Weather: the week ahead

THE weather will be mostly cloudy with a few showers today across the Upper Hunter. A trough moving in from Queensland will bring increasing showers and the possibility of thunderstorms on Tuesday and Wednesday. The expected rainfall over Tuesday and Wednesday is only ranging from 5 to 20mm.

Temperatures will cool down markedly on Saturday into the low 20s and again there may be showers and the chance of a thunderstorm.

There are no anticipated flood warnings for the Hunter, but the region is being closely monitored, with thunderstorms bringing the possibility of localised flash flooding.

Expected temperatures:

• Monday: 12 – 24
• Tuesday: 14 – 23
• Wednesday: 15 – 25
• Thursday: 16 – 28
• Friday: 15 – 31
• Saturday: 16 – 23
• Sunday: 14 – 22

Rainfalls: until 9am Saturday, Sunday and Monday

• Aberdeen: 12 / 1.6 / 0
• Bunnan: 5 / 1 / 0
• Ellerston: 14 / 0.6 / 0
• Glenbawn: 21 / 2 / 0.2
• Kars Springs: 15 / 5.2 / 2.2
• Merriwa: 2 / 1 / 2
• Murrurundi: 19 / 0.6 / 0.2
• Parkville: 19 / 2.8 / 0.2
• Rouchel: 27 / 3.2 / 0
• Scone: 20.4 / 1.4 / 0
• Wingen: 25 / 4 / 0.5