Wilcannia Forecast (beta)

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No warnings for New South Wales

Forecast issued at 9:45 pm AEST on Thursday 30 April 2026.

Forecast for the rest of Friday

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Partly Cloudy
Min
13 °C
Max
29 °C
Precis
Becoming cloudy.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Upper Western area

Partly cloudy. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the early morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching the high 20s.

Fire Danger
North Western: Moderate
Upper Central West Plains: Moderate
Far Western: No Rating

Sun protection recommended from 10:10 am to 2:40 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]

Saturday 2 May

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Partly Cloudy
Min
15 °C
Max
29 °C
Precis
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Upper Western area

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the far west in the evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the west in the evening. Thunderstorms possibly severe with damaging winds near the South Australian border in the evening. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h turning northerly 30 to 45 km/h during the morning then tending north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.

Sun protection recommended from 10:10 am to 2:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]

Sunday 3 May

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Showers
Min
16 °C
Max
26 °C
Precis
Showers.
Possible rainfall:
5 to 15 mm
Chance of any rain:
95%

Upper Western area

Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers in the west, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds north to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 21 to 31.

Sun protection recommended from 10:10 am to 2:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 5 [Moderate]

Monday 4 May

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Sunny
Min
7 °C
Max
22 °C
Precis
Sunny.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
20%

Upper Western area

Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers in the east, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching 20 to 28.

Sun protection recommended from 10:10 am to 2:30 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 4 [Moderate]

Tuesday 5 May

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Partly Cloudy
Min
7 °C
Max
21 °C
Precis
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Wednesday 6 May

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Partly Cloudy
Min
6 °C
Max
21 °C
Precis
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
5%

Thursday 7 May

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Partly Cloudy
Min
6 °C
Max
18 °C
Precis
Partly cloudy.
Possible rainfall:
0 mm
Chance of any rain:
10%

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:05 am AEST Friday.

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