CURRENT CONDITIONS FOR:
FORBES
Temperature Dew Point Rel. Humidity Feels Like Wind Gusts Pressure Rainfall
26.4°C 15.4°C 50% 21.2°C N 35km/h 39km/h 1019.9hPa 0.0mm / -<

CW Slopes & Plains for Wednesday Partly cloudy. High chance of showers on the S plains, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds N/NE 25 to 40 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the evening then tending NE/SE in the late evening.

7-DAY WEATHER FORECAST: FORBES 28 DAY RAINFALL FORECAST: CLICK HERE

WED
Mar 19
THU
Mar 20
FRI
Mar 21
SAT
Mar 22
SUN
Mar 23
MON
Mar 24
TUE
Mar 25
Summary late shower
Late shower
clearing shower
Clearing shower
possible shower
Possible shower
mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
late shower
Late shower
mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
Maximum 33°C 34°C 30°C 33°C 34°C 34°C 35°C
Minimum 18°C 20°C 19°C 17°C 15°C 17°C 17°C
Chance of Rain
Likely Amount
60%
1-5mm
30%
< 1mm
50%
1-5mm
5%
< 1mm
10%
< 1mm
50%
5-10mm
60%
1-5mm
UV Index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High
Frost Risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
  9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm
Wind Speed 25km/h
NE
23km/h
N
18km/h
NNE
18km/h
N
9km/h
NNE
11km/h
NW
4km/h
ESE
12km/h
SW
8km/h
ENE
7km/h
NW
9km/h
NE
11km/h
WNW
9km/h
NE
8km/h
N
Relative Humidity 60% 39% 60% 34% 68% 52% 76% 36% 68% 32% 66% 37% 67% 39%
Dew Point 16°C 18°C 17°C 16°C 17°C 19°C 19°C 16°C 16°C 15°C 16°C 18°C 18°C 19°C
RADAR Yeoval
SATELLITE NSW/ACT
synoptic
SYNOPTIC AUSTRALIA

CW Slopes & Plains Weather Warnings

There are no warnings current.

Next 12 hours in Forbes

mostly cloudy

12pm

Mostly cloudy
30°C
possible thunderstorm

3pm

Slight chance storm
33°C
possible thunderstorm

6pm

Slight chance storm
29°C
possible shower

9pm

Chance shower
25°C
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Forbes Sun & Moon Times

Wednesday Next Occurrence
First Light Sunrise Sunset Last Light Moon Phase moon set moon rise last quarter new moon first quarter full moon
first light
06:45 EDT
sunrise
07:10 EDT
sunset
19:22 EDT
last light
19:47 EDT
moon
set
Wed 11:27 EDT
rise
Wed 21:40 EDT
moon
Sat
Mar 22
moon
Sat
Mar 29
moon
Sat
Apr 5
moon
Sun
Apr 13

Forbes Past 5 Days

  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Wed
Mar 19
18.0°C 27.0°C 0.0mm
Tue
Mar 18
12.4°C 31.0°C 0.0mm
Mon
Mar 17
9.7°C 25.4°C 0.0mm
Sun
Mar 16
22.6°C 38.6°C 0.0mm
Sat
Mar 15
20.0°C 39.8°C 0.0mm

Forbes Year To Date

average rainfall to Mar
144.4mm
17.5 day(s)
total for 2025
69.6mm
15 day(s)
total to this day 2024
217.8mm
13 day(s)
wettest day
15.2mm
Jan 13
lowest temperature
6.1°C
Feb 17
highest temperature
41.1°C
Jan 27

Forbes Almanac

March minimum temperature
lowest this month
9.7°C
17th
lowest on record
4.1°C
27th 2018
average this month
17.4°C
+3.0°C
long-term average
14.4°C
March maximum temperature
highest this month
39.8°C
15th
highest on record
41.1°C
19th 2023
average this month
33.6°C
+4.2°C
long-term average
29.4°C
March rainfall
wettest this month
14.4mm
10th
total this month
14.4mm
1 day(s)
long-term average
54.1mm
6.1 day(s)
wettest on record
191.4mm
2017
driest on record
0.0mm
2005

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