Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Northern Slopes fire weather district
Issued at 04:15 PM EDT on Thursday 23 January 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions combined with fresh and gusty southwesterly winds will result in elevated fire dangers during Friday afternoon and early evening. Isolated thunderstorms through the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rainfall all a risk.
For Friday 24 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Northern Slopes
The NSW Rural Fire Service advises you to:
Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station, www.rfs.nsw.gov.au and www.bom.gov.au.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.
For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.rfs.nsw.gov.au.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Friday.
Forecast
Tamworth (31.0917°S, 150.9308°E, 382m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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TOMORROW21° 36° Chance of rain: 5% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 5:49am EDT 6:15am EDT 8:02pm EDT 8:28pm EDT NOW33.6° Feels Like: 33.2° Relative Humidity: 40% Dew: 18.5° Wind: E 17km/h Gust: 20km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1002.2hPa -
Today Weather
TamworthNow33.5°cFeels Like:30.6°Wind:S 26km/hGusts:32km/hHumidity:36%21°Min36°MaxToday in TamworthMostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending SW 20 to 30 km/h before dawn then tending SE/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 25 with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 39.Tomorrow21°Min36°MaxSunny. Winds SE/SW 15 to 25 km/h tending NE/SE 20 to 30 km/h before dawn then tending NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 40. -
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Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending SW 20 to 30 km/h before dawn then tending SE/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 25 with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 39.
Forecast for Tamworth (31.0917°S, 150.9308°E, 382m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary Minimum 21° 17° 19° 21° 22° 21° 19° Maximum 36° 37° 37° 38° 39° 35° 31° Chance of rain 5% 5% 30% 30% 70% 90% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High Moderate High - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 16
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(km/h)Wind direction W WSW ESE W NE W NNE NW N WNW SE SSE ESE SE Relative humidity 58% 21% 51% 23% 57% 32% 57% 33% 56% 31% 62% 45% 69% 54% Dew point 17°C 9°C 13°C 11°C 18°C 17°C 19°C 18°C 19°C 18°C 19°C 20°C 17°C 20°C -
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Tamworth Rain Forecast
Tamworth 12-month Rainfall ForecastJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2025686867746557105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Jan 14
ENSO status: La Niña-like conditions. IOD status: Neutral. SAM status: Negative. Trending slightly negative. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is in a La Niña-like pattern. Recent conditions show some atmosphere-ocean coupling, resulting in the US declaring a La Niña event has started. A La Niña typically increases rainfall over northern and eastern Australia, while reducing rainfall over southern coastal Australia and western Tas. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase and does not play a part in Australia's climate during this time of year. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is in a negative phase. Recent forecasts show negative SAM is more likely to dominate for the remainder of summer, due to the polar vortex taking an unusually long time to recover from the stratospheric warming event in winter 2024. During summer, a negative SAM decreases rainfall over most of southeastern Australia, and increases rainfall for far southwest WA and western Tas. Rainfall outlooks are showing above average rainfall over large parts of the country during summer, with closer to average conditions for the southwest corner of WA, southern SA and Vic, and central parts of Tas.
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Tamworth Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Sunday
Jan 1916.9 °C 28.9 °C 0.0 mmMonday
Jan 2010.4 °C 30.9 °C 0.0 mmTuesday
Jan 2112.9 °C 34.3 °C 0.0 mmWednesday
Jan 2216.2 °C 37.8 °C 0.0 mmThursday
Jan 2319.6 °C 37.5 °C 1.2 mmLegend -
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Tamworth minimum temp history (31.0917°S, 150.9308°E, 382m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 38.2° 15/01/2025 Coldest this month 10.4° 20/01/2025 Hottest on record 45.1 03/01/2014 Coldest on record 7.1 19/01/2010 Hottest this year 38.2° 15/01/2025 Coldest this year 10.4° 20/01/2025 Long term average 33.0° Long term average 17.7° Average this month 32.3° Average this month 16.5° Hottest January On Record Avg. max. temp. 35.6° 2014 Coldest January on record Avg. min. temp. 14.9° 2000 Tamworth rainfall history (31.0917°S, 150.9308°E, 382m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 19.6mm 08/01/2025 Total This Month 47.6mm
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Tamworth Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Jan 60.9mm 6.7 day(s) Total For 2025 47.6mm 7.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2024 55.6mm 5.0 day(s) Wettest Day 19.6mm Jan 8 Lowest Temperature 10.4°C Jan20 Highest Temperature 38.2°C Jan15 -
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Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 33.0 31.7 29.4 25.4 20.8 17.0 16.5 18.6 22.1 25.7 28.6 30.9 24.9 Mean Min (°C) 17.7 16.9 14.7 10.0 5.8 3.5 2.3 3.0 5.9 9.7 13.3 15.7 9.8 Mean Rain (mm) 60.9 73.3 65.5 29.3 27.8 54.8 42.0 40.5 45.4 58.0 83.1 78.5 654.5 Mean Rain Days 6.7 7.4 7.5 4.2 4.8 8.8 8.7 6.5 6.8 8.2 8.5 8.8 85.8