Upper Western Forecast

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Forecast updated at 8:08 pm EDT on Sunday 1 October 2023.

Weather Situation

A cold front will slip away to the south as its associated trough moves east across the state, bringing a cooler change to the southern half of the coast, this evening. This trough will weaken as a ridge of high pressure develops on Monday. After this, a significant cold front will cross the region between Tuesday and Thursday, deepening to form a low pressure system over southeastern Australia on Wednesday. This system looks set to bring widespread rainfall and strong winds before a cooler airmass moves overhead with more settled conditions developing under a new ridge of high pressure at the end of the week.

Forecast for the rest of Sunday

Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm with little or no rainfall in the northeast in the evening. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h.

Monday 2 October

Mostly sunny. Winds northwest to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending north to northwesterly 30 to 45 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching the high 30s.

Fire Danger
North Western: High
Upper Central West Plains: High
Far Western: High

Sun protection 9:40am to 4:30pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Sunny. Bourke 19 39
Windy. Mostly sunny. Tibooburra 22 38
Mostly sunny. Cobar 18 37

Tuesday 3 October

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the west, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the west. The chance of raised dust in the afternoon. Winds north to northwesterly 35 to 50 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 26 with daytime temperatures reaching 32 to 37.

Wednesday 4 October

Cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds northwest to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending west to southwesterly 35 to 50 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 29.

Thursday 5 October

Sunny. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

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

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