Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:44 PM EDT on Saturday 10 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 10 January 2026 to Sunday 11 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Hunter, Metropolitan, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes and Riverina
Cancellation for the following areas:
Lower Western and Upper 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.
Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties.
Severe Heatwave conditions have eased over the Lower Western and Upper Western districts, heatwave conditions will continue to ease from the south and west during the weekend as a southwest to southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Camden, Campbelltown, Gosford, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mona Vale, Orange, Richmond and Taree.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 11 January 2026
Forecast
Ceres (32.1667°S, 148.1667°E, 239m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers on the slopes in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds S/SW 20 to 30 km/h tending S/SE 25 to 40 km/h in the evening then tending E/SE in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 40.
Forecast for Ceres (32.1667°S, 148.1667°E, 239m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 22° 17° 19° 22° 20° 17° 16° Maximum 38° 36° 38° 38° 36° 35° 34° Chance of rain 30% 30% 60% 70% 10% 5% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 23
(km/h)19
(km/h)28
(km/h)17
(km/h)17
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)19
(km/h)26
(km/h)22
(km/h)25
(km/h)23
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction SSW SSW E ENE ENE NE NNE WNW SW SW SSE SSE ESE SSE Relative humidity 20% 11% 58% 31% 54% 24% 51% 32% 43% 15% 47% 16% 48% 15% Dew point 3°C 2°C 15°C 15°C 16°C 13°C 18°C 16°C 12°C 4°C 12°C 5°C 11°C 3°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Ceres (32.1667°S, 148.1667°E, 239m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:46am EDT 6:13am EDT 8:18pm EDT 8:46pm EDT 12:28am EDT 1:50pm EDT 
3rd quarter
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
