Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Severe Weather Warning
for Damaging Winds
for Snowy Mountains and parts of Mid North Coast, Hunter, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Australian Capital Territory, Northern Tablelands, Metropolitan, North West Slopes and Plains and South West Slopes Forecast Districts.
Issued at 4:51 pm Friday, 29 August 2025.
Damaging winds continuing about the southern and central ranges today, expanding to the northern ranges Saturday. Blizzards possible for alpine areas.
Weather Situation
A strong cold front is currently crossing the state. A strengthening northwesterly airstream ahead of this front will result in damaging winds about elevated parts of the east.
DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains, Australian Capital Territory and Northern Tablelands
For ALPINE AREAS above 1900 metres: DAMAGING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS averaging 80 to 90 km/h with gusts of around 110 km/h are forecast to persist throughout today, briefly increasing to around 120 km/h with showers and storms. DAMAGING WINDS will shift westerly overnight then southwesterly Saturday morning. Winds are forecast to ease below warning thresholds during Saturday afternoon.
For EASTERN AREAS (below 1900 metres): Strong west to northwesterly winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS of around 90 km/h are likely to continue through parts of the southern and central ranges this afternoon, increasing to 100 km/h for elevated peaks. Winds are forecast to temporarily ease during Friday evening, before strengthening again and shifting southwesterly during Saturday morning, with the risk of DAMAGING WIND GUSTS also extending to parts of the Hunter, Mid North Coast and Northern Tablelands. Winds are forecast to ease below warning thresholds by Saturday evening.
BLIZZARD conditions are forecast for parts of the Snowy Mountains district above 1200 metres.
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service recommends that back country travel be postponed until conditions improve.
Locations which may be affected include Goulburn, Scone, Katoomba, Cooma, Bowral, Braidwood, Ebor, Nowendoc, Gloucester, Barrington Tops, Muswellbrook, Thredbo, Perisher and Putty.
Severe weather is no longer occurring in the Lower Western district and the warning for this district is CANCELLED.
91 km/h gust was recorded at Goulburn Airport at 2:35 pm.
96 km/h gust was recorded at Mount Boyce at 12:40 am.
Cancellation for the following areas:
Lower Western
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Move vehicles under cover or away from trees.
* Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony.
* Keep at least 8 metres away from fallen power lines or objects that may be energised, such as fences.
* Trees that have been damaged by fire are likely to be more unstable and more likely to fall.
* Report fallen power lines to either Ausgrid (131 388), Endeavour Energy (131 003), Essential Energy (132 080) or Evoenergy (131 093) as shown on your power bill.
* Stay vigilant and monitor conditions. Note that the landscape may have changed following bushfires.
* For emergency help in floods and storms, ring your local SES Unit on 132 500.
The next Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 11:00 pm AEST Friday.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.
Forecast
Bega (36.6743°S, 149.8432°E, 17m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the N, medium chance elsewhere. Snow falling above 1000 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm near the Victorian border early this evening. Damaging winds possible in the N. Winds NW 25 to 40 km/h.
Forecast for Bega (36.6743°S, 149.8432°E, 17m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary Minimum 4° 5° 4° 3° 4° 4° 3° Maximum 20° 14° 20° 19° 19° 20° 20° Chance of rain 60% 80% 10% 10% 40% 20% 10% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate No Rating No Rating No Rating - - Frost risk Slight Slight Slight Moderate Slight Slight Moderate 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 8
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(km/h)Wind direction NNW NNW WSW SW WNW SE W ESE NNW NE NW WSW NNW E Relative humidity 53% 37% 66% 51% 57% 43% 60% 48% 64% 53% 58% 44% 58% 45% Dew point 3°C 5°C 5°C 3°C 4°C 7°C 5°C 7°C 7°C 9°C 7°C 8°C 7°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Bega (36.6743°S, 149.8432°E, 17m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:01am EST 6:27am EST 5:38pm EST 6:04pm EST 9:00am EST 11:33pm EST Waxing crescent
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Warnings
- Severe Weather Warning (Winds) Snowy Mtns & MN Cst, Hunter, Illawarra, S Cst, C Tablelands, S Tablelands, ACT, N Tablelands, Metropolitan
- Severe Weather Warning (Winds) Snowy Mtns & MN Cst, Hunter, Illawarra, S Cst, C Tablelands, S Tablelands, ACT, N Tablelands, Metropolitan
- Sheep Graziers Warning Hunter, N Tablelands, Illawarra, C Tablelands, S Tablelands, CW Slopes/Plains, SW Slopes, Riverina, L Western
- Gale Warning for Sydney, Illawarra and Batemans coasts. Strong Wind Warning for Byron, Coffs, Hunter and Eden coasts
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