IDN11030 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology New South Wales Central Tablelands District Forecast Issued at 5:15 am EDT on Thursday 17 October 2024 for the period until midnight EDT Sunday 20 October 2024. Warning Information For latest warnings go to www.bom.gov.au, subscribe to RSS feeds, call 1300 659 210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts. Weather Situation A trough is lingering over South Australia this morning while a low pressure system over the Tasman Sea is moving east. A cold front is expected to deepen and form a low pressure system over South Australia today, which will move southeast while the front crosses New South Wales during Friday and Saturday. After this a ridge of high pressure is forecast to extend across from the west, bringing more settled conditions to the region. Forecast for the rest of Thursday 17 October Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers later tonight. The chance of a thunderstorm in the west this evening. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures 21 to 26. Bathurst Possible late shower. Max 24 Katoomba Mostly sunny. Max 21 Lithgow Mostly sunny. Max 22 Mudgee Cloudy. Max 25 Orange Shower or two. Max 22 Springwood Mostly sunny. Max 23 Fire Danger: Greater Hunter: No Rating Greater Sydney Region: Moderate Illawarra/Shoalhaven: Moderate Southern Ranges: Moderate Central Ranges: No Rating North Western: Moderate Sun protection 9:10am to 4:20pm, UV Index predicted to reach 9 [Very High] Forecast for Friday 18 October Cloudy. Very high chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h shifting northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 25. Bathurst Rain. Possible storm. Min 11 Max 21 Katoomba Rain. Min 11 Max 20 Lithgow Rain. Min 12 Max 19 Mudgee Showers. Possible storm. Min 12 Max 24 Orange Rain. Possible storm. Min 12 Max 18 Springwood Rain. Min 15 Max 24 Forecast for Saturday 19 October Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds west to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending west to southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning then decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching between 16 and 23. Bathurst Possible shower. Min 10 Max 19 Katoomba Cloud clearing. Min 13 Max 19 Lithgow Partly cloudy. Min 12 Max 18 Mudgee Partly cloudy. Min 12 Max 22 Orange Shower or two. Min 9 Max 15 Springwood Mostly sunny. Min 16 Max 25 Forecast for Sunday 20 October Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower about the Blue Mountains, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning east to southeasterly during the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching 20 to 25. Bathurst Mostly sunny. Min 6 Max 23 Katoomba Sunny. Min 9 Max 20 Lithgow Sunny. Min 8 Max 22 Mudgee Sunny. Min 7 Max 26 Orange Mostly sunny. Min 6 Max 20 Springwood Partly cloudy. Min 13 Max 23 The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Thursday. * Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones. Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2011, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532). Users of these web pages are deemed to have read and accepted the conditions described in the Copyright, Disclaimer, and Privacy statements (http://www.bom.gov.au/other/copyright.shtml).