Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM EDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Valid for Friday 19 December 2025 to Monday 22 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina and Lower Western
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Dubbo, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025
Forecast
Appleby (30.9649°S, 150.8251°E, 369m AMSL) Appleby,NSW set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Appleby 7 day forecast
Today: Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm on the slopes in the afternoon. Light winds becoming N/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the early morning then tending N/NW 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 37 to 42.
Forecast for Appleby (30.9649°S, 150.8251°E, 369m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 21° 21° 23° 19° 14° 16° 15° Maximum 39° 40° 34° 33° 35° 35° 33° Chance of rain 10% 30% 70% 60% 5% 20% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High High - - - 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 15
(km/h)21
(km/h)22
(km/h)27
(km/h)22
(km/h)22
(km/h)15
(km/h)22
(km/h)9
(km/h)18
(km/h)8
(km/h)18
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction N WNW N NNW NNW WNW NW W NE W SSW SW SE S Relative humidity 38% 19% 37% 20% 42% 41% 69% 29% 56% 22% 41% 27% 52% 31% Dew point 16°C 11°C 15°C 12°C 16°C 17°C 20°C 12°C 16°C 10°C 12°C 13°C 14°C 13°C First light 5:21am 5:21am 5:22am 5:22am 5:23am 5:23am 5:24am Sunrise 5:49am 5:49am 5:50am 5:50am 5:51am 5:51am 5:52am Sunset 7:59pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:01pm 8:01pm 8:01pm 8:02pm Last light 8:27pm 8:27pm 8:28pm 8:28pm 8:29pm 8:29pm 8:30pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Appleby (30.9649°S, 150.8251°E, 369m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:21am EDT 5:49am EDT 7:59pm EDT 8:27pm EDT 5:24am EDT 8:25pm EDT 
New moon
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 Appleby sun & moon times
SaturdayFirst light5:21am
EDTSunrise5:49am
EDTSunset7:59pm
EDTLast light8:27pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseSat
5:24am
EDTMoon setSat
8:25pm
EDTNew moonNew moon Sat
Dec 20
First quarterFirst quarter Sun
Dec 28
Full moonFull moon Sat
Jan 03
Last quarterLast quarter Sun
Jan 11
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
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New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM EDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Valid for Friday 19 December 2025 to Monday 22 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina and Lower Western
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Dubbo, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025Fri 2:45pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM EDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Valid for Friday 19 December 2025 to Monday 22 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina and Lower Western
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Dubbo, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025Fri 2:45pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM EDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Valid for Friday 19 December 2025 to Monday 22 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina and Lower Western
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Dubbo, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025Fri 2:45pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM EDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Valid for Friday 19 December 2025 to Monday 22 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina and Lower Western
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Dubbo, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025Fri 2:45pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM EDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Valid for Friday 19 December 2025 to Monday 22 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina and Lower Western
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Dubbo, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025Fri 2:45pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM EDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Valid for Friday 19 December 2025 to Monday 22 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina and Lower Western
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Dubbo, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025Fri 2:45pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM EDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Valid for Friday 19 December 2025 to Monday 22 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina and Lower Western
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Dubbo, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
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