Traces of La Niña will be found across the Western Plains in the upcoming months, with April through to June rainfall in the area likely to reach above average. 

According to the Bureau of Meteorology’s (BOM) outlooks, rainfall across the state is likely to exceed the median rainfall. In the state’s north, chances of excess rain are as much as 65 per cent.  

In temperature, BOM has reported that for the majority of the state, warmer than average days are likely.

While La Niña remains active in the tropical Pacific, outlooks indicate a return to neutral El Niño-Southern Oscillation conditions is likely in late Autumn. 

Despite weakening, La Niña is expected to continue to contribute to wetter than median conditions for parts of northern and eastern Australia.

As extreme weather events continue throughout Australia, Roy Butler delivered a notice of motion in parliament yesterday following an unpredicted storm in the Far West, calling for better radar technology in the area. 

“I will move that this house…notes the current gap in radar placement that fails to provide more accurate weather forecasts to people in the Far West,” Mr Butler said.

The Broken Hill storms that occurred on March 15 saw the community drenched in up to 140 millimetres, causing a man to die while trying to help friends in floodwaters. 

A map of existing radar location and cover found that while the Western Plains is largely covered by radar technology, large gaps exist on the outskirts, including the Yeoval and Hillston regions. 

BOM reported that a trough will move towards the northeast from Wednesday with a cold front bringing unsettled conditions. 

Today (24 March) is forecast to bring the chance of a possibly severe thunderstorm and a 70 per cent chance of rain across much of the area.