Central West Slopes and Plains

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Forecast issued at 4:31 pm EST on Monday 6 May 2013.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system near Tasmania will move slowly east during the next few days, maintaining a ridge over eastern New South Wales. A weak trough over the state's west may bring a light shower or two to some areas with the chance of isolated thunderstorms in the northwestern inland Tuesday afternoon, while onshore winds deliver a few coastal showers. Aside from this, generally dry weather will prevail this week under the influence of the high, with daytime temperatures on the rise.

Forecast for the rest of Monday

Partly cloudy. Winds easterly and light increasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.

Tuesday 7 May

Partly cloudy. Patchy fog on the slopes early in the morning. The chance of showers on the plains from the morning. The chance of thunderstorms on the northern plains in the early afternoon. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

UV Alert from 10:10 am to 1:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Partly cloudy. Dubbo 8 23
Partly cloudy. Parkes 6 22

Wednesday 8 May

Partly cloudy. Patchy fog on the northern slopes early in the morning. The chance of showers. Winds east to northeasterly and light. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

Thursday 9 May

Areas of fog early in the morning. Mostly sunny day. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

Friday 10 May

Areas of fog early in the morning. Sunny day. Winds east to southeasterly and light increasing to 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid 20s.

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

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