North West Slopes and Plains Forecast

View the current warnings for New South Wales

Forecast issued at 4:30 pm EDT on Thursday 30 March 2023.

Weather Situation

A weak trough lingers over far northeast New South Wales today. Meanwhile, a ridge of high pressure will build across the state into the weekend, as a high pressure system slowly makes it's way across southern Australia and into the Tasman Sea, bringing cooler and drier conditions inland. A weak front is expected to skim far southern parts of NSW on Friday. An inland trough extending into the northwest inland will see a return to unsettled weather across the east in the first half of next week.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

Clear. Winds southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h becoming light in the evening.

Friday 31 March

Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching 21 to 27.

Fire Danger
New England: Moderate
Northern Slopes: Moderate
North Western: Moderate

Sun protection 9:50am to 4:10pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Mostly sunny. Tamworth 8 22
Mostly sunny. Moree 11 25
Mostly sunny. Narrabri 9 23

Saturday 1 April

Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 27.

Sunday 2 April

Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 28.

Monday 3 April

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 20s.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:15 am EDT Friday.

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