Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:02 PM EDT on Monday 24 November 2025
Valid for Monday 24 November 2025 to Thursday 27 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast and Northern Tablelands
Cancellation for the following areas:
Upper Western
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 high twenties to mid thirties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions building over northeast parts of the state are expected to gradually ease later this week or over the weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions over the Upper Western district have eased however Low Intensity heatwave conditions are expected through the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Ballina, Byron Bay, Dorrigo, Grafton, Lismore, Murwillumbah, Taree and Yamba.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Tuesday 25 November 2025
Forecast
Dicks Hill (31.6496°S, 152.8236°E, 11m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. A thunderstorm likely in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Light winds becoming NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then tending W/NW 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 36.
Forecast for Dicks Hill (31.6496°S, 152.8236°E, 11m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary
Minimum 16° 20° 20° 17° 17° 17° 16° Maximum 31° 35° 35° 27° 33° 25° 29° Chance of rain 50% 40% 30% 5% 30% 20% 20% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate High 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 13
(km/h)20
(km/h)9
(km/h)13
(km/h)6
(km/h)11
(km/h)11
(km/h)17
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)8
(km/h)14
(km/h)9
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction NE NE N N WNW SSE SSW ESE NNE NNE SSE E WNW ENE Relative humidity 76% 63% 67% 49% 59% 45% 68% 64% 62% 47% 68% 66% 60% 52% Dew point 19°C 22°C 21°C 21°C 20°C 20°C 17°C 18°C 17°C 18°C 16°C 17°C 15°C 17°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Dicks Hill (31.6496°S, 152.8236°E, 11m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:11am EDT 5:38am EDT 7:33pm EDT 8:00pm EDT 9:13am EDT 11:47pm EDT
Waxing crescent
First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days