Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:50 PM EDT on Sunday 11 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 11 January 2026 to Sunday 11 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains, Hunter, Riverina, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, Central Tablelands, Mid North Coast, Illawarra, South West Slopes and Metropolitan
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 in the mid to high twenties in eastern parts of the State, increasing into the thirties for western parts. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low teens to high teens across the State.
Severe Heatwave conditions have eased over most of the State, with conditions further easing over the coming days. Low Intensity Heatwave conditions remain over parts of the State into mid week. Locations likely to be impacted include Batemans Bay and Bega.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Monday 12 January 2026
Forecast
Mascot (33.9312°S, 151.1943°E, 7m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. The chance of smoke haze in the outer W in the early afternoon. High chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening. Winds SE 25 to 35 km/h decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening.
Forecast for Mascot (33.9312°S, 151.1943°E, 7m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 21° 19° 19° 21° 21° 20° 19° Maximum 24° 25° 28° 28° 28° 25° 24° Chance of rain 80% 70% 40% 60% 50% 90% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating 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 35
(km/h)28
(km/h)21
(km/h)23
(km/h)10
(km/h)24
(km/h)14
(km/h)26
(km/h)20
(km/h)28
(km/h)32
(km/h)35
(km/h)31
(km/h)38
(km/h)Wind direction S S SE ESE WNW ENE ENE ENE W SSE SSW S S S Relative humidity 69% 67% 68% 63% 73% 60% 76% 63% 69% 55% 68% 57% 67% 57% Dew point 16°C 14°C 16°C 16°C 17°C 18°C 20°C 18°C 17°C 16°C 16°C 14°C 15°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mascot (33.9312°S, 151.1943°E, 7m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:27am EDT 5:56am EDT 8:10pm EDT 8:39pm EDT 12:13am EDT 1:39pm EDT 
3rd quarter
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 -
Warnings
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Strong Wind Warning for Coffs, Macquarie, Hunter, Illawarra, Batemans & Eden coasts. Cancelled Sydney Enclosed Waters & Sydney Coast
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
