IDN11030 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology New South Wales Central Tablelands District Forecast Issued at 5:05 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 Becoming cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely late this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the south. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 40 km/h before tending west to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the late morning and afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 31 to 40. Bathurst Rain. Possible storm. Max 35 Katoomba Shower or two. Possible storm. Max 32 Lithgow Shower or two. Max 33 Mudgee Late shower or two. Max 39 Orange Rain. Storm developing. Max 31 Springwood Possible shower or storm. Max 38 Fire Danger: Greater Hunter: Extreme Greater Sydney Region: High Illawarra/Shoalhaven: Moderate Southern Ranges: Moderate Central Ranges: Extreme North Western: Extreme Sun protection 8:30am to 5:20pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] Forecast for Monday 22 December Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the early morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h tending westerly 15 to 25 km/h in the early morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 33. Bathurst Early shower or two. Min 17 Max 29 Katoomba Shower or two. Min 17 Max 28 Lithgow Shower or two. Min 17 Max 28 Mudgee Possible early storm. Showers. Min 20 Max 33 Orange Early shower or two. Min 14 Max 25 Springwood Shower or two. Min 24 Max 34 Forecast for Tuesday 23 December Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers about the Blue Mountains, most likely in the evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 32. Bathurst Sunny. Min 11 Max 25 Katoomba Sunny day. Possible shower. Min 13 Max 25 Lithgow Sunny. Min 12 Max 25 Mudgee Mostly sunny. Min 14 Max 30 Orange Sunny. Min 10 Max 22 Springwood Shower or two. Min 18 Max 31 Forecast for Wednesday 24 December Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog in the south. Slight chance of a shower about the Blue Mountains in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 32. Bathurst Mostly sunny. Min 9 Max 27 Katoomba Cloud clearing. Min 11 Max 27 Lithgow Cloud clearing. Min 10 Max 27 Mudgee Cloud clearing. Min 11 Max 32 Orange Sunny. Min 7 Max 23 Springwood Partly cloudy. Min 16 Max 32 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).