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Forecast issued at 11:00 am AEDT on Thursday 16 October 2025.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday

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Partly Cloudy
Min
11 °C
Max
32 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Central West Slopes and Plains area

Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower on the northern plains in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds in the north. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.

Fire Danger
Central Ranges: Moderate
North Western: Moderate
Upper Central West Plains: Moderate
Lower Central West Plains: Moderate

Sun protection recommended from 9:20 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 8 [Very High]

Friday 17 October

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Storm
Min
17 °C
Max
33 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 2 mm
Chance of any rain:
50%

Central West Slopes and Plains area

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers on the northern slopes, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds and large hail in the afternoon and early evening. Winds north to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly in the early afternoon then tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 35.

Sun protection recommended from 9:10 am to 4:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]

Saturday 18 October

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Sunny
Min
13 °C
Max
29 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Central West Slopes and Plains area

Sunny. The chance of morning fog on the northern slopes. Winds southerly 15 to 25 km/h turning southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching 26 to 31.

Sun protection recommended from 9:10 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]

Sunday 19 October

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Sunny
Min
11 °C
Max
31 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
0%

Central West Slopes and Plains area

Sunny. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h turning north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 34.

Sun protection recommended from 9:10 am to 4:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]

Monday 20 October

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Sunny
Min
15 °C
Max
35 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Tuesday 21 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
20 °C
Max
38 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Wednesday 22 October

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Showers
Min
19 °C
Max
33 °C
Precis
Possible rainfall:
0 to 9 mm
Chance of any rain:
70%

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm AEDT Thursday.

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