New South Wales 9 am Weather Bulletin

Daily Weather Bulletin - New South Wales

Daily Weather Bulletin - New South Wales

Bureau of Meteorology - NSW Regional Office

0900 (9am) on Monday, 18 May 2026

(Produced 14:30 on Monday, 18 May 2026)

STATIONS C
L
D

8
ths		 WIND TEMP (C) BAR

hPa		 RAIN
mm		 WEATHER
dir spd
km/h		 d
r
y		 d
e
w		 m
a
x		 m
i
n		 g
r		 24hr /days
LOWER WESTERN
Balranald                    
Broken Hill AP AWS 8 SSW 13 13 13 17 11   1018 0.2  
Ivanhoe Ap AWS   S 7 16 16 16 15   1017 5  
Lake Victoria   CALM 12 12   10     0.3  
Menindee 8 S 4 15 13 19 13     0.2  
Mildura 7 SSW 6 13 13 19 9   1019    
Mt Hope AWS     15 15 16 14     9 Rain
Mulurulu AWS                    
Pooncarie   CALM 12 10 22 11       Distant fog
UPPER WESTERN
Borrona Downs AWS     16 16 18 16     39 Rain
Bourke AP AWS   SE 15 16 16 22 15   1017 9 Rain
Brewarrina 8 CALM 16 16 22 15     5 Drizzle
Cobar 8 ENE 7 15 15 20 14   1018 11 Rain
Cobar AP 7 ENE 9 15 14 21 15   1018 11 Rain
Collarenebri                    
Delta AWS                    
Fowlers Gap AWS   SE 11 15 15 19 15   1018 0.2  
Lightning Ridge 8 ESE 9 19 19 25 17        
Noona AWS     16 16 16 15     14 Rain
Smithville AWS     16 16 20 16     2  
Tibooburra AP   SSW 7 16 16 18 16   1016 24 Rain
Wanaaring 8 ESE 2 17 16 19 15     39  
White Cliffs AWS   ESE 11 16 16 18 16   1016 4 Recent precip.
Wilcannia Ap AWS   SSE 7 17 16 19 16   1017 3  
NORTHWEST SLOPES & PLAINS
Barraba 8 CALM 15 13 25 13     0.4 Recent precip.
Gunnedah Ap AWS   SE 9 19 13 25 15   1018    
Gunnedah SCS     19 12 24 17   1018    
Moree AP 7 E 24 20 14 27 18   1017    
Mungindi 8 NE 7 21 15 28 17        
Narrabri AP AWS 8 SW 2 20 15 26 17   1018    
Pindari Dam 6 CALM 18 16            
Quirindi 7 CALM 18 15         0.2 Drizzle
Tamworth AP AWS 8 SSE 6 18 13 23 14   1019   Rain
Walgett AP AWS 8 SE 9 17 15 25 16   1017 4 Recent precip.
Woolbrook 8 CALM 13 13 21 11     12 Rain
CENTRAL WEST SLOPES & PLAINS
Brewon AWS     16 16 24 15     2 Rain
Condobolin AG                    
Condobolin AWS   E 7 15 15 20 14   1019 9 Recent precip.
Coonabarabran 8 CALM 15 14 21 13     2 Rain
Coonabarabran AWS 8 N 9 15 14 20 14   1019 3 Rain
Coonamble AWS   ESE 7 17 15 22 15   1018 2  
Cowra AP AWS   CALM 14 14 19 12   1019 8  
Dubbo AP AWS 8 SE 13 15 15 22 14   1019 5 Rain
Dunedoo 8 E 9 16 15         2 Rain
Forbes AP AWS   ENE 7 15 15 19 14   1019 10  
Girilambone AWS     15 15 21 15     9 Recent precip.
Nyngan                    
Parkes AP AWS 8 NNE 11 15 14 18 14   1019 6 Showers
Peak Hill 8 NE 4 16 15 19 14     8 Rain
Trangie AWS   ESE 6 16 15 22 15   1019 14 Recent precip.
Wellington 8 SSE 4 15 15 21 12 11   3 Showers
West Wyalong AWS   NE 11 15 14 18 12   1019 4 Rain
RIVERINA
Corowa Ap                    
Deniliquin AWS   E 6 15 15 16 14   1018 24  
Griffith Ap AWS 8 NE 6 16 16 16 15   1018 10 Rain
Hay Ap AWS   CALM 16 16 18 15   1018 3  
Hillston                    
Kapooka AWS   E 15 15 13 17 14     3 Recent precip.
Lake Cargelligo                    
Narrandera AWS 8 E 9 15 15 16 15   1018 11  
Tocumwal                    
Yanco AWS   NE 9 16 15 16 15     14  
SOUTHWEST SLOPES
Albury AP 8 ESE 7 14 14 14 11   1019 7 Drizzle
Burrinjuck Dam 8 CALM 13 13 17 10     8 Drizzle
Cabramurra AWS   N 13 7 7 13 7     4  
Cootamundra                    
Grenfell 8 CALM 15 15 19 13     5 Rain
Gundagai                    
Hume Reservoir 8 S 2 14 13 15 12     5 Distant precip.
Khancoban AWS   CALM 13 13 15 9   1020 2  
Temora Ap   ENE 13 15 14 18 14   1019 4 Recent precip.
Tumbarumba 8 CALM 11 11 17 11     3 Drizzle
Wagga AP 8 E 11 14 13 18 14   1019 3 Drizzle
Young AWS 8 SW 6 14 13 19 11   1019 6 Rain
NORTHERN TABLELANDS
Applethorpe AWS   E 4 15 14 21 13   1020 0.4  
Armidale 8 CALM 13 13 21 11 7   3 Rain
Armidale Ap AWS 8 ESE 9 13 12 21 11   1021 5 Rain
Glen Innes AP AWS 8 ESE 13 14 13 22 11   1021 2 Rain
Guyra 8 ENE 4 12 11 19 9     2 Rain
Inverell 8 N 9 16 15 25 13     3  
Inverell SCS   SSE 6 16 14 25 15   1020 1  
Tabulam Muirne   S 9 16 16 20 15     2 Showers
Tenterfield 8 CALM 15 14 20 12        
MAIN AUSTRALIAN CITIES
Sydney     17 16 20 16   1019 0.2  
Adelaide   NNE 6 15 12 21 11   1019 0.2  
Alice Springs 8 SSE 13 16 15 20 14   1019 11  
Brisbane AP 8 NE 17 21 20 24 19 19 1018 28 Showers
Cairns AP   S 17 25 21 27 22   1014 7  
Canberra AP 8 CALM 12 12 19 9   1021 3 Rain
Darwin   SSE 19 28 25 34 25   1011    
Hobart   S 6 13 12 17 13   1018 16  
Melbourne   CALM 15 15 17 14   1019 7  
Perth AP   N 9 11 10       1024    
ISLANDS
Lord Howe Is   ENE 41 22 16       1024    
Norfolk Is   E 26 21 15       1025    

