Weather: The week ahead

 SCONE experienced its warmest winter day for 2021 over the weekend, with temperatures reaching a 23.9 degrees on Saturday.

An overnight trough has created cooler temperatures this morning, with another trough expected to approach from the west later today.

Showers are likely to develop tonight and persist into tomorrow, with Scone predicted to receive between five and ten millimetres.

A brisk westerly airstream will follow from the trough on Wednesday, creating reasonably cool temperatures and windy conditions in the Upper Hunter.

The cool air change and rainfall will also create the chance for snow at the Barrington Tops on Wednesday, with snow forecast to fall anywhere above 1100 metres, depending on the amount of rainfall.

The second half of the week is expected to be dry and stable, with a slight increase in day time temperatures and cool overnight temperatures on the weekend.

The Glenbawn Dam level is currently sitting at 62.5 percent capacity, a 0.4 percent increase since last week.

A maximum temperature of 21 today in Scone.

Predicted temperatures in Scone:

• Tuesday: 9-19
• Wednesday: 6-13
• Thursday: 5-17
• Friday: 5-18
• Saturday: 4-18
• Sunday: 4-18