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Current Warnings
 

New South Wales/ACT Forecast

  • Sunday Showers SE ranges, tending to snow late. Very warm coast & north ahead of cool change.

  • Monday Showers and highland snow in the south. Much colder. Westerly winds.

  • Tuesday Windy with showers/snow on southern ranges. Chilly, gusty winds throughout.

  • Wednesday Winds easing. Cool morning over inland. Odd snow shower persisting over Alps.

  • Thursday A few showers and alpine snow in south. Fresh and cool westerlies.

NSW/ACT Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Thu 31/08 Fri 01/09 Sat 02/09

28.9°C

Walgett Ap
Hottest

24.8°C

Mungindi

26.5°C

Wanaaring

32.0°C

Smithville

34.0°C

Walgett

-1.5°C

Thredbo Top Station
Coldest

-9.5°C

Perisher Valley

-7.1°C

Glen Innes Ap

-3.4°C

Glen Innes Ap

-9.5°C

Perisher Valley

NW 61km/h

Thredbo Top Station
Windiest

85km/h

Windy Point

66km/h

Windy Point

140km/h

Thredbo Top Station
-
no rain last hr Wettest

11.6mm

Smiths Lake

6.6mm

Lord Howe Island

3.5mm

Thredbo Village

4.0mm

Glen Innes Ap
New South Wales/ACT's Records for September
Max Min Rain
Highest 39.6°C at
Wanaaring in 2004
Lowest -6.0°C at
Thredbo Top Station in 1995
Highest 25.8°C at
Bourke Ap in 2003
Lowest -16.7°C at
Charlotte Pass in 1970
Highest 362.4mm at
Narooma in 1992

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 %
Windy
11 22 5% < 1mm Nil NW 20 39 WNW 35 24
Sunny
12 29 5% < 1mm Nil NW 17 55 - -
Sunny
10 25 5% < 1mm Nil SSW 7 57 ENE 10 52
Windy
12 22 5% < 1mm Nil NW 24 45 NW 35 29
Windy
12 20 5% < 1mm Nil NW 20 39 WNW 32 38
Mostly sunny
5 19 20% < 1mm Slight - - - -
Sunny
3 18 5% < 1mm Moderate WNW 27 53 WNW 34 25
Windy
2 11 50% < 1mm Moderate W 28 64 WNW 33 55
Windy with showers
3 12 70% 1-5mm Moderate WNW 27 71 WNW 37 56
Windy with snow
0 0 90% 10-20mm High NW 28 96 NW 30 97
Sunny
3 21 5% < 1mm Moderate WNW 11 46 NW 25 21
Frost then sunny
2 20 5% < 1mm Moderate WNW 17 51 WNW 31 25
Windy
5 16 50% < 1mm Slight WNW 28 63 WNW 36 38
Windy with showers
5 14 70% 1-5mm Slight WNW 27 72 WNW 32 55
Mostly sunny
5 22 5% < 1mm Slight W 13 34 W 25 21
Mostly sunny
6 17 5% < 1mm Nil W 30 58 W 35 30
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