Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:51 PM EDT on Thursday 30 January 2025
Valid for Thursday 30 January 2025 to Thursday 30 January 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains and Central West Slopes and Plains
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 high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to low twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions have now peaked in northern NSW and will begin to ease after Thursday, however low intensity heatwave conditions will persist for the next several days.
Severe heatwave conditions may also develop over southern NSW over the next few days. Locations likely to be impacted include Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Moree, Narrabri, Tamworth, Walgett and Walcha.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 31 January 2025
Forecast
Parkes (33.1383°S, 148.1742°E, 342m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower on the N slopes in the afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N in the afternoon and early evening. Winds E 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 33 to 40.
Forecast for Parkes (33.1383°S, 148.1742°E, 342m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 18° 18° 17° 18° 19° 22° 19° Maximum 36° 36° 37° 37° 37° 39° 37° Chance of rain 40% 5% 5% 5% 10% 50% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate High 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 15
(km/h)12
(km/h)24
(km/h)16
(km/h)23
(km/h)11
(km/h)22
(km/h)11
(km/h)24
(km/h)9
(km/h)19
(km/h)14
(km/h)22
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction E ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE NE ENE NNE NNW NNE W NE NNE Relative humidity 58% 35% 54% 26% 48% 24% 47% 23% 51% 25% 38% 20% 44% 24% Dew point 18°C 17°C 15°C 13°C 13°C 12°C 14°C 11°C 15°C 13°C 14°C 11°C 12°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Parkes (33.1383°S, 148.1742°E, 342m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:02am EDT 6:28am EDT 8:12pm EDT 8:39pm EDT 7:56am EDT 9:28pm EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Feb 05 Full moon Feb 13 Last quarter Feb 21 New moon Feb 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
