IDN11023 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology New South Wales Western Inland District Forecasts Issued at 9:51 pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025 for the period until midnight EDT Wednesday 24 December 2025. Weather Situation A broad low pressure trough is moving into the west and south today, drawing heat and moisture into the state, and will become associated with a cold front and deepen on Sunday as a low develops to the south, before pushing into the northeast early in the new working week. Following this, a high pressure ridge will build across the west and south early next week. North West Slopes and Plains 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. Forecast for the rest of Saturday 20 December Clear. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h. Forecast for Sunday 21 December Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower on the southern plains in the evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h tending north to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning then decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to 20 to 26 with daytime temperatures reaching 37 to 43. Moree Sunny. Min 25 Max 41 Narrabri Sunny. Min 26 Max 42 Tamworth Mostly sunny. Min 23 Max 40 Warialda Sunny. Min 24 Max 41 Fire Danger: New England: Moderate Northern Slopes: High North Western: Extreme Sun protection 8:30am to 5:20pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Forecast for Monday 22 December Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. A thunderstorm likely in the afternoon and evening. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending west to northwesterly in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to 21 to 26 with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 37. Moree Showers. Storm developing. Min 25 Max 36 Narrabri Showers. Storm developing. Min 25 Max 35 Tamworth Showers. Storm developing. Min 24 Max 35 Warialda Showers. Storm developing. Min 25 Max 37 Forecast for Tuesday 23 December Partly cloudy. High chance of showers on the northern slopes, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming northwest to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then tending south to southwesterly during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 37. Moree Possible early storm. Showers. Min 21 Max 35 Narrabri Shower or two clearing. Min 20 Max 36 Tamworth Shower or two clearing. Min 19 Max 33 Warialda Possible early storm. Showers. Min 21 Max 35 Forecast for Wednesday 24 December Sunny. Winds southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 32 to 37. Moree Sunny. Min 17 Max 35 Narrabri Sunny. Min 17 Max 36 Tamworth Sunny. Min 15 Max 34 Warialda Mostly sunny. Min 18 Max 37 Central West Slopes and Plains 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. Forecast for the rest of Saturday 20 December Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower on the southern plains, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm on the southern plains, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Light winds. Forecast for Sunday 21 December Becoming cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds north to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h increasing to 40 km/h before tending west to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the afternoon, then decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 42. Dubbo Showers. Possible late storm. Min 23 Max 39 Parkes Showers. Storm developing. Min 20 Max 36 Fire Danger: Central Ranges: Extreme North Western: Extreme Upper Central West Plains: Extreme Lower Central West Plains: High Sun protection 8:30am to 5:20pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Forecast for Monday 22 December Mostly sunny. High chance of showers in the north, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending south to southwesterly in the early morning then tending west to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 35. Dubbo Early storm. Showers easing. Min 20 Max 34 Parkes Early shower or two. Min 17 Max 30 Forecast for Tuesday 23 December Sunny. Light winds becoming south to southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 34. Dubbo Sunny. Min 15 Max 31 Parkes Sunny. Min 11 Max 28 Forecast for Wednesday 24 December Sunny. Winds south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 35. Dubbo Sunny. Min 13 Max 33 Parkes Sunny. Min 10 Max 29 South West Slopes 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. Forecast for the rest of Saturday 20 December Mostly clear. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with damaging winds. Light winds. Forecast for Sunday 21 December Cloudy. Very high chance of rain. Thunderstorms, possibly severe with destructive winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Light winds becoming northwest to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then tending northwesterly in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 32. Young Rain. Storms. Min 19 Max 32 Fire Danger: Southern Slopes: Moderate Sun protection 8:30am to 5:30pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Forecast for Monday 22 December Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the north in the early morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the north in the early morning. Winds westerly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 20s. Young Sunny. Min 12 Max 26 Forecast for Tuesday 23 December Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 10 with daytime temperatures reaching 21 to 26. Young Sunny. Min 10 Max 25 Forecast for Wednesday 24 December Sunny. Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 27. Young Sunny. Min 8 Max 26 Riverina 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. Forecast for the rest of Saturday 20 December Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the north, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Light winds. Forecast for Sunday 21 December Cloudy. Very high chance of rain, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Thunderstorms, possibly severe with destructive winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds north to northeasterly 25 to 35 km/h tending north to northwesterly 25 to 40 km/h in the middle of the day then tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 35. Albury Rain. Storms. Min 20 Max 29 Deniliquin Showers. Storms clearing. Min 21 Max 33 Griffith Showers. Storms. Min 22 Max 34 Hay Showers. Storms. Min 22 Max 35 Wagga Wagga Rain. Storms. Min 20 Max 30 Fire Danger: Eastern Riverina: Moderate Southern Riverina: High Northern Riverina: Moderate Sun protection 8:40am to 5:40pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] Forecast for Monday 22 December Sunny. Winds southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s. Albury Sunny. Min 13 Max 25 Deniliquin Sunny. Min 12 Max 25 Griffith Sunny. Min 15 Max 26 Hay Sunny. Min 13 Max 27 Wagga Wagga Sunny. Min 13 Max 26 Forecast for Tuesday 23 December Mostly sunny. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h increasing to 25 to 35 km/h during the morning then becoming south to southwesterly and light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 12 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s. Albury Partly cloudy. Min 13 Max 25 Deniliquin Mostly sunny. Min 13 Max 26 Griffith Sunny. Min 14 Max 27 Hay Mostly sunny. Min 13 Max 28 Wagga Wagga Partly cloudy. Min 12 Max 26 Forecast for Wednesday 24 December Sunny. Light winds becoming southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s. Albury Sunny. Min 10 Max 26 Deniliquin Sunny. Min 11 Max 27 Griffith Sunny. Min 12 Max 28 Hay Sunny. Min 11 Max 29 Wagga Wagga Sunny. Min 10 Max 27 Upper Western 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. Forecast for the rest of Saturday 20 December Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the west, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the west. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h. Forecast for Sunday 21 December Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. A thunderstorm likely. Thunderstorms possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds north to northwesterly 25 to 40 km/h tending west to northwesterly in the early afternoon then tending north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 35 to 41. Bourke Showers. Storm developing. Min 25 Max 40 Cobar Showers. Storm developing. Min 26 Max 37 Tibooburra Showers increasing. Storm. Min 26 Max 38 Fire Danger: North Western: Extreme Upper Central West Plains: Extreme Far Western: Moderate Sun protection 8:50am to 5:30pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Forecast for Monday 22 December Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers in the east, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h tending southeast to southwesterly before dawn then increasing to 25 to 35 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 35. Bourke Possible early storm. Showers. Min 23 Max 35 Cobar Sunny. Min 19 Max 30 Tibooburra Sunny. Min 21 Max 31 Forecast for Tuesday 23 December The chance of a thunderstorm in the northeast in the morning. Sunny day. Winds southerly 15 to 20 km/h increasing to 25 to 35 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 35. Bourke Sunny. Min 18 Max 35 Cobar Sunny. Min 16 Max 29 Tibooburra Sunny. Min 18 Max 32 Forecast for Wednesday 24 December Sunny. Winds southerly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s. Bourke Sunny. Min 17 Max 35 Cobar Sunny. Min 16 Max 31 Tibooburra Sunny. Min 19 Max 33 Lower Western 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. Forecast for the rest of Saturday 20 December Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the east. Light winds. Forecast for Sunday 21 December Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds north to northwesterly 25 to 40 km/h shifting southwesterly 30 to 45 km/h in the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s. Broken Hill Shower or two. Storm clearing. Min 23 Max 34 Ivanhoe Showers. Storms. Min 22 Max 35 Fire Danger: South Western: High Far Western: Moderate Sun protection 9:10am to 5:50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Forecast for Monday 22 December The chance of a thunderstorm in the far east in the early morning. Sunny day. Winds south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching the high 20s. Broken Hill Sunny. Min 13 Max 27 Ivanhoe Sunny. Min 15 Max 27 Forecast for Tuesday 23 December Sunny. Winds southerly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching the high 20s. Broken Hill Sunny. Min 14 Max 29 Ivanhoe Sunny. Min 14 Max 29 Forecast for Wednesday 24 December Sunny. Winds southerly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. Broken Hill Sunny. Min 14 Max 30 Ivanhoe Sunny. 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