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Temperature · last 4 and next 28 hours
Bourke weather: the next 24 hours
Updated hourly.
Bourke 14-day forecast
Two-week trend.
Sun and golden hours
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Air quality
European index, modelled by Copernicus (CAMS).
UV index
Daily maximum — protection advised from 3.
Freezing level
Snow settles about 300 m below it.
Around Bourke
Neighbouring towns, as the crow flies.
The observed climate near Bourke
The weather station nearest to Bourke, Bourke located 107 m above sea level, is 6 km away; its records cover 1911–2025. In November, the mean temperature there is 25.1 °C over 1991–2020, 1.2 °C more than over 1961–1990 (23.9 °C), with about – mm of rain. The warmest month ever measured is January 2019 (35.2 °C), the coldest July 1929 (8.8 °C). See the full series of Bourke
Today in Bourke
- Very high UV index: 9.1 around 13:00. Stay in the shade between 12:00 and 18:00. Fair skin burns in about 22 minutes: avoid exposure, cover up and use SPF 50. How it is calculated
- Best time to air the house: between 14:00 and 17:00. The outdoor dew point drops to −6.1 °C; once warmed to 20 °C, that air holds only 17 % humidity, against 50 % in a typical home: opening the windows dries the house. How it is calculated
- Washing outside: between 12:00 and 14:00. With 15 % humidity, 24.3 °C and wind at 16.3 km/h, a load of cotton washing dries in about 2 h. How it is calculated
- Heat: up to 32.7 °C in the next three days (days at 30 °C or more over the next 14: 4). Night ventilation: open the windows between 19:00 and 12:00, as soon as the outside air drops below 26 °C, and close windows and shutters again in the morning. Nights at 20 °C or more over the next 14 days: 1. How it is calculated
- Garden: barely 0 mm of rain in 48 h against a need of about 15.9 mm. Water tomorrow, between 6:00 and 9:00, while it is cool: allow about 16 L/m². How it is calculated
- Terrace and barbecue between 18:00 and 23:00: dry, wind at 11 km/h, 24 °C at 8 pm. A lovely evening. How it is calculated
- Starry sky between 22:00 and 5:00: 0 % average cloud cover tonight, 7 h of clear sky in a row, moon at 14 % (waning crescent). A good night to look up. How it is calculated
Calculated from Open-Meteo forecasts of 2026-11-05 12:32 (local time): model values, not measurements. All of today's advice
7-day forecast for Bourke
Today (Thursday 5 Nov) in Bourke: mostly sunny, 18 to 28 °C, precipitation 0.0 mm (0 %), wind up to 27 km/h. Tomorrow: mostly sunny, 15 to 30 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
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| Today | mostly sunny | 18 °C | 28 °C | 0.0 mm | 27 km/h |
| Tomorrow | mostly sunny | 15 °C | 30 °C | 0.0 mm | 15 km/h |
| Sat 7 Nov | overcast | 18 °C | 33 °C | 0.0 mm | 30 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | overcast | 14 °C | 26 °C | 0.0 mm | 25 km/h |
| Mon 9 Nov | overcast | 14 °C | 30 °C | 0.0 mm | 11 km/h |
| Tue 10 Nov | drizzle | 18 °C | 32 °C | 3.0 mm | 16 km/h |
| Wed 11 Nov | overcast | 23 °C | 35 °C | 0.0 mm | 35 km/h |
Tomorrow's weather in Bourke
Tomorrow, Friday 6 Nov, in Bourke: mostly sunny, from 15 to 30 °C, 0.0 mm of precipitation (probability 0 %), wind up to 15 km/h.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 |  sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 09:00 | sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 12:00 | sunny | 27 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 1 km/h |
| 15:00 | mostly sunny | 30 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 18:00 | sunny | 30 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 25 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
Frequently asked questions
Will it rain tomorrow in Bourke?
No significant rain expected (0.0 mm forecast).
How warm will it be tomorrow in Bourke?
Between 15 and 30 °C.
