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Cowra Forecast

View the current warnings for New South Wales

Forecast issued at 4:30 pm EST on Wednesday 30 April 2025.

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday

Summary
Partly cloudy.
Chance of any rain: 30%

Central West Slopes and Plains area

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers on the northern slopes, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm early this evening. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening.

Sun protection recommended from 9:50 am to 2:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]

Thursday 1 May

Summary
Min 7
Max 20
Partly cloudy.
Chance of any rain: 5%

Central West Slopes and Plains area

Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 22.

Fire Danger
Central Ranges: Moderate
North Western: Moderate
Upper Central West Plains: Moderate
Lower Central West Plains: Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 1:50 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Mostly sunny. Dubbo 7 20
Sunny. Parkes 5 20

Friday 2 May

Summary
Min 6
Max 21
Sunny.
Chance of any rain: 5%

Central West Slopes and Plains area

Sunny. Winds southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching the low 20s.

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

Saturday 3 May

Summary
Min 5
Max 23
Sunny.
Chance of any rain: 5%

Central West Slopes and Plains area

Sunny. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]

Sunday 4 May

Summary
Min 6
Max 24
Sunny.
Chance of any rain: 5%

Central West Slopes and Plains area

Sunny. Winds easterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the afternoon then becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

Monday 5 May

Summary
Min 7
Max 25
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 10%

Tuesday 6 May

Summary
Min 7
Max 25
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 30%

Wednesday 7 May

Summary
Min 8
Max 25
Mostly sunny.
Chance of any rain: 20%

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

Product derived from IDN11060 and IDN11034