Central Tablelands

View the current warnings for New South Wales

Forecast issued at 4:31 pm EST on Friday 18 April 2014.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system lies near the Bight. A weak cold front will move briefly through state tonight and on Saturday while the high is slowly moving east. The high pressure system is expected to move over the southwestern Tasman Sea during Monday maintaining a ridge to northeastern New South Wales. The next cold front/trough system is expected to move through the state on Wednesday.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

Mostly clear. Winds westerly 25 to 35 km/h.

Saturday 19 April

Sunny. Winds southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h early in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching between 15 and 21.

Fire Danger: Greater Hunter: Low-Moderate; Greater Sydney Region: Low-Moderate; Illawarra/Shoalhaven: Low-Moderate; Southern Ranges: Low-Moderate; Central Ranges: Low-Moderate; North Western: High

UV Alert from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]

7 day Town Forecasts

Location	Min	Max
Orange	3	14
Mudgee	7	20
Bathurst	4	18
Lithgow	6	16
Katoomba	7	16
Springwood	10	20

Sunday 20 April

Sunny. Areas of morning frost. Light winds becoming westerly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between minus 1 and 5 above zero with daytime temperatures reaching between 14 and 21.

Monday 21 April

Mostly sunny. Patches of morning frost in the south. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between zero and 5 with daytime temperatures reaching between 16 and 21.

Tuesday 22 April

Cloudy. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 7 with daytime temperatures reaching between 18 and 23.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:15 am EST Saturday.

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