Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:58 PM EDT on Wednesday 03 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 03 December 2025 to Saturday 06 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains
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 twenties to mid thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid teens. Temperature will increase towards the end of the week, with maximum temperatures reaching the mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to low twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and will extend north along the coast in the coming days before peaking during Friday and Saturday. Heatwave conditions are expected to ease on Sunday as a cooler change extends across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include the Sydney metropolitan area, Newcastle, Batemans Bay, Gosford, Camden, Mona Vale, Nowra, Richmond and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 04 December 2025
Forecast
Rhine Falls (36.1895°S, 148.8929°E, 1205m AMSL) Rhine Falls,NSW set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Rhine Falls 7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds NW 25 to 35 km/h.
Forecast for Rhine Falls (36.1895°S, 148.8929°E, 1205m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 9° 14° 16° 9° 7° 10° 10° Maximum 21° 24° 24° 16° 20° 22° 20° Chance of rain 5% 30% 50% 5% 5% 10% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High 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 19
(km/h)20
(km/h)24
(km/h)23
(km/h)25
(km/h)29
(km/h)15
(km/h)8
(km/h)20
(km/h)16
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)Wind direction NW NW NW NW NW WNW SSW S NW WNW WNW WNW ESE SW Relative humidity 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 13% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Dew point -21°C -20°C -20°C -18°C -19°C -19°C -17°C -24°C -26°C -21°C -22°C -19°C -23°C -21°C First light 5:10am 5:10am 5:10am 5:10am 5:10am 5:10am 5:10am Sunrise 5:40am 5:40am 5:40am 5:40am 5:40am 5:40am 5:40am Sunset 8:09pm 8:10pm 8:11pm 8:12pm 8:13pm 8:14pm 8:14pm Last light 8:39pm 8:40pm 8:41pm 8:42pm 8:43pm 8:44pm 8:44pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Rhine Falls (36.1895°S, 148.8929°E, 1205m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:10am EDT 5:40am EDT 8:09pm EDT 8:39pm EDT 7:36pm EDT 4:21am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Rhine Falls sun & moon times
ThursdayFirst light5:10am
EDTSunrise5:40am
EDTSunset8:09pm
EDTLast light8:39pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseThu
7:36pm
EDTMoon setThu
4:21am
EDTFull moonFull moon Fri
Dec 05
Last quarterLast quarter Fri
Dec 12
New moonNew moon Sat
Dec 20
First quarterFirst quarter Sun
Dec 28
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Wed 2:58pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWWed 2:58pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:58 PM EDT on Wednesday 03 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 03 December 2025 to Saturday 06 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains
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 twenties to mid thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid teens. Temperature will increase towards the end of the week, with maximum temperatures reaching the mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to low twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and will extend north along the coast in the coming days before peaking during Friday and Saturday. Heatwave conditions are expected to ease on Sunday as a cooler change extends across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include the Sydney metropolitan area, Newcastle, Batemans Bay, Gosford, Camden, Mona Vale, Nowra, Richmond and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 04 December 2025Wed 2:58pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:58 PM EDT on Wednesday 03 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 03 December 2025 to Saturday 06 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains
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