Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:30 PM EDT on Monday 20 January 2025
Valid for Monday 20 January 2025 to Thursday 23 January 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands and North West Slopes and Plains
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 high thirties, increasing into the low forties over the Northwest Slopes and Plains from Wednesday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high teens, increasing to the low to mid twenties over the Northwest Slopes and Plains from Wednesday.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to build over northeast parts of the state this week before easing later in the week and over the weekend with a milder southerly change.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Tuesday 21 January 2025
Forecast
Alice (29.0333°S, 152.5833°E, 92m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds NW/SW 15 to 20 km/h tending SE/SW in the late afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 27 to 32.
Forecast for Alice (29.0333°S, 152.5833°E, 92m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary Minimum 16° 19° 22° 22° 20° 20° 22° Maximum 33° 37° 32° 34° 30° 33° 32° Chance of rain 10% 30% 40% 50% 20% 50% 50% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating 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 7
(km/h)11
(km/h)11
(km/h)11
(km/h)11
(km/h)18
(km/h)11
(km/h)16
(km/h)11
(km/h)19
(km/h)5
(km/h)16
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(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction NNW ESE NNW WNW S ESE NW SSW S ESE NNW E NE E Relative humidity 74% 45% 77% 33% 81% 65% 80% 55% 77% 60% 78% 57% 81% 59% Dew point 19°C 18°C 22°C 18°C 23°C 23°C 24°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 22°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Alice (29.0333°S, 152.5833°E, 92m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:42am EDT 6:08am EDT 7:49pm EDT 8:15pm EDT 11:55pm EDT 12:29pm EDT Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 22 New moon Jan 29 First quarter Feb 05 Full moon Feb 13 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days