Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:02 PM EDT on Monday 24 November 2025
Valid for Monday 24 November 2025 to Thursday 27 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast and Northern Tablelands
Cancellation for the following areas:
Upper Western
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 in the high twenties to mid thirties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions building over northeast parts of the state are expected to gradually ease later this week or over the weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions over the Upper Western district have eased however Low Intensity heatwave conditions are expected through the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Ballina, Byron Bay, Dorrigo, Grafton, Lismore, Murwillumbah, Taree and Yamba.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Tuesday 25 November 2025
Forecast
Afterlee (28.5939°S, 152.8258°E, 217m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the evening. A thunderstorm likely in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Light winds becoming N 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to high 30s.
Forecast for Afterlee (28.5939°S, 152.8258°E, 217m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 20° 22° 24° 20° 20° 20° 19° Maximum 38° 36° 37° 34° 35° 32° 35° Chance of rain 80% 30% 40% 5% 50% 80% 70% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 9
(km/h)15
(km/h)11
(km/h)16
(km/h)13
(km/h)15
(km/h)7
(km/h)13
(km/h)9
(km/h)17
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(km/h)16
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(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction N NNE N NNW NNW NW S E N NNW SSW E NW NW Relative humidity 78% 41% 78% 43% 67% 40% 60% 37% 71% 46% 68% 53% 65% 25% Dew point 22°C 21°C 23°C 20°C 24°C 20°C 18°C 17°C 21°C 21°C 20°C 20°C 18°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Afterlee (28.5939°S, 152.8258°E, 217m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:16am EDT 5:42am EDT 7:27pm EDT 7:53pm EDT 9:19am EDT 11:40pm EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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