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STATIONS C
L
D

8
ths		 WIND TEMP (C) BAR

hPa		 RAIN
mm		 WEATHER SEA
STATE
dir spd
km/h		 d
r
y		 d
e
w		 m
a
x		 m
i
n		 g
r		 24hr /days sea
      swell
            dir
CENTRAL TABLELANDS
Bathurst                      
Bathurst AWS 8 NW 6 12 11 16 9   1021 3 Rain  
Bathurst AG     12 12 16 9   1021 4 Rain  
Gulgong 8 E 6 15 15         0.6 Drizzle  
Katoomba                      
Lithgow 8 CALM 11 11 16 11     1 Rain  
Marrangaroo Defence   CALM 11 11 16 9     2 Rain  
Mt Boyce AWS 8 CALM 11 11 15 11     0.2 Showers  
Mudgee AP AWS 7 S 6 14 14 20 13   1020 0.4 Showers  
Nullo Mountain   N 13 12 11 16 11     3 Rain  
Oberon                      
Orange AG 8 SSE 4 12 12         4 Drizzle  
Orange AP AWS 8 NE 11 12 11 15 10   1021 4 Recent precip.  
Springwood                      
SOUTHERN TABLELANDS
Bombala 8 CALM 12 9 17 9     1    
Bombala AWS   CALM 11 10 20 9   1020 0.2    
Canberra AP 8 CALM 12 12 19 9   1021 3 Rain  
Cooma 8 CALM 10 10 19 7     0.4 Drizzle  
Cooma AP AWS 8 NNE 11 11 11 17 8   1021 1    
Goulburn 8 CALM 12 11 18 9 7   0.4    
Goulburn AP AWS 8 WNW 7 12 12 18 10   1021 0.6    
Mt Ginini AWS   NNW 11 6 6 11 5     8 Rain  
Perisher Valley AWS   WNW 2 7 7 12 5     3    
Taralga                      
Thredbo 8 CALM 8 7 14 6     0.6    
Thredbo AWS   NNW 20 5 5 7 4   1022 2    
Tuggeranong   CALM 12 12 19 10   1021 2 Recent precip.  
NORTHERN RIVERS
Ballina AP AWS 8 NE 22 22 19 24 18   1019 46 Showers  
Cape Byron AWS   ENE 41 22 19 22 18   1019 38    
Casino AP AWS   CALM 19 19 24 16   1019 9 Rain  
Evans Head AWS   SW 9 19 19 23 18   1019 14 Recent precip.  
Grafton AWS   SW 4 18 18 25 17     5 Recent precip.  
Grafton AP AWS 8 CALM 19 18 26 17   1020 1 Showers  
Lismore Ap AWS 8 SSE 2 18 18 23 17   1019 17 Rain  
Murwillumbah 8 CALM 19 19 25 17     21 Rain  
Yamba   SW 6 19 19 23 18   1019 6 Recent precip.  
MIDNORTH COAST
Coffs Harbour Airport 8 SSW 7 19 19 23 18   1020 4 Drizzle  
Dorrigo 8 CALM 15 14         6 Drizzle  
Kempsey Ap AWS   CALM 18 18 23 16   1020 4 Rain  
Mt Seaview 8 NW 6 18 17 21 16 15   3 Distant precip.  
Pt Macquarie AWS 8 NNW 9 19 18 23 17   1020 9 Rain  
Smoky Cape                      
Taree AP AWS 8 CALM 19 18 22 16   1019   Rain  
HUNTER
Cessnock AP AWS   N 6 17 16 22 15   1020 0.2    
Gosford AWS   WSW 2 17 16 21 16     0.2 Recent precip.  
Lake Macquarie AWS   CALM 17 17 23 15   1019 0.8 Recent precip.  
Lostock Dam 8 CALM 16 15         0.5    
Maitland 8 W 9 18 17 22 16   1019   Rain  
