Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:59 PM EDT on Monday 20 October 2025
Valid for Monday 20 October 2025 to Wednesday 22 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North Coast and Northern Tablelands
Safety Advice:
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures increasing to the high twenties to mid thirties and overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high teens over northeastern parts of New South Wales.
Heatwave conditions are expected to peak by mid week, and easing later in the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Dorrigo.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Tuesday 21 October 2025
Forecast
Abington (30.2942°S, 151.2503°E, 723m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the S in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then tending N/NE in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.
Forecast for Abington (30.2942°S, 151.2503°E, 723m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 10° 13° 12° 5° 6° 12° 7° Maximum 32° 31° 28° 26° 28° 27° 22° Chance of rain 20% 20% 5% 5% 30% 90% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Extreme Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate High Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Slight Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 11
(km/h)9
(km/h)22
(km/h)31
(km/h)11
(km/h)16
(km/h)10
(km/h)18
(km/h)11
(km/h)22
(km/h)25
(km/h)32
(km/h)22
(km/h)26
(km/h)Wind direction NW ESE NNW NNW W W N W NW WNW NW WNW WNW WNW Relative humidity 56% 33% 49% 31% 52% 23% 64% 30% 44% 28% 54% 46% 58% 40% Dew point 12°C 12°C 11°C 11°C 9°C 4°C 8°C 6°C 5°C 7°C 11°C 13°C 5°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Abington (30.2942°S, 151.2503°E, 723m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:45am EDT 6:09am EDT 7:08pm EDT 7:32pm EDT 5:40am EDT 6:56pm EDT 
New moon
New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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