Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:26 PM EDT on Saturday 06 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 06 December 2025 to Saturday 06 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra, South Coast and Central Tablelands
Cancellation for the following areas:
Southern 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.
Temperatures in the mid to high thirties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to low twenties. Following the change, maximum temperatures dropping to the high twenties, minimum temperatures in high teens.
Severe heatwave conditions easing over the weekend as a cooler change extends across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Camden, Campbelltown, Gosford, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mona Vale, Nowra, Richmond and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 07 December 2025
Forecast
Brighton-Le-Sands (33.9605°S, 151.1554°E, 0m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of smoke haze. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening, possibly severe with damaging winds. Winds N/NW 20 to 30 km/h tending W/NW 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.
Forecast for Brighton-Le-Sands (33.9605°S, 151.1554°E, 0m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 23° 19° 18° 19° 19° 19° 18° Maximum 39° 25° 26° 30° 25° 23° 24° Chance of rain 40% 30% 40% 30% 50% 80% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme Moderate 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 11
(km/h)32
(km/h)36
(km/h)36
(km/h)20
(km/h)34
(km/h)12
(km/h)31
(km/h)30
(km/h)32
(km/h)30
(km/h)34
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(km/h)31
(km/h)Wind direction NNW NNE SSW SSE NE ENE NNE ENE SSW S S SSE SSE ESE Relative humidity 29% 30% 68% 57% 62% 58% 69% 54% 71% 64% 69% 64% 68% 67% Dew point 9°C 14°C 15°C 13°C 14°C 16°C 19°C 18°C 16°C 16°C 15°C 14°C 15°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Brighton-Le-Sands (33.9605°S, 151.1554°E, 0m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:08am EDT 5:37am EDT 7:55pm EDT 8:24pm EDT 9:42pm EDT 6:11am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Strong Wind Warning for Sydney Enclosed Waters & Byron, Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra coasts
- Fire Weather Warning Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Illawarra/Shoalhaven, Central Ranges, North Western, U CW Plains & L CW Plains
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