The weekend
This weekend in Bourke: Saturday overcast, 18 to 33 °C, Sunday overcast, 14 to 26 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 7 Nov |  overcast | 18 °C | 33 °C | 0.0 mm | 30 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | overcast | 14 °C | 26 °C | 0.0 mm | 25 km/h |
Hour by hour
The next 48 hours in Bourke, hour by hour: temperature from 15 to 30 °C, 0.0 mm of rain expected.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
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| 12:00 | sunny | 24 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 13:00 | sunny | 26 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 14:00 | sunny | 26 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 15:00 | sunny | 27 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 16:00 | sunny | 28 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 17:00 | sunny | 27 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 18:00 | sunny | 27 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 19:00 | sunny | 26 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 20:00 | sunny | 24 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 22:00 | sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 23:00 | sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 00:00 | sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 01:00 | sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 02:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 15 km/h |
| 04:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 05:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 07:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 08:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 09:00 | sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 10:00 | sunny | 24 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 11:00 | sunny | 25 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 12:00 | sunny | 27 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 1 km/h |
| 13:00 | sunny | 28 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 4 km/h |
| 14:00 | sunny | 29 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 15:00 | mostly sunny | 30 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 16:00 | sunny | 30 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 17:00 | sunny | 30 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 18:00 | sunny | 30 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 19:00 | sunny | 29 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 20:00 | sunny | 26 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 25 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 22:00 | sunny | 24 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 23:00 | sunny | 23 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 00:00 | sunny | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 01:00 | sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 02:00 |  partly cloudy | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 04:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 05:00 | mostly sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 06:00 | partly cloudy | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 8 km/h |
| 07:00 | partly cloudy | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 08:00 | overcast | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 09:00 | partly cloudy | 24 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 10:00 | mostly sunny | 27 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 5 km/h |
| 11:00 | sunny | 29 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
Location of Bourke
Bourke lies at 110 m, 108 m below the average of the 330 places we cover in New South Wales (218 m). That makes it the 158th highest of the 330. The main town, Sydney, lies 651 km to the south-east. The nearest places we cover are Brewarrina (90 km to the east), Cobar (157 km to the south), Nyngan (203 km to the south-east) and Walgett (210 km to the east). With about 2,029 inhabitants according to GeoNames, Bourke is the 211th largest of the 330 places we cover in New South Wales.
Today is 3.7 °C below the November normal (31.2 °C).
Climate of Bourke: 1991–2020 normals
In Bourke, January is typically the warmest month (up to 35.5 °C on average), while July is the coldest at 6.9 °C. January sees the most rain, with around 41 mm.
By season (average highs, 1991–2020 normals): winter 18.1 °C and 57 mm of rain, spring 27.9 °C and 83 mm, summer 34.4 °C and 113 mm, autumn 26.3 °C and 71 mm. The wettest season is summer (35 % of the annual total), the driest winter (18 %).
| Max T (°C) | Min T (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Rainy days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.5 | 23.9 | 41 | 4 |
| February | 33.8 | 22.7 | 36 | 4 |
| March | 31.0 | 19.8 | 30 | 3 |
| April | 26.7 | 15.4 | 18 | 2 |
| May | 21.3 | 10.9 | 23 | 3 |
| June | 17.5 | 8.3 | 25 | 4 |
| July | 17.1 | 6.9 | 20 | 3 |
| August | 19.7 | 8.0 | 12 | 2 |
| September | 24.3 | 11.8 | 20 | 3 |
| October | 28.2 | 15.6 | 27 | 4 |
| November | 31.2 | 19.1 | 36 | 5 |
| December | 33.9 | 21.9 | 36 | 4 |
Compared with Sydney, the main town 651 km to the south-east, highs in the warmest month are 10.5 °C higher here, and the year brings 556 mm less precipitation. In no month does the average low fall below 0 °C; in 9 months the average high exceeds 20 °C (January, February, March, April, May, September, October, November and December).
Among the 330 places we cover in New South Wales whose normals come from the ERA5 reanalysis, Bourke ranks 1st for summer warmth and 325th for annual precipitation. The warmest summers are in Bourke and the coolest in Guyra; the wettest year is in Dorrigo and the driest in Broken Hill.
What is the warmest month in Bourke?
The warmest month in Bourke is typically January, averaging 35.5 °C (1991–2020 normal). The coldest is July, at 6.9 °C.
How many rainy days does Bourke get per year?
Bourke sees about 42 rainy days a year, adding up to roughly 324 mm of rainfall (1991–2020 normals).
How big is the gap between summer and winter in Bourke?
Between January and July, the temperature gap in Bourke runs to about 28.6 °C, based on the 1991–2020 normals.