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NSW/ACT
Thu 19:13 EST
Current Warnings
 

New South Wales/ACT Forecast

  • Thursday Cool change in the afternoon/evening. Showers & alpine snow developing. Wind increasing.

  • Friday Showers southern & central parts, snow highlands. Dry far west & north. Windy slopes/ranges/coast.

  • Saturday Very blustery southerwesterly winds. Shower in the east, cool to mild throughout.

  • Sunday Very strong winds about the coast, fresh inland. Showers in the east, heaviest coastal.

  • Monday Very strong winds persisting in the east. Showers over eastern interior and coast.

NSW/ACT Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Mon 07/05 Tue 08/05 Wed 09/05

22.2°C

Cape Byron
Hottest

29.2°C

Wanaaring

29.5°C

Mungindi

29.1°C

Wanaaring

31.0°C

Wanaaring

-3.8°C

Thredbo Top Station
Coldest

0.3°C

Marrangaroo

-2.5°C

Thredbo Village

-1.2°C

Thredbo Top Station

-4.8°C

Cooma

WNW 53km/h

Kurnell
Windiest

88km/h

Thredbo Top Station

85km/h

Thredbo Top Station

111km/h

Thredbo Top Station
-

0.2mm last hr

Nulla
Wettest

30.2mm

Cape Byron

30.0mm

Gulmarrad

74.0mm

Lord Howe Is Ap

7.8mm

Green Cape
New South Wales/ACT's Records for May
Max Min Rain
Highest 40.1°C at
Scone Ap in 1994
Lowest -6.0°C at
Thredbo Top Station in 2000
Highest 30.5°C at
Lake Cargelligo Ap in 1990
Lowest -14.2°C at
Namadgi National Park in 1987
Highest 320.0mm at
Lismore in 1921

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 %
Mostly sunny
9 17 70% 1-5mm Nil WNW 28 49 WNW 34 35
Sunny
11 21 5% < 1mm Nil W 16 46 W 20 26
Sunny
12 21 5% < 1mm Nil W 12 45 - -
Mostly sunny
8 17 70% < 1mm Nil WNW 34 59 WNW 38 41
Mostly sunny
9 16 60% 1-5mm Nil W 32 50 W 35 52
Late shower
2 18 90% 10-20mm Moderate - - - -
Sunny
2 12 30% < 1mm Moderate W 34 66 W 35 39
Snow tending to rain
-1 6 90% 10-20mm Severe WNW 28 89 W 34 83
Showers
0 11 80% 1-5mm High WNW 22 77 WNW 30 59
Snow
-1 1 90% 10-20mm Severe WNW 19 92 W 20 96
Mostly sunny
5 16 50% 1-5mm Slight WNW 25 49 WNW 30 27
Cloudy
5 13 80% 1-5mm Slight WNW 27 63 W 32 52
Windy with showers
5 13 80% 1-5mm Slight W 28 79 WSW 36 62
Possible shower
4 12 80% 1-5mm Slight W 23 84 W 28 69
Mostly sunny
5 18 5% < 1mm Slight WSW 27 53 WSW 30 30
Mostly sunny
7 16 5% < 1mm Nil SW 34 64 - -
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Weather News

BOM predicts snow as low as 800m as Australian ski fields get first dumps of the year

18:22 EST

Winter coats, beanies and slippers have been dusted off across parts of New South Wales and Victoria today as temperatures plummeted and some regions were blanketed in snow, thanks to a cold front that is bringing icy polar air with it.

Flood and wind watch for Tasmania as severe weather rolls over state

15:56 EST

Tasmanians are bracing for heavy rain, strong winds, possible flooding and snow across Thursday and Friday.

Warm May days in the west

14:39 EST

Unseasonable warmth will affect parts of Western Australia in the coming days.