Mangrove Mt AWS   WNW 4 15 15 19 14     0.4 Recent precip.  
Merriwa AWS 8 SE 6 15 15 21 13   1020 2 Rain  
Murrurundi 8 E 2 15 13 22 12     0.1 Recent precip.  
Murrurundi Gap 8 NNW 11 17 11 21 13   1019 0.2 Rain  
Nelson Bay                      
Nobbys Head   NE 2 19 17 21 16          
Norah Head AWS   SW 4 18 16 22 17   1019 0.6    
Scone AP AWS 8 W 11 15 15 22 13   1019 0.6 Rain  
Singleton Defence   W 7 17 17 22 15     0.2    
Tocal   N 2 17 17 23 15          
Williamtown 8 N 6 17 17 23 16   1019      
ILLAWARRA
Bellambi AWS 8 NNW 7 18 16 21 16          
Camden AP AWS 8 NNE 4 15 15 20 13   1019 1 Rain  
Campbelltown   CALM 15 14 20 14          
High Range AWS   S 2 13 11 16 11   1020 0.6    
Jervis Bay 8 W 9 17 14 21 15   1018      
Kiama AWS   W 6 18 14 21 16     0.2    
Moss Vale AWS 8 W 9 12 12 17 11   1021 0.2    
Nowra AWS 8 WNW 15 16 13 22 15   1019      
Pt Perpendicular AWS   WNW 6 18 14 21 16   1018      
Wollongong AP AWS 8 SSW 7 16 15 22 15   1019 0.4    
SOUTH COAST
Batemans Bay 8 SE 4 16 16         0.6    
Bega AWS   WNW 4 14 14 23 11   1019 0.2    
Braidwood AWS 8 CALM 12 11 18 11   1021      
Gabo Is 7 WNW 13 17 15 21 16   1018 0.2   M LS NE
Green Cape AWS   W 17 17 14 21 16   1018      
Merimbula AP AWS 7 SW 4 18 13 22 14   1018      
Montague Is AWS   W 9 18 14 21 18   1018      
Moruya Ap AWS 8 CALM 16 15 23 15   1019      
Moruya Heads 7 WSW 7 15 15 22 15   1018     SL LS NE
Narooma 7 SW 7 17 14 21 15     0.1   SL LS NE
Nerriga AWS   CALM 12 11 18 11   1021 0.2    
Ulladulla AWS   W 7 17 14 21 16   1018      
METROPOLITAN
Badgerys Ck AWS   CALM 16 16 20 13   1019      
Bankstown AP AWS 8 WNW 7 17 15 20 15   1019 0.4    
Canterbury AWS   NW 6 17 17 21 14       Rain  
Holsworthy Aero AWS 8 CALM 16 15 20 14   1019      
Holsworthy Defence   CALM 15 15 20 14     0.2    
Horsley Park AWS   NW 6 16 16 19 14          
Parramatta 8 WNW 2 17 15 20 15     0.4 Rain  
Penrith AWS   WNW 4 16 15 20 15          
Richmond AP 8 N 6 16 15 19 14   1020   Showers  
Sydney     17 16 20 16   1019 0.2    
Sydney AP 8 NW 9 18 16 21 16 15 1019 0.2 Showers  
Sydney Oly Pk AWS   WNW 6 17 16 20 15     0.2    
Terrey Hills AWS   WNW 9 16 15 19 15     0.4    

RAINFALL may be for a period greater then 24 hours. The period, in days, will then be placed in the column headed "days".
SEA STATE:
SEAS: C Calm SM Smooth SL Slight M Moderate R Rough VR Very Rough H High VH Very High PH Phenomenal
SWELL: LS Low Short LA Low Average LL Low Long MS Moderate Short MA Mod Average ML Mod Long HS Heavy Short HA heavy Average HL Heavy Long C Confused