Federation weather

FederationAU

22°

Clear

Today
Thunderstorm · 33° / 20°
Sunrise and sunset
6:07 am · 7:51 pm
Heat stress (peak WBGT)
28° today · 23° tomorrowCaution

Next 24 hours

10pm22°1am19°4am17°7am16°10am21°1pm25°4pm26°7pm23°

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Seven days

  1. TodayThunderstorm33°20°
  2. SunOvercast26°15°
  3. MonPartly cloudy24°12°
  4. TueOvercast29°12°
  5. WedOvercast33°17°
  6. ThuThunderstorm34°21°
  7. FriThunderstorm27°20°

About Federation

Federation is an operating base metals mine in New South Wales, 90 km south-east of Cobar. The forecast above is for the mine itself, at -32.20, 146.30.

Cobar is the nearest town with 30-year climate averages. January is its hottest month, with an average high of 36°, and November its wettest, with 44 mm on average. Month-by-month climate for Cobar

Rain a year
383 mm
Days reaching 35°
55
Days reaching 40°
11
Heat-stress days
75
Heat-stress stop days
16

Regional guide: Central West NSW and Cobar weather for site work

Averages for 1995–2024. Rain days have 1 mm or more. Heat-stress days are when the estimated wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) at the day’s peak reaches 28°, the caution level Lumen Sites starts with (stop days reach 32°). It uses the Bureau of Meteorology’s simplified formula, which assumes moderate sun and light wind: how heat stress is estimated. Climate averages: SILO (Queensland Government, CC BY 4.0), interpolated from Bureau of Meteorology observations.

Lightning alerts for Federation

FederationTownsOther operating minesStop, 10 kmWarning, 30 kmLumen Sites’ default distances, in a straight line; you set your own for each site.

Lumen Sites checks for lightning within 100 km of Federation every 5 minutes while storms are forecast or strikes are nearby. Strikes inside your warning and stop distances, 30 and 10 km by default, set the site to Caution or Stop until a 30-minute all-clear. It also forecasts heat stress (WBGT), gusts, rain and blasting conditions hour by hour against your own limits.

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Mines near Federation

Other operating mines within 100 km, measured in a straight line. Mine locations: MINEDEX © Government of Western Australia (DEMIRS) and Australian Operating Mines © Geoscience Australia, CC BY 4.0.