Moolarben weather

MoolarbenAU

19°

Overcast

Today
Thunderstorm · 31° / 18°
Sunrise and sunset
5:53 am · 7:37 pm
Heat stress (peak WBGT)
27° today · 26° tomorrow

Next 24 hours

10pm19°1am18°4am17°7am18°10am23°1pm25°4pm27°7pm23°

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Seven days

  1. TodayThunderstorm31°18°
  2. SunThunderstorm27°15°
  3. MonThunderstorm20°11°
  4. TueOvercast26°10°
  5. WedOvercast28°12°
  6. ThuOvercast30°14°
  7. FriDrizzle29°17°

About Moolarben

Moolarben is an operating coal mine in New South Wales, 37 km north-east of Mudgee. The forecast above is for the mine itself, at -32.31, 149.79.

Mudgee is the nearest town with 30-year climate averages. January is its hottest month, with an average high of 31°, and November its wettest, with 81 mm on average. Month-by-month climate for Mudgee

Rain a year
722 mm
Days reaching 35°
15
Days reaching 40°
1
Heat-stress days
51
Heat-stress stop days
6

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 Moolarben

MoolarbenTownsOther 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 Moolarben 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 Moolarben

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.