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Forecast issued at 4:15 am AEDT on Monday 20 October 2025.

Forecast for the rest of Monday

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Partly Cloudy
Max
36 °C
Precis
Becoming cloudy.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
10%

Riverina area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the south, most likely late this afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending west to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day then turning south to southwesterly in the afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 31 to 38.

Fire Danger
Eastern Riverina: Moderate
Southern Riverina: Moderate
Northern Riverina: High

Sun protection recommended from 9:20 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]

Tuesday 21 October

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Cloudy
Min
14 °C
Max
32 °C
Precis
Cloudy.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
30%

Riverina area

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the evening. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 37.

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

Wednesday 22 October

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Storm
Min
19 °C
Max
31 °C
Precis
Shower or two. Possible storm.
Possible rainfall:
0 to 4 mm
Chance of any rain:
70%

Riverina area

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to northwesterly 35 to 55 km/h during the morning then tending west to southwesterly 35 to 50 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 34.

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

Thursday 23 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
8 °C
Max
24 °C
Precis
Mostly sunny.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
0%

Riverina area

Mostly sunny. Winds southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 8 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.

Sun protection recommended from 9:20 am to 4:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High]

Friday 24 October

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Partly Cloudy
Min
6 °C
Max
27 °C
Precis
Mostly sunny.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Saturday 25 October

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Showers
Min
11 °C
Max
29 °C
Precis
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall:
0 to 5 mm
Chance of any rain:
70%

Sunday 26 October

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Showers
Min
13 °C
Max
29 °C
Precis
Shower or two.
Possible rainfall:
0 to 4 mm
Chance of any rain:
60%

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

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