View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 9:40 pm AEST on Wednesday 19 August 2026.
Forecast for the rest of Wednesday
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- Max
- 21 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 10%
Central West Slopes and Plains area
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers on the southern plains, becoming less likely later this evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds northerly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.
Thursday 20 August
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- Min
- 9 °C
- Max
- 21 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 20%
Central West Slopes and Plains area
Partly cloudy. Very high chance of rain in the south, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds north to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 18 and 23.
- Fire Danger
- Central Ranges: No Rating
- North Western: Moderate
- Upper Central West Plains: No Rating
- Lower Central West Plains: No Rating
Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 2:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]
Friday 21 August
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- Min
- 9 °C
- Max
- 17 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 4 to 15 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 95%
Central West Slopes and Plains area
Cloudy. Very high chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 15 and 19.
Sun protection recommended from 9:50 am to 2:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]
Saturday 22 August
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- Min
- 9 °C
- Max
- 19 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 20%
Central West Slopes and Plains area
Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog in the south. Medium chance of showers in the north, most likely in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Light winds becoming south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching between 16 and 20.
Sun protection recommended from 9:40 am to 2:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]
Sunday 23 August
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- Min
- 5 °C
- Max
- 21 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 10%
Central West Slopes and Plains area
Patches of morning frost in the south. The chance of morning fog. Mostly sunny afternoon. Light winds. Overnight temperatures falling to between 2 and 5 with daytime temperatures reaching between 18 and 22.
Sun protection recommended from 9:30 am to 2:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 6 [High]
Monday 24 August
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- Min
- 8 °C
- Max
- 22 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 to 7 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 70%
Tuesday 25 August
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- Min
- 12 °C
- Max
- 18 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 10 to 25 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 95%
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:05 am AEST Thursday.
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