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Dramatic NSW temperature drop this weekend

Source Weatherzone Fri 07 Nov 2025

New South Wales is set for a weekend of dramatically contrasting temperatures as an approaching cold front causes a surge of warmth followed by an unseasonable late spring chill. Western parts of the state will actually have their warmest day this Friday with the cool air kicking in by Saturday, while the heat will peak in eastern parts of NSW on Saturday before most locations lose at least 10 degrees for their Sunday maximums. Image: Predicted maximums in NSW this Saturday according to the ECMWF model. Image: Predicted maximums in NSW this Sunday according to the ECMWF model. The contrasting maximums are well illustrated in the two images above, and also in the weekend forecasts for a selection of well-known NSW locations representing six distinct forecast districts: Penrith: 36°C Saturday, 24°C, Sunday Sydney: 33°C Saturday 22°C, Sunday Nowra: 33°C Saturday, 19°C Sunday Dubbo: 33°C Saturday, 23°C Sunday Newcastle: 32°C Saturday, 23°C Sunday Goulburn: 26°C Saturday, 16°C Sunday Orange: 24°C Saturday, 13°C Sunday You’ll notice that the last two spots on the above list – Goulburn and Orange, on the Southern and Central Tablelands respectively – will both be very cool for November on Sunday. Canberra's maximum will also drop 10 degrees from 27°C on Saturday to 17°C on Sunday (its average November maximum is 24.9°C), while snow is expected at higher elevations of the Victorian Alps and NSW Snowy Mountains. As you'd expect with a brief period of dramatically contrasting temperatures in southern Australia in spring, stormy conditions will develop as the warm and cool airmasses clash. While no severe weather warnings are currently in place for NSW, it will pay to keep checking the Weatherzone warnings page. For Sydney, there’s the slight chance of storms on Friday night onwards, although Saturday looks more likely. - Weatherzone © Weatherzone 2025