IDN10032
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Daily Weather Review for NSW and ACT
Issued at 4:30 pm EST on Saturday 22 September 2018.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system is slowly drifting across southeastern Australia and developing over the Tasman Sea today. The next cold front looks set to move through most districts on Sunday, after which a new high is forecast to strengthen near Tasmania, pushing a ridge along the the New South Wales coast early in the new week.
Highest rainfall in the 24 hours to 9am was 1.0 mm at Lowanna (Lowanna Road).
The overnight minimum temperature range was from -3 degrees at Cooma to 15 degrees at Lord Howe Island.
The daytime highest temperatures recorded to 4pm ranged from 8 degrees at Thredbo Top Station to 28 degrees at Wilcannia Airport.
A dry day with high cloud slowly moving across the state. A few early frost patches about the ranges.
Daytime maximum temperatures were generally above average, particularly about the southern inland.
Overnight minimum temperatures were generally about average inland and a few degrees below average elsewhere.
Light and variable winds become moderate northwest to southwest about the southern ranges and inland. Along the coast, winds tending northeast to southeasterly.
Today's Weather for NSW and ACT to 4pm
| Highest Maximum Temperatures | Lowest Minimum Temperatures | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilcannia Airport | 28 C | Cooma | -3 C |
| Smithville | 28 C | Marrta 1 Marrangaroo Training | -3 C |
| Penrith | 27 C | Armidale | -2 C |
| Lowest Maximum Temperatures | Highest Minimum Temperatures | ||
| Thredbo Top Station | 8 C | Lord Howe Island | 15 C |
| Perisher Valley Obs | 10 C | Tibooburra Airport | 14 C |
| Cabramurra | 12 C | Byron Bay | 13 C |
| Highest Rainfall - Midnight to 4pm | |||
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Today's Weather to 4pm |
Sydney |
Canberra |
| Maximum Temperature | 21 C at 11:37 am | 21 C at 2:11 pm |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum Temperature | 10 C at 5:56 am | 0 C at 5:17 am |
| Rainfall - Midnight to 4pm | 0.0 mm | 0.0 mm |
Rainfall Summary |
Sydney |
Canberra |
| Month to date | 44.4 mm | 37.8 mm |
| Average for September | 67.9 mm | 52.0 mm |
| Year to date | 555.8 mm | 268.6 mm |
| Average January to end of September | 977.2 mm | 434.9 mm |
The next routine update will be issued at 4:30 pm EST Sunday.