, heaviest in the north and west. Warm in the north and east. Strong winds.

  • Saturday Heavy rain & gusty winds over the east. Dry and mostly sunny in the west.

  • Sunday Mild to cool state wide. Isolated light showers over coast & ranges/slopes.

NSW/ACT Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Sun 28/08 Mon 29/08 Tue 30/08

19.4°C

Coffs Harbour
Hottest

23.4°C

Casino Ap

24.8°C

Wanaaring

27.6°C

Bourke Ap

27.6°C

Bourke Ap

0.4°C

Thredbo Top Station
Coldest

-5.7°C

Thredbo Top Station

-2.3°C

Thredbo Top Station

1.0°C

Lithgow

-10.4°C

Thredbo Top Station

NW 46km/h

Thredbo Top Station
Windiest

59km/h

Windy Point

48km/h

Narrabri Ap

88km/h

Thredbo Top Station
-
no rain last hr Wettest

2.0mm

Lord Howe Island

2.0mm

Wentworth

87.0mm

Thredbo Top Station

239.0mm

Meldrum
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 Sky Observations

Latest Sky Observations
Station
(Ungroup by district)
Time Vis Cloud Current weather Past weather
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21:00 EST
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- 1/8 - Precipitation  
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- - Mist -  
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- - Recent precipitation Precipitation  
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- 8/8 - Precipitation  
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200 8/8 - Precipitation  
21:00 EST
- - Mist -  

Now Temperature

At Bellambi Pt

21:20 EST

Tonight

13°C

Tomorrow

21°C

Late shower

late_shower

Weather News

Rain transforms The Red Centre

18:20 EST

The heaviest August rain in decades turned central Australia into an eerie place this week, causing waterfalls and thick fog.

Ballarat's chilly reputation no hurdle for record crowds this winter

17:39 EST

Winter Wonderlights delivered a Christmas in July present to Ballarat tourism, with a 50 per cent increase in visitors to the region during the coldest month of the year.

Spring soaking to follow wet winter

16:49 EST

An impending rain event scheduled for the opening days of spring continues the pattern of wet weather which has gripped eastern Australia during winter.