Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:55 PM EDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 07 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Riverina
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, 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.
A prolonged period of heat is forecast for southern, central and western NSW this week. Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties, reaching the mid forties in the west from Wednesday until Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west.
The severe to extreme heatwave will ease from the west over the weekend as a southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Broken Hill, Camden, Campbelltown, Gosford, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mona Vale, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026
Forecast
Illalong Creek (34.7166°S, 148.6666°E, 443m AMSL) Illalong Creek,NSW set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Illalong Creek 7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds in the SE. Winds W/NW 20 to 30 km/h tending NW/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 30s.
Forecast for Illalong Creek (34.7166°S, 148.6666°E, 443m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 19° 19° 23° 15° 11° 12° 16° Maximum 38° 39° 37° 28° 29° 33° 30° Chance of rain 5% 5% 20% 30% 50% 50% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High Extreme 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 10
(km/h)13
(km/h)11
(km/h)23
(km/h)31
(km/h)35
(km/h)17
(km/h)21
(km/h)23
(km/h)17
(km/h)7
(km/h)10
(km/h)15
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction NNW WNW NNW NNW NNW WNW ESE ESE ESE E ESE W ESE ESE Relative humidity 35% 20% 31% 15% 28% 18% 60% 32% 63% 37% 63% 27% 64% 39% Dew point 11°C 11°C 9°C 8°C 8°C 9°C 10°C 10°C 10°C 12°C 13°C 12°C 14°C 14°C First light 5:31am 5:32am 5:32am 5:33am 5:34am 5:35am 5:36am Sunrise 6:00am 6:01am 6:02am 6:02am 6:03am 6:04am 6:05am Sunset 8:22pm 8:22pm 8:22pm 8:22pm 8:21pm 8:21pm 8:21pm Last light 8:51pm 8:51pm 8:51pm 8:51pm 8:50pm 8:50pm 8:50pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Illalong Creek (34.7166°S, 148.6666°E, 443m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:31am EDT 6:00am EDT 8:22pm EDT 8:51pm EDT 11:32pm EDT 10:52am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Illalong Creek sun & moon times
ThursdayFirst light5:31am
EDTSunrise6:00am
EDTSunset8:22pm
EDTLast light8:51pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseThu
11:32pm
EDTMoon setThu
10:52am
EDTLast quarterLast quarter Sun
Jan 11
New moonNew moon Mon
Jan 19
First quarterFirst quarter Mon
Jan 26
Full moonFull moon Mon
Feb 02
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Wed 2:55pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWWed 2:55pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:55 PM EDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 07 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Riverina
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, 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.
A prolonged period of heat is forecast for southern, central and western NSW this week. Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties, reaching the mid forties in the west from Wednesday until Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west.
The severe to extreme heatwave will ease from the west over the weekend as a southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Broken Hill, Camden, Campbelltown, Gosford, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mona Vale, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026Wed 2:55pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:55 PM EDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 07 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Riverina
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, 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.
A prolonged period of heat is forecast for southern, central and western NSW this week. Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties, reaching the mid forties in the west from Wednesday until Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west.
The severe to extreme heatwave will ease from the west over the weekend as a southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Broken Hill, Camden, Campbelltown, Gosford, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mona Vale, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026Wed 2:55pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:55 PM EDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 07 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Riverina
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, 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.
A prolonged period of heat is forecast for southern, central and western NSW this week. Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties, reaching the mid forties in the west from Wednesday until Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west.
The severe to extreme heatwave will ease from the west over the weekend as a southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Broken Hill, Camden, Campbelltown, Gosford, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mona Vale, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026Wed 2:55pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:55 PM EDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 07 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Riverina
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, 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.
A prolonged period of heat is forecast for southern, central and western NSW this week. Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties, reaching the mid forties in the west from Wednesday until Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west.
The severe to extreme heatwave will ease from the west over the weekend as a southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Broken Hill, Camden, Campbelltown, Gosford, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mona Vale, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026Wed 2:55pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:55 PM EDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 07 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Riverina
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, 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.
A prolonged period of heat is forecast for southern, central and western NSW this week. Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties, reaching the mid forties in the west from Wednesday until Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west.
The severe to extreme heatwave will ease from the west over the weekend as a southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Broken Hill, Camden, Campbelltown, Gosford, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mona Vale, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026Wed 2:55pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:55 PM EDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 07 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Riverina
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, 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.
A prolonged period of heat is forecast for southern, central and western NSW this week. Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties, reaching the mid forties in the west from Wednesday until Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west.
The severe to extreme heatwave will ease from the west over the weekend as a southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Broken Hill, Camden, Campbelltown, Gosford, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mona Vale, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026Wed 2:55pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:55 PM EDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 07 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Riverina
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, 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.
A prolonged period of heat is forecast for southern, central and western NSW this week. Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties, reaching the mid forties in the west from Wednesday until Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west.
The severe to extreme heatwave will ease from the west over the weekend as a southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Broken Hill, Camden, Campbelltown, Gosford, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mona Vale, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
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