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NSW/ACT
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Current Warnings
 

New South Wales/ACT Forecast

  • Thursday Warm to hot and dry in the west. Showers and storms along the ranges & east.

  • Friday Showers and thunderstorms in the northeast. Drier in the south and west.

  • Saturday Showers and storms in the north, some heavy. Warmer and drier in the south.

  • Sunday Cool east of the ranges with coastal showers. Mild to warm and dry inland.

  • Monday Showers and a few storms in the northeast. Warm throuhgout. Light winds.

NSW/ACT Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Mon 16/04 Tue 17/04 Wed 18/04

31.4°C

Wanaaring
Hottest

31.0°C

Mungindi

30.5°C

Moree Ap

32.5°C

Brewarrina

40.5°C

Pooncarie

6.4°C

Thredbo Top Station
Coldest

-0.5°C

Thredbo Village

-3.0°C

Perisher Valley

0.0°C

Thredbo Village

-3.0°C

Perisher Valley

SW 31km/h

Williamtown
Windiest

88km/h

High Range

66km/h

Cape Byron

59km/h

Thredbo Top Station
-

47.0mm last hr

Walgett
Wettest

6.0mm

Perisher Valley

89.0mm

Nashua

7.0mm

Bentley

65.8mm

Walgett
New South Wales/ACT's Records for April
Max Min Rain
Highest 41.7°C at
Deniliquin in 1875
Lowest -5.6°C at
Thredbo Top Station in 1978
Highest 26.2°C at
White Cliffs in 2005
Lowest -13.0°C at
Charlotte Pass in 2009
Highest 404.6mm at
Coffs Harbour in 1963

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 shower
17 25 50% 1-5mm Nil SW 11 68 S 18 61
Possible thunderstorm
14 26 40% 1-5mm Nil WSW 1 84 ESE 12 70
Possible thunderstorm
17 27 60% 1-5mm Nil NW 5 73 E 7 73
Possible thunderstorm
18 24 60% 1-5mm Nil W 11 81 SSE 15 68
Clearing shower
17 24 40% < 1mm Nil SW 13 70 S 19 77
Mostly sunny
11 25 20% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Possible thunderstorm
9 22 70% 1-5mm Nil WNW 12 87 S 13 69
Mostly sunny
8 23 50% < 1mm Nil E 8 79 S 12 45
Mostly sunny
7 26 20% < 1mm Nil S 4 63 - -
Sunny
7 17 10% < 1mm Nil ENE 10 70 WSW 12 52
Possible thunderstorm
14 26 50% 1-5mm Nil N 8 69 SSW 11 46
Possible shower
13 28 20% < 1mm Nil ENE 12 73 - -
Mostly sunny
10 30 5% < 1mm Nil ESE 8 54 SSW 12 25
Mostly sunny
10 28 5% < 1mm Nil E 10 64 SSW 9 32
Mostly sunny
16 31 5% < 1mm Nil ENE 12 62 ESE 10 32
Sunny
15 30 5% < 1mm Nil ENE 14 32 SE 15 18
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