Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:25 PM EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 18 December 2025 to Sunday 21 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Illawarra, South Coast and Snowy Mountains
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Metropolitan, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes and Riverina
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.
In inland and northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to increase over the weekend before easing mid to late next week.
About the southern coast and ranges maximum temperatures in the high twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid to high teens. Cooler temperatures are expected to gradually develop from the south with heatwave conditions in these areas expected to peak at the end of this week and then begin to ease later over the weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Armidale, Camden, Campbelltown, Grafton, Goulburn, Hornsby, Lismore, Liverpool, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Forecast
Mount Darragh (36.8486°S, 149.5355°E, 720m AMSL) Mount Darragh,NSW set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Mount Darragh 7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny morning. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening. Light winds becoming E/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 30 to 35.
Forecast for Mount Darragh (36.8486°S, 149.5355°E, 720m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 13° 15° 14° 10° 9° 6° 7° Maximum 34° 28° 29° 25° 22° 25° 20° Chance of rain 70% 70% 80% 40% 10% 10% 10% Likely amount 1-5mm 5-10mm 10-20mm < 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 4
(km/h)22
(km/h)14
(km/h)15
(km/h)11
(km/h)24
(km/h)17
(km/h)20
(km/h)12
(km/h)28
(km/h)11
(km/h)23
(km/h)21
(km/h)29
(km/h)Wind direction NW SSW NW SW N N WSW WSW W SW WNW SW WSW SW Relative humidity 56% 28% 69% 63% 67% 63% 71% 38% 67% 42% 59% 31% 63% 40% Dew point 11°C 9°C 16°C 17°C 17°C 19°C 9°C 7°C 9°C 7°C 8°C 6°C 6°C 4°C First light 5:08am 5:08am 5:09am 5:09am 5:10am 5:10am 5:11am Sunrise 5:39am 5:39am 5:40am 5:40am 5:41am 5:41am 5:42am Sunset 8:21pm 8:22pm 8:22pm 8:23pm 8:23pm 8:24pm 8:24pm Last light 8:52pm 8:52pm 8:53pm 8:53pm 8:54pm 8:54pm 8:55pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mount Darragh (36.8486°S, 149.5355°E, 720m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:08am EDT 5:39am EDT 8:21pm EDT 8:52pm EDT 4:23am EDT 7:59pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 Mount Darragh sun & moon times
FridayFirst light5:08am
EDTSunrise5:39am
EDTSunset8:21pm
EDTLast light8:52pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseFri
4:23am
EDTMoon setFri
7:59pm
EDTNew moonNew moon Sat
Dec 20
First quarterFirst quarter Sun
Dec 28
Full moonFull moon Sat
Jan 03
Last quarterLast quarter Sun
Jan 11
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Thu 2:25pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWThu 2:25pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:25 PM EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 18 December 2025 to Sunday 21 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Illawarra, South Coast and Snowy Mountains
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Metropolitan, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes and Riverina
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.
In inland and northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to increase over the weekend before easing mid to late next week.
About the southern coast and ranges maximum temperatures in the high twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid to high teens. Cooler temperatures are expected to gradually develop from the south with heatwave conditions in these areas expected to peak at the end of this week and then begin to ease later over the weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Armidale, Camden, Campbelltown, Grafton, Goulburn, Hornsby, Lismore, Liverpool, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 19 December 2025Thu 2:25pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:25 PM EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 18 December 2025 to Sunday 21 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Illawarra, South Coast and Snowy Mountains
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Metropolitan, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes and Riverina
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.
In inland and northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to increase over the weekend before easing mid to late next week.
About the southern coast and ranges maximum temperatures in the high twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid to high teens. Cooler temperatures are expected to gradually develop from the south with heatwave conditions in these areas expected to peak at the end of this week and then begin to ease later over the weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Armidale, Camden, Campbelltown, Grafton, Goulburn, Hornsby, Lismore, Liverpool, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 19 December 2025Thu 2:25pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:25 PM EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 18 December 2025 to Sunday 21 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Illawarra, South Coast and Snowy Mountains
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Metropolitan, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes and Riverina
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.
In inland and northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to increase over the weekend before easing mid to late next week.
About the southern coast and ranges maximum temperatures in the high twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid to high teens. Cooler temperatures are expected to gradually develop from the south with heatwave conditions in these areas expected to peak at the end of this week and then begin to ease later over the weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Armidale, Camden, Campbelltown, Grafton, Goulburn, Hornsby, Lismore, Liverpool, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 19 December 2025Thu 2:25pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:25 PM EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 18 December 2025 to Sunday 21 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Illawarra, South Coast and Snowy Mountains
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Metropolitan, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes and Riverina
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.
In inland and northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to increase over the weekend before easing mid to late next week.
About the southern coast and ranges maximum temperatures in the high twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid to high teens. Cooler temperatures are expected to gradually develop from the south with heatwave conditions in these areas expected to peak at the end of this week and then begin to ease later over the weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Armidale, Camden, Campbelltown, Grafton, Goulburn, Hornsby, Lismore, Liverpool, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 19 December 2025Thu 2:25pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:25 PM EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 18 December 2025 to Sunday 21 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Illawarra, South Coast and Snowy Mountains
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Metropolitan, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes and Riverina
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.
In inland and northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to increase over the weekend before easing mid to late next week.
About the southern coast and ranges maximum temperatures in the high twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid to high teens. Cooler temperatures are expected to gradually develop from the south with heatwave conditions in these areas expected to peak at the end of this week and then begin to ease later over the weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Armidale, Camden, Campbelltown, Grafton, Goulburn, Hornsby, Lismore, Liverpool, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 19 December 2025Thu 2:25pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:25 PM EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 18 December 2025 to Sunday 21 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Illawarra, South Coast and Snowy Mountains
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Metropolitan, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes and Riverina
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.
In inland and northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to increase over the weekend before easing mid to late next week.
About the southern coast and ranges maximum temperatures in the high twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid to high teens. Cooler temperatures are expected to gradually develop from the south with heatwave conditions in these areas expected to peak at the end of this week and then begin to ease later over the weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Armidale, Camden, Campbelltown, Grafton, Goulburn, Hornsby, Lismore, Liverpool, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 19 December 2025Thu 2:25pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:25 PM EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 18 December 2025 to Sunday 21 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Illawarra, South Coast and Snowy Mountains
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Metropolitan, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes and Riverina
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.
In inland and northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to increase over the weekend before easing mid to late next week.
About the southern coast and ranges maximum temperatures in the high twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid to high teens. Cooler temperatures are expected to gradually develop from the south with heatwave conditions in these areas expected to peak at the end of this week and then begin to ease later over the weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Armidale, Camden, Campbelltown, Grafton, Goulburn, Hornsby, Lismore, Liverpool, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 19 December 2025For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature for next 7 days
0 Friday Friday 34 1 Saturday Saturday 28 2 Sunday Sunday 29 3 Monday Monday 25 4 Tuesday Tuesday 22 5 Wednesday Wednesday 25 6 Thursday Thursday 20 7 Thursday Thursday 20 -
Rain for next 7 days
0 Friday Friday 5 1 Saturday Saturday 10 2 Sunday Sunday 20 3 Monday Monday 0 4 Tuesday Tuesday 0 5 Wednesday Wednesday 0 6 Thursday Thursday 0 7 Thursday Thursday 0
