Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:51 PM EDT on Tuesday 23 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 23 December 2025 to Tuesday 23 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Northern Tablelands
Cancellation for the following areas:
Metropolitan and North West Slopes and Plains
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 are in the high twenties to mid thirties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to low twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions have peaked and are continuing to ease from the south and west as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Dorrigo, Grafton, Gloucester, Lismore, Maitland, Murwillumbah, Taree, Tweed Heads and Yamba.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Wednesday 24 December 2025
Forecast
Lighthouse Beach (31.4789°S, 152.9298°E, 7m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the N, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the N. The chance of smoke haze in the late afternoon and evening. Winds W/SW 15 to 20 km/h shifting E/SE in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late evening.
Forecast for Lighthouse Beach (31.4789°S, 152.9298°E, 7m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 21° 19° 19° 16° 14° 14° 15° Maximum 28° 27° 25° 21° 22° 23° 23° Chance of rain 60% 20% 70% 60% 20% 50% 20% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 7
(km/h)12
(km/h)9
(km/h)19
(km/h)22
(km/h)27
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)12
(km/h)16
(km/h)11
(km/h)18
(km/h)10
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction SSW SE ENE ENE SW S SSW S SSW SSE SSW SSE S SE Relative humidity 85% 74% 72% 66% 76% 74% 78% 70% 67% 58% 67% 54% 65% 54% Dew point 22°C 21°C 18°C 19°C 19°C 18°C 14°C 14°C 12°C 12°C 13°C 12°C 13°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lighthouse Beach (31.4789°S, 152.9298°E, 7m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:13am EDT 5:41am EDT 7:53pm EDT 8:21pm EDT 8:07am EDT 10:24pm EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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