IDN11033 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology New South Wales Updated North West Slopes and Plains District Forecast Issued at 4:20 pm EDT on Sunday 21 December 2025 for the period until midnight EDT Thursday 25 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 today, drawing heat and moisture into the State as a low and cold front develops to the south. The trough will push into the northeast during the first half of this week. Meanwhile, a high pressure ridge will build across the west and south. Forecast for the rest of Sunday 21 December Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower on the southern plains, most likely later this evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm later this evening. Winds north to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. 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, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds north to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h tending west to northwesterly in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 31 to 37. Moree Showers. Storm developing. Min 25 Max 36 Narrabri Showers. Storm developing. Min 23 Max 34 Tamworth Showers. Storm developing. Min 23 Max 34 Warialda Showers. Possible storm. Min 25 Max 37 Fire Danger: New England: Moderate Northern Slopes: High North Western: High Sun protection 8:30am to 5:10pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme] 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. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h shifting south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the late morning and early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 32 to 37. Moree Possible early storm. Showers. Min 22 Max 35 Narrabri Shower or two clearing. Min 21 Max 36 Tamworth Shower or two clearing. Min 19 Max 35 Warialda Showers. Possible afternoon storm.Min 22 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 tending south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 38. Moree Sunny. Min 18 Max 36 Narrabri Sunny. Min 17 Max 37 Tamworth Sunny. Min 16 Max 35 Warialda Sunny. Min 19 Max 37 Forecast for Thursday 25 December Sunny. Winds south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 32 to 37. Moree Sunny. Min 19 Max 35 Narrabri Sunny. Min 17 Max 36 Tamworth Sunny. Min 15 Max 34 Warialda Sunny. Min 19 Max 37 The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:05 am EDT Monday. * 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).