Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:47 PM EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 17 December 2025 to Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North 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.
Over southern inland areas maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties, and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. About the southern coast and ranges maximum temperatures generally in the mid to high thirties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid to high teens.
Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions developing over the south of the state are expected to extend north over the next few days before beginning to ease from the south over the weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Camden, Campbelltown, Goulburn, Hornsby, Liverpool, Nowra, Richmond, Wollongong and Wagga Wagga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025
Forecast
Prospect (33.8016°S, 150.9162°E, 82m AMSL) Prospect,NSW set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Prospect 7 day forecast
Today: Clear. Winds NE 20 to 30 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.
Forecast for Prospect (33.8016°S, 150.9162°E, 82m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 17° 17° 21° 20° 21° 22° 20° Maximum 29° 37° 38° 34° 39° 34° 31° Chance of rain 5% 5% 70% 60% 80% 40% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate High 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 8
(km/h)15
(km/h)5
(km/h)8
(km/h)4
(km/h)10
(km/h)6
(km/h)9
(km/h)5
(km/h)12
(km/h)7
(km/h)11
(km/h)4
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction NNE ENE NNE NE W SE ENE N NE NNE W SE ENE ESE Relative humidity 67% 45% 65% 29% 46% 28% 76% 43% 61% 31% 54% 36% 75% 51% Dew point 16°C 16°C 18°C 17°C 18°C 15°C 19°C 20°C 21°C 18°C 18°C 17°C 19°C 20°C First light 5:11am 5:12am 5:12am 5:12am 5:13am 5:13am 5:14am Sunrise 5:40am 5:41am 5:41am 5:42am 5:42am 5:43am 5:43am Sunset 8:04pm 8:05pm 8:05pm 8:06pm 8:06pm 8:07pm 8:07pm Last light 8:33pm 8:34pm 8:34pm 8:35pm 8:35pm 8:36pm 8:36pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Prospect (33.8016°S, 150.9162°E, 82m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 5:11am EDT 5:40am EDT 8:04pm EDT 8:33pm EDT 3:10am EDT 5:45pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Prospect sun & moon times
WednesdayFirst light5:11am
EDTSunrise5:40am
EDTSunset8:04pm
EDTLast light8:33pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseWed
3:10am
EDTMoon setWed
5:45pm
EDTNew moonNew moon Sat
Dec 20
First quarterFirst quarter Sun
Dec 28
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Wed 2:47pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWWed 2:47pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:47 PM EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 17 December 2025 to Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North 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.
Over southern inland areas maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties, and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. About the southern coast and ranges maximum temperatures generally in the mid to high thirties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid to high teens.
Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions developing over the south of the state are expected to extend north over the next few days before beginning to ease from the south over the weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Camden, Campbelltown, Goulburn, Hornsby, Liverpool, Nowra, Richmond, Wollongong and Wagga Wagga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025Wed 2:47pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:47 PM EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 17 December 2025 to Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North 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.
Over southern inland areas maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties, and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. About the southern coast and ranges maximum temperatures generally in the mid to high thirties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid to high teens.
Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions developing over the south of the state are expected to extend north over the next few days before beginning to ease from the south over the weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Camden, Campbelltown, Goulburn, Hornsby, Liverpool, Nowra, Richmond, Wollongong and Wagga Wagga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025Wed 2:47pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:47 PM EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 17 December 2025 to Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North 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.
Over southern inland areas maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties, and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. About the southern coast and ranges maximum temperatures generally in the mid to high thirties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid to high teens.
Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions developing over the south of the state are expected to extend north over the next few days before beginning to ease from the south over the weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Camden, Campbelltown, Goulburn, Hornsby, Liverpool, Nowra, Richmond, Wollongong and Wagga Wagga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025Wed 2:47pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:47 PM EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 17 December 2025 to Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North 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.
Over southern inland areas maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties, and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. About the southern coast and ranges maximum temperatures generally in the mid to high thirties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid to high teens.
Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions developing over the south of the state are expected to extend north over the next few days before beginning to ease from the south over the weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Camden, Campbelltown, Goulburn, Hornsby, Liverpool, Nowra, Richmond, Wollongong and Wagga Wagga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025Wed 2:47pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:47 PM EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 17 December 2025 to Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North 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.
Over southern inland areas maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties, and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. About the southern coast and ranges maximum temperatures generally in the mid to high thirties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid to high teens.
Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions developing over the south of the state are expected to extend north over the next few days before beginning to ease from the south over the weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Camden, Campbelltown, Goulburn, Hornsby, Liverpool, Nowra, Richmond, Wollongong and Wagga Wagga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025Wed 2:47pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:47 PM EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 17 December 2025 to Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North 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.
Over southern inland areas maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties, and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. About the southern coast and ranges maximum temperatures generally in the mid to high thirties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid to high teens.
Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions developing over the south of the state are expected to extend north over the next few days before beginning to ease from the south over the weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Camden, Campbelltown, Goulburn, Hornsby, Liverpool, Nowra, Richmond, Wollongong and Wagga Wagga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025Wed 2:47pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:47 PM EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 17 December 2025 to Saturday 20 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North 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.
Over southern inland areas maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties, and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties. About the southern coast and ranges maximum temperatures generally in the mid to high thirties with overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid to high teens.
Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions developing over the south of the state are expected to extend north over the next few days before beginning to ease from the south over the weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Camden, Campbelltown, Goulburn, Hornsby, Liverpool, Nowra, Richmond, Wollongong and Wagga Wagga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 18 December 2025For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature for next 7 days
0 Wednesday Wednesday 29 1 Thursday Thursday 37 2 Friday Friday 38 3 Saturday Saturday 34 4 Sunday Sunday 39 5 Monday Monday 34 6 Tuesday Tuesday 31 7 Tuesday Tuesday 31 -
Rain for next 7 days
0 Wednesday Wednesday 0 1 Thursday Thursday 0 2 Friday Friday 10 3 Saturday Saturday 5 4 Sunday Sunday 5 5 Monday Monday 5 6 Tuesday Tuesday 5 7 Tuesday Tuesday 5
