Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:55 PM EDT on Wednesday 12 March 2025
Valid for Wednesday 12 March 2025 to Saturday 15 March 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast and Snowy Mountains
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 initially in the high twenties to low thirties in the Snowy Mountains and mid to high twenties over coastal districts, with minimum temperatures in the low to mid teens in the Snowy Mountains and mid to high teens near the coast. Over the coming days, maximum temperatures will increase to the low to mid thirties over the Snowy Mountains and mid thirties over coastal districts, with minimum temperatures in the mid teens over the Snowy Mountains and in the high teens to low twenties near the coast.
Heatwave conditions are expected to increase in intensity and peak over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Batemans Bay, Eden and Nowra.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 13 March 2025
Forecast
Bullio (34.3446°S, 150.1686°E, 698m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of fog inland in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower in the afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening, most likely inland. Light winds becoming SE/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
Forecast for Bullio (34.3446°S, 150.1686°E, 698m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 14° 15° 16° 19° 16° 7° 9° Maximum 29° 31° 32° 32° 22° 19° 22° Chance of rain 10% 5% 5% 50% 60% 5% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 12
(km/h)15
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)13
(km/h)19
(km/h)23
(km/h)28
(km/h)19
(km/h)23
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction NW SW WNW WSW NW WNW WNW WNW SW SSW S E N E Relative humidity 92% 54% 80% 45% 74% 40% 55% 38% 79% 56% 73% 55% 82% 54% Dew point 17°C 18°C 18°C 17°C 17°C 16°C 14°C 15°C 14°C 11°C 6°C 9°C 10°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Bullio (34.3446°S, 150.1686°E, 698m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:30am EDT 6:55am EDT 7:20pm EDT 7:46pm EDT 6:53pm EDT 5:35am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Mar 14 Last quarter Mar 22 New moon Mar 29 First quarter Apr 05 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
