Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:54 PM EDT on Thursday 27 November 2025
Valid for Thursday 27 November 2025 to Saturday 29 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers
Cancellation for the following areas:
Upper Western and Northern Tablelands
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 twenties to high thirties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to low twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased through the Upper Western and Northern Tablelands and are expected to ease over the weekend and early next week in the Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers. Locations likely to be impacted include Dorrigo, Grafton, Taree and Yamba.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 28 November 2025
Forecast
Dorrigo (30.3401°S, 152.7118°E, 697m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Light winds becoming NE/SE 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day then tending NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
Forecast for Dorrigo (30.3401°S, 152.7118°E, 697m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 15° 17° 15° 12° 11° 9° 9° Maximum 28° 29° 25° 25° 21° 20° 24° Chance of rain 10% 30% 60% 10% 5% 10% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate High 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 4
(km/h)9
(km/h)10
(km/h)18
(km/h)4
(km/h)7
(km/h)4
(km/h)9
(km/h)11
(km/h)15
(km/h)8
(km/h)12
(km/h)3
(km/h)9
(km/h)Wind direction ENE E N NW SE E SSW WNW WSW WSW SSW SE ENE ESE Relative humidity 48% 38% 48% 41% 68% 52% 40% 30% 38% 24% 46% 46% 52% 42% Dew point 11°C 12°C 13°C 15°C 15°C 15°C 6°C 6°C 2°C 0°C 5°C 8°C 9°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Dorrigo (30.3401°S, 152.7118°E, 697m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:13am EDT 5:40am EDT 7:35pm EDT 8:01pm EDT 12:17pm EDT 12:54am EDT 
1st quarter
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
