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NSW/ACT
Mon 09:58 EDT
Current Warnings
 

New South Wales/ACT Forecast

  • Monday Showers and storms possible in south and east. Very hot in the northwest, cooler at the coast.

  • Tuesday Showers and possible storms in the southeast. Hot in the north, cool under any showers.

  • Wednesday A few showers and storms over the northeast. Warm northerly winds.

  • Thursday Heavy rain and showers in the east. Mild inland, warmer towards the coast.

NSW/ACT Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Fri 24/03 Sat 25/03 Sun 26/03

35.4°C

Broken Hill Ap
Hottest

40.2°C

Tibooburra Ap

41.1°C

Tibooburra Ap

42.0°C

Tibooburra Ap

42.0°C

Tibooburra Ap

13.7°C

Thredbo Top Station
Coldest

5.4°C

Perisher Valley

4.4°C

Perisher Valley

8.0°C

Thredbo Top Station

-0.7°C

Perisher Valley

NNW 57km/h

Thredbo Top Station
Windiest

61km/h

Cape Byron

74km/h

Dubbo Ap

72km/h

Thredbo Top Station
-
no rain last hr Wettest

24.0mm

Glen Morrison

50.8mm

Mullaley

27.0mm

Narrabri Ap

27.0mm

Narrabri Ap
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 %
Sunny
20 28 10% < 1mm Nil N 16 79 NE 29 58
Possible shower
19 27 70% < 1mm Nil SSW 5 89 ESE 13 70
Clearing shower
20 27 60% < 1mm Nil S 8 83 E 8 76
Mostly sunny
20 26 10% < 1mm Nil NE 9 87 ENE 19 61
Sunny
20 26 50% < 1mm Nil N 18 82 NE 27 69
Late shower
16 30 70% 1-5mm Nil - - - -
Mostly sunny
14 25 10% < 1mm Nil E 12 99 W 11 69
Sunny
12 27 30% < 1mm Nil NE 16 77 NNW 19 50
Mostly sunny
13 30 70% < 1mm Nil NNW 6 80 NNW 23 44
Late shower
12 22 90% 1-5mm Nil N 25 86 NNW 21 66
Sunny
15 31 5% < 1mm Nil E 9 70 NW 9 40
Sunny
18 33 5% < 1mm Nil ENE 19 73 N 15 42
Late shower
21 38 60% < 1mm Nil NNE 25 61 NNW 26 29
Late shower
18 34 90% 1-5mm Nil NE 20 62 N 24 32
Sunny
24 40 5% < 1mm Nil ENE 15 58 NNE 8 23
Windy
25 38 10% < 1mm Nil N 32 27 SW 33 26
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BOM warning as Cyclone Debbie intensifies; Queensland emergency services prepare for worst

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Cyclone Debbie forces evacuations in north Queensland communities ahead of tidal surge

01:50 EDT

Evacuations have been ordered in coastal towns and communities in the Whitsundays and Burdekin regions in north Queensland as Tropical Cyclone Debbie bears down, with authorities warning of damaging tidal surges.