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
Menindee (32.3921°S, 142.4176°E, 63m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm with little or no rainfall in the far E in the afternoon and evening. The chance of smoke haze in the SW in the late afternoon and evening. Winds S/SW 25 to 35 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 30 to 41.
Forecast for Menindee (32.3921°S, 142.4176°E, 63m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 24° 18° 18° 21° 21° 20° 20° Maximum 32° 30° 34° 36° 35° 32° 32° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 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 27
(km/h)25
(km/h)29
(km/h)26
(km/h)18
(km/h)17
(km/h)18
(km/h)14
(km/h)19
(km/h)21
(km/h)23
(km/h)30
(km/h)19
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction SSW SW S S SSE SSW SW SW SSW SW SSW SSW SSE S Relative humidity 35% 23% 42% 18% 32% 15% 33% 17% 40% 19% 48% 23% 49% 24% Dew point 9°C 8°C 7°C 2°C 4°C 3°C 7°C 7°C 10°C 8°C 10°C 8°C 11°C 8°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Menindee (32.3921°S, 142.4176°E, 63m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:06am EDT 6:34am EDT 8:42pm EDT 9:10pm EDT 12:24am EDT 1:17pm 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
