IDN11029 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology New South Wales Northern Tablelands District Forecast Issued at 9:55 am EDT on Sunday 21 December 2025 for the period until midnight EDT Wednesday 24 December 2025. 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 broad low pressure trough over the west will deepen on Sunday, drawing heat and moisture into the State as a low and cold front develops to the south. The trough will push 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. Forecast for the rest of Sunday 21 December Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the south in the late afternoon and evening. Winds north to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 31 to 37. Armidale Mostly sunny. Max 33 Glen Innes Mostly sunny. Max 31 Inverell Partly cloudy. Max 37 Fire Danger: Far North Coast: Moderate New England: Moderate Northern Slopes: High Sun protection 8:20am to 5:10pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Forecast for Monday 22 December Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the south, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds north to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h tending west to northwesterly in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 36. Armidale Showers. Possible storm. Min 19 Max 29 Glen Innes Showers. Possible storm. Min 17 Max 28 Inverell Showers. Possible storm. Min 21 Max 33 Forecast for Tuesday 23 December Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds west to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h tending west to southwesterly during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 26 to 32. Armidale Shower or two. Min 16 Max 28 Glen Innes Showers. Min 16 Max 26 Inverell Showers. Possible afternoon storm.Min 18 Max 30 Forecast for Wednesday 24 December Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to northwesterly during the day then tending northeast to southeasterly during the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 32. Armidale Cloud clearing. Min 13 Max 30 Glen Innes Partly cloudy. Min 14 Max 28 Inverell Sunny. Min 17 Max 33 The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm EDT Sunday. * 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).