Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:30 PM EDT on Friday 09 January 2026
Valid for Friday 09 January 2026 to Sunday 11 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Metropolitan, Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Riverina
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, 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.
Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties, reaching the mid forties in the southwest on Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.
The severe to extreme heatwave will gradually ease from the west during the weekend as a southwest to 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 Saturday 10 January 2026
Forecast
Lightning Ridge (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of raised dust in the morning and early afternoon. Winds N/NE 25 to 35 km/h shifting S/SW 25 to 40 km/h in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to 23 to 30 with daytime temperatures reaching 38 to 44.
Forecast for Lightning Ridge (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 24° 26° 25° 25° 26° 26° 23° Maximum 36° 38° 36° 37° 37° 38° 35° Chance of rain 5% 70% 30% 20% 30% 10% 60% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 24
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)8
(km/h)23
(km/h)16
(km/h)16
(km/h)13
(km/h)15
(km/h)7
(km/h)17
(km/h)11
(km/h)19
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction NE NNE NNE NNE E E E SE NE S NNE S ESE SSE Relative humidity 52% 24% 52% 24% 57% 29% 54% 28% 58% 28% 46% 25% 47% 25% Dew point 17°C 13°C 19°C 14°C 18°C 15°C 17°C 15°C 20°C 16°C 18°C 15°C 16°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lightning Ridge (29.4278°S, 147.979°E, 148m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:49am EDT 6:16am EDT 8:10pm EDT 8:37pm EDT 12:00am EDT 12:49pm EDT 
Waning gibbous
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
