New South Wales/ACT Weather

forecast summary state forecast


Wednesday Showers, cool-to-cold in the northeast. Showers increasing, cool-to-cold in the southeast. Mostly sunny, cool-to-mild in the southwest. Mostly cloudy, cool-to-mild in the northwest.


Thursday Showers, cool-to-cold in the northeast. Fog then sunny, cool-to-mild in the southeast. Showers, cool-to-mild in the southwest. Late shower, cool-to-mild in the northwest.


Friday Rain, cool-to-cold in the east. Showers, cool-to-cold in the southwest. Rain, cool-to-cold in the northwest.


Saturday Heavy showers, cool-to-cold in the northeast. Showers, cool-to-cold in the southeast. Mostly cloudy, cool-to-cold in the southwest. Showers, cool-to-cold in the northwest.

current warnings most recent warnings

NSW/ACT - Wed 10:03 EST
Ocean Gale Warning

NSW/ACT - Wed 10:03 EST
Ocean Wind Warning Southeast

NSW/ACT - Wed 03:58 EST
Ocean Wind Warning Southeast

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current extremes current extremes

Hottest
20.8°C
Coldest
4.9°C
Windiest
SE 38km/h
Wettest
no rain last hr

historic extremes historic May extremes

Hottest Day
40.1°C
Coldest Day
-6.0°C
Hottest Night
30.5°C
Coldest Night
-14.2°C
Wettest 24hr
320.0mm

New South Wales/ACT Weather Forecasts

station
(ungroup by district)
forecast min max chance of rain rain amount frost risk 9am 3pm
wind rh wind rh
°C °C km/h % km/h %
showers Showers
14 21 80% 10-20mm Nil SW 12 93 SSW 11 75
possible shower Possible shower
13 23 40% 1-5mm Nil W 7 95 E 8 73
possible shower Possible shower
14 23 70% 1-5mm Nil WSW 8 83 SE 6 77
possible shower Possible shower
13 21 60% 1-5mm Nil W 12 92 WSW 15 71
possible shower Possible shower
15 20 60% 10-20mm Nil SW 14 81 S 18 81
heavy showers Heavy showers
12 18 90% 5-10mm Nil - - - -
possible shower Possible shower
7 17 60% 1-5mm Nil NW 11 95 W 12 73
late shower Late shower
5 15 50% < 1mm Slight SE 10 93 SSW 15 75
possible shower Possible shower
8 17 40% < 1mm Nil SSE 14 89 SSE 17 66
clearing shower Clearing shower
5 10 40% < 1mm Slight SE 20 93 S 15 78
possible shower Possible shower
10 20 60% < 1mm Nil E 5 84 WSW 9 63
fog then sunny Fog then sunny
10 20 20% < 1mm Nil SE 11 89 SW 13 64
fog then sunny Fog then sunny
10 21 10% < 1mm Nil SSE 12 86 S 15 56
mostly sunny Mostly sunny
10 20 10% < 1mm Nil S 10 74 SW 12 47
fog then sunny Fog then sunny
11 20 30% < 1mm Nil S 11 86 SSW 14 61
mostly sunny Mostly sunny
8 19 10% < 1mm Nil S 15 89 S 20 54

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