Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:42 PM EDT on Tuesday 06 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 06 January 2026 to Friday 09 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 mid forties across inland parts, extending to the southern and central coasts from Wednesday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west.
The severe to extreme heatwave will expand and peak later this week, before easing from the south over the weekend and early next week as a southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Batemans Bay, Bega, Camden, Campbelltown, Goulburn, Hornsby, Liverpool, Nowra, Orange, Richmond, Wagga Wagga and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026
Forecast
Lucas Heights (34.048°S, 150.9884°E, 119m AMSL) Lucas Heights,NSW set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Lucas Heights 7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the morning and early afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the outer W in the late afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming E 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late evening.
Forecast for Lucas Heights (34.048°S, 150.9884°E, 119m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 17° 17° 18° 19° 22° 19° 16° Maximum 29° 34° 38° 38° 43° 24° 28° Chance of rain 20% 5% 5% 5% 20% 30% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 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 0
(km/h)20
(km/h)8
(km/h)20
(km/h)8
(km/h)21
(km/h)8
(km/h)21
(km/h)14
(km/h)22
(km/h)21
(km/h)25
(km/h)10
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction S E N ENE N ENE NNE ENE NW NW S SSE ENE E Relative humidity 80% 55% 79% 43% 61% 28% 63% 30% 38% 17% 66% 50% 64% 47% Dew point 19°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 17°C 15°C 18°C 17°C 14°C 12°C 14°C 12°C 14°C 14°C First light 5:23am 5:24am 5:25am 5:26am 5:27am 5:28am 5:29am Sunrise 5:52am 5:53am 5:54am 5:55am 5:56am 5:57am 5:57am Sunset 8:12pm 8:12pm 8:12pm 8:12pm 8:11pm 8:11pm 8:11pm Last light 8:40pm 8:40pm 8:40pm 8:40pm 8:40pm 8:40pm 8:40pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lucas Heights (34.048°S, 150.9884°E, 119m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:23am EDT 5:52am EDT 8:12pm EDT 8:40pm EDT 10:28pm EDT 8:34am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Lucas Heights sun & moon times
TuesdayFirst light5:23am
EDTSunrise5:52am
EDTSunset8:12pm
EDTLast light8:40pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseTue
10:28pm
EDTMoon setTue
8:34am
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
Tue 2:42pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWTue 2:42pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:42 PM EDT on Tuesday 06 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 06 January 2026 to Friday 09 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 mid forties across inland parts, extending to the southern and central coasts from Wednesday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west.
The severe to extreme heatwave will expand and peak later this week, before easing from the south over the weekend and early next week as a southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Batemans Bay, Bega, Camden, Campbelltown, Goulburn, Hornsby, Liverpool, Nowra, Orange, Richmond, Wagga Wagga and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026Tue 2:42pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:42 PM EDT on Tuesday 06 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 06 January 2026 to Friday 09 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 mid forties across inland parts, extending to the southern and central coasts from Wednesday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west.
The severe to extreme heatwave will expand and peak later this week, before easing from the south over the weekend and early next week as a southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Batemans Bay, Bega, Camden, Campbelltown, Goulburn, Hornsby, Liverpool, Nowra, Orange, Richmond, Wagga Wagga and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026Tue 2:42pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:42 PM EDT on Tuesday 06 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 06 January 2026 to Friday 09 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 mid forties across inland parts, extending to the southern and central coasts from Wednesday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west.
The severe to extreme heatwave will expand and peak later this week, before easing from the south over the weekend and early next week as a southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Batemans Bay, Bega, Camden, Campbelltown, Goulburn, Hornsby, Liverpool, Nowra, Orange, Richmond, Wagga Wagga and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026Tue 2:42pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:42 PM EDT on Tuesday 06 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 06 January 2026 to Friday 09 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 mid forties across inland parts, extending to the southern and central coasts from Wednesday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west.
The severe to extreme heatwave will expand and peak later this week, before easing from the south over the weekend and early next week as a southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Batemans Bay, Bega, Camden, Campbelltown, Goulburn, Hornsby, Liverpool, Nowra, Orange, Richmond, Wagga Wagga and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026Tue 2:42pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:42 PM EDT on Tuesday 06 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 06 January 2026 to Friday 09 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 mid forties across inland parts, extending to the southern and central coasts from Wednesday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west.
The severe to extreme heatwave will expand and peak later this week, before easing from the south over the weekend and early next week as a southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Batemans Bay, Bega, Camden, Campbelltown, Goulburn, Hornsby, Liverpool, Nowra, Orange, Richmond, Wagga Wagga and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026Tue 2:42pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:42 PM EDT on Tuesday 06 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 06 January 2026 to Friday 09 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 mid forties across inland parts, extending to the southern and central coasts from Wednesday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west.
The severe to extreme heatwave will expand and peak later this week, before easing from the south over the weekend and early next week as a southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Batemans Bay, Bega, Camden, Campbelltown, Goulburn, Hornsby, Liverpool, Nowra, Orange, Richmond, Wagga Wagga and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026Tue 2:42pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:42 PM EDT on Tuesday 06 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 06 January 2026 to Friday 09 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 mid forties across inland parts, extending to the southern and central coasts from Wednesday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west.
The severe to extreme heatwave will expand and peak later this week, before easing from the south over the weekend and early next week as a southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Batemans Bay, Bega, Camden, Campbelltown, Goulburn, Hornsby, Liverpool, Nowra, Orange, Richmond, Wagga Wagga and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
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