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Radar 128km range from BoM. Click image to open animation
Site information  
Letterbox Radar (approx 50km SSW of Sydney).
Radar 256km range from BoM. Click image to open animation
Site information 
Letterbox Radar (approx 50km SSW of Sydney).

 

National Satellite Image  from BoM.
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Latest chart  from BoM

 

Observations Weathercams
   Katoomba
Katoomba weather  BMCC
Hourly data from BoM
Hourly data from TWC
   Last 3 days hourly obs for
   Bathurst AP
   Mt Boyce 
(3km N of Blackheath)
   Nullo Mountain
25km ENE of Rylstone)
   Mudgee AP
   Orange AP
Last 6 hours AWS observations Wind above 40km/h and rain heavier than 6mm/h 
(or 50mm since 9am) are highlighted
AWS OBS FOR 062 HOURLY OBS INDEX

062

Central Tablelands - north

MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS

Site: 062101
Alt: 471.0m
4km NE of MUDGEE


  Time     Wind        Temp  DP   Baro     Rain since   Rain past  Vis(m), Cloud(base in m), Weather
  local        km/h                         9am  last   hr   10m    
Fri 15:00  WNW 32/ 43  25.0  8.9  1000.7    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   ----- 
Fri 15:51    W 32/ 50  24.9  8.4   999.9    0.0   0.0  ----   0.0   ----- 
Fri 17:00   NW 33/ 43  23.7  7.8   999.3    0.0   0.0  ----   0.0   ----- 
Fri 18:00  WNW 30/ 41  22.9  7.1   999.7    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   ----- 
Fri 19:00    W 19/ 26  21.8  8.3  1000.4    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   ----- 
Fri 20:00   NW 13/ 17  20.7  9.0  1000.3    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   ----- 

NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS

Site: 062100
Alt: 1130.0m
62km ESE of MUDGEE


  Time     Wind        Temp  DP   Baro     Rain since   Rain past  Vis(m), Cloud(base in m), Weather
  local        km/h                         9am  last   hr   10m    
Fri 15:00   NW 17/ 32  17.6  9.0  ------    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   ----- 
Fri 16:00  WNW 22/ 39  18.2  7.7  ------    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   ----- 
Fri 17:00  WNW 17/ 35  18.0  7.1  ------    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   ----- 
Fri 18:00   NW 19/ 35  17.1  6.6  ------    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   ----- 
Fri 19:00  WNW 15/ 24  16.0  6.7  ------    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   ----- 
Fri 20:00  WNW 15/ 30  15.1  6.4  ------    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   ----- 
 AWS OBS FOR 063 HOURLY OBS INDEX

063

Central Tablelands - south

BATHURST AIRPORT AWS

Site: 063291
Alt: 744.5m
7km E of BATHURST


  Time     Wind        Temp  DP   Baro     Rain since   Rain past  Vis(m), Cloud(base in m), Weather
  local        km/h                         9am  last   hr   10m    
Fri 15:00  WNW 33/ 46  21.1  7.7  1000.7    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   10000|SC1920 
Fri 16:00  WNW 28/ 46  21.8  8.0  1000.0    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   10000|SC2040 
Fri 17:00  WNW 28/ 37  20.1  8.8   999.5    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   10000|SC2100 SC2400 
Fri 18:00  WNW 28/ 35  19.8  6.5   999.4    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   10000|SC2010 SC2430 
Fri 19:00  WNW 22/ 32  18.6  7.1  1000.4    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   10000|SC1920 BR2220 BR2610 
Fri 20:00  WNW 13/ 17  16.9  7.8  1000.5    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   10000|SC2100 

MOUNT BOYCE AWS

Site: 063292
Alt: 1080.0m
11km NNW of KATOOMBA


  Time     Wind        Temp  DP   Baro     Rain since   Rain past  Vis(m), Cloud(base in m), Weather
  local        km/h                         9am  last   hr   10m    
Fri 15:00    W 26/ 41  19.8  6.5  ------    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   10000|SC1440 
Fri 16:00    W 28/ 46  18.6  5.8  ------    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   10000|SC1830 
Fri 17:00    W 30/ 48  19.0  5.5  ------    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   10000|SC2040 
Fri 18:00    W 26/ 39  17.6  5.5  ------    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   10000|SC1860 
Fri 18:11    W 28/ 46  17.8  5.7  ------    0.0   0.0  ----   0.0   10000|SC1920 
Fri 19:03    W 28/ 50  17.1  5.1  ------    0.0   0.0  ----   0.0   10000 
Fri 20:00    W 26/ 41  16.1  5.7  ------    0.0   0.0  ----   0.0   10000|SC1530 SC2100 

ORANGE AIRPORT AWS

Site: 063303
Alt: 947.4m
11km SSE of ORANGE


  Time     Wind        Temp  DP   Baro     Rain since   Rain past  Vis(m), Cloud(base in m), Weather
  local        km/h                         9am  last   hr   10m    
Fri 15:00   NW 35/ 46  19.8  9.1  1002.4    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   ----- 
Fri 15:19  WNW 28/ 46  19.4  7.8  1001.9    0.0   0.0  ----   0.0   ----- 
Fri 15:30   NW 32/ 43  19.6  7.4  1001.6    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   ----- 
Fri 16:00  WNW 28/ 37  19.5  8.8  1001.4    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   ----- 
Fri 16:30  WNW 30/ 45  18.5  7.6  1001.1    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   ----- 
Fri 17:00  WNW 28/ 39  18.3  6.5  1000.8    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   ----- 
Fri 17:30  WNW 22/ 33  18.3  7.4  1000.7    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   ----- 
Fri 18:00  WNW 28/ 39  18.5  6.4  1001.1    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   ----- 
Fri 18:30  WNW 24/ 33  17.0  5.9  1001.2    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   ----- 
Fri 19:00  WNW 17/ 20  16.5  5.8  1001.4    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   ----- 
Fri 19:30  WNW 20/ 28  16.2  5.8  1001.5    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   ----- 
Fri 20:00  WNW 15/ 24  15.6  5.8  1001.3    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   ----- 


 

Hourly Rainfall  Latest hour from BoM
Central West    Hourly data   Clickable maps East & Blue Mountains    Hourly data   Clickable maps

 

Rainfall since 9am  from the BoM
Central West    3-hourly data   Clickable maps East & Blue Mountains    3-hourly data   Clickable maps

 

Rain 24h to 9am  from the BoM
Central West    24 hour data   Clickable maps East & Blue Mountains    24 hour data   Clickable maps

 

Rivers and flooding  from the BoM
Central West  Interactive rainfall/flood map  
River height tables for inland systems from BoM
BoM Daily River Heights Bulletin
DLWC Water Information: River and storage reports
East & Blue Mountains    Interactive rainfall/flood map
River height tables for Nepean/ Hawkesbury system from BoM
Sydney water storage consumption and storage from Sydney Water

 

Sydney Airport upper air diagram from BoM 

 

Climatic Information

The Weather of the NSW Central Tablelands from Michael Thompson's Ozthunder.com
Climate averages and extremes for dozens of places in the Central Tablelands from the Bureau of Meteorology

 

Local Central Tablelands 
& Blue Mountains Websites

Batrhurst & Central Tablelands Snow/Road Reports
Blackheath Weather
Charlie Northcroft's Central & Southern Tablelands Weather
Katoomba Weather