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Current Warnings
 

New South Wales/ACT Forecast

  • Monday Rain and storms for eastern slopes/ranges/coast. Becoming dry and much cooler over west.

  • Tuesday Rain and storms over east gradually contracting N. Dry and warm in the west, with light winds.

  • Wednesday Showers and storms over NE. Odd shower over SE. Dry and becoming warmer over west with N winds.

  • Thursday Showers/storms in the east, heaviest in the NE. Hot and mostly dry in the west.

  • Friday Heavy rain in the east & a few storms in the west. Mild in the east, hot west of the ranges.

NSW/ACT Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Fri 10/03 Sat 11/03 Sun 12/03

25.0°C

Walgett Ap
Hottest

37.1°C

Pooncarie

38.3°C

Pooncarie

38.0°C

Tibooburra Ap

38.8°C

Wanaaring

8.2°C

Thredbo Top Station
Coldest

2.7°C

Perisher Valley

4.8°C

Glen Innes Ap

7.0°C

Thredbo Top Station

-0.7°C

Perisher Valley

E 38km/h

Moree Ap
Windiest

74km/h

Windy Point

75km/h

Thredbo Top Station

87km/h

Thredbo Top Station
-
no rain last hr Wettest

9.8mm

Lord Howe Island

3.2mm

Quidong

41.0mm

Inverell

42.2mm

Inverell
New South Wales/ACT's Records for March
Max Min Rain
Highest 46.7°C at
Bourke in 1889
Lowest -0.6°C at
Thredbo Top Station in 1970
Highest 30.6°C at
Lake Cargelligo Ap in 1991
Lowest -7.2°C at
Kiandra Chalet in 1964
Highest 434.0mm at
Broadwater Sugar Mill in 1974

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 %
Possible thunderstorm
21 27 90% 10-20mm Nil NE 19 74 E 28 64
Thunderstorms
19 27 90% 10-20mm Nil NNW 5 91 ENE 11 80
Possible thunderstorm
20 25 90% 10-20mm Nil N 10 87 NNE 13 85
Late thunder
20 26 60% 1-5mm Nil NNE 15 79 ENE 23 60
Possible thunderstorm
20 25 90% 10-20mm Nil NE 10 80 E 23 82
Possible thunderstorm
17 28 40% 1-5mm Nil - - - -
Thunderstorms
13 21 90% 20-40mm Nil NNE 17 100 NE 20 75
Possible thunderstorm
14 24 60% 5-10mm Nil ENE 23 57 ENE 28 47
Possible thunderstorm
14 29 80% 1-5mm Nil SSE 12 66 ESE 26 48
Late shower
12 20 80% 1-5mm Nil ESE 21 76 E 20 65
Late thunder
15 26 90% 10-20mm Nil ENE 17 67 NNE 18 51
Late thunder
19 27 90% 20-40mm Nil ENE 24 53 ENE 26 61
Possible thunderstorm
15 27 90% 1-5mm Nil SE 17 74 ESE 22 39
Possible thunderstorm
17 32 70% 1-5mm Nil SE 13 61 E 24 28
Possible shower
19 32 20% < 1mm Nil WSW 14 42 W 23 21
Mostly sunny
15 27 20% < 1mm Nil SW 26 74 SSW 26 35
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