Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:50 PM EDT on Sunday 11 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 11 January 2026 to Sunday 11 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains, Hunter, Riverina, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, Central Tablelands, Mid North Coast, Illawarra, South West Slopes and Metropolitan
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 mid to high twenties in eastern parts of the State, increasing into the thirties for western parts. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low teens to high teens across the State.
Severe Heatwave conditions have eased over most of the State, with conditions further easing over the coming days. Low Intensity Heatwave conditions remain over parts of the State into mid week. Locations likely to be impacted include Batemans Bay and Bega.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Monday 12 January 2026
Forecast
Bungwahl (32.3873°S, 152.4442°E, 40m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of rain in the S, medium chance elsewhere. Winds S/SE 15 to 25 km/h tending E/SE in the late afternoon then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 20 to 26.
Forecast for Bungwahl (32.3873°S, 152.4442°E, 40m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary
Minimum 19° 20° 21° 22° 21° 19° 19° Maximum 23° 25° 26° 26° 23° 22° 21° Chance of rain 70% 70% 40% 80% 90% 90% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 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)6
(km/h)15
(km/h)11
(km/h)21
(km/h)9
(km/h)14
(km/h)19
(km/h)26
(km/h)21
(km/h)23
(km/h)14
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction S SE SSE ESE E E NE E SW S SSW S S SSE Relative humidity 85% 72% 84% 73% 79% 67% 77% 69% 78% 72% 76% 72% 76% 72% Dew point 18°C 18°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 18°C 18°C 16°C 16°C 16°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Bungwahl (32.3873°S, 152.4442°E, 40m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:28am EDT 5:55am EDT 8:04pm EDT 8:30pm EDT 12:37am EDT 2:30pm EDT
Waning crescent
New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days