Wilcannia Forecast

View the current warnings for New South Wales

Forecast issued at 5:15 am EDT on Monday 6 October 2025.

Forecast for the rest of Monday

Summary
Max 29
Becoming cloudy.
Chance of any rain: 10%

Upper Western area

Mostly sunny. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending west to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h in the morning then shifting southerly in the afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 29 to 38.

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

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

7 day Town Forecasts

Precis Icon Location Min Max
Sunny. Bourke – 37
Mostly sunny. Tibooburra – 35
Mostly sunny. Cobar – 32

Tuesday 7 October

Summary
Min 13
Max 27
Cloudy.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 30%

Upper Western area

Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the west. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 26 to 31.

Sun protection recommended from 9:50 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

Wednesday 8 October

Summary
Min 15
Max 33
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mm
Chance of any rain: 50%

Upper Western area

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the southwest, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 32 to 38.

Sun protection recommended from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

Thursday 9 October

Summary
Min 16
Max 27
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 4 mm
Chance of any rain: 60%

Upper Western area

Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the northeast. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 35.

Sun protection recommended from 9:50 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

Friday 10 October

Summary
Min 11
Max 29
Sunny.
Chance of any rain: 5%

Saturday 11 October

Summary
Min 12
Max 31
Sunny.
Chance of any rain: 10%

Sunday 12 October

Summary
Min 14
Max 31
Possible shower.
Possible rainfall: 0 to 2 mm
Chance of any rain: 40%

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Monday.

Product derived from IDN11060 and IDN11037