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
Nerriga (35.1132°S, 150.0887°E, 613m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the SE, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 25 to 40 km/h decreasing to 20 to 30 km/h before dawn then tending E/NE during the morning and early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 8 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching 21 to 29.
Forecast for Nerriga (35.1132°S, 150.0887°E, 613m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary
Minimum 11° 14° 17° 16° 13° 12° 11° Maximum 19° 28° 26° 25° 19° 18° 18° Chance of rain 30% 70% 80% 60% 60% 60% 50% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 10
(km/h)14
(km/h)5
(km/h)11
(km/h)9
(km/h)12
(km/h)11
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)21
(km/h)17
(km/h)21
(km/h)13
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction ESE E N ESE NE ENE NW W S S S S S SSE Relative humidity 70% 61% 73% 44% 83% 63% 84% 55% 83% 68% 83% 73% 78% 64% Dew point 10°C 11°C 15°C 14°C 18°C 18°C 17°C 16°C 13°C 13°C 12°C 13°C 11°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Nerriga (35.1132°S, 150.0887°E, 613m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:29am EDT 5:58am EDT 8:17pm EDT 8:47pm EDT 12:42am EDT 2:44pm EDT
Waning crescent
New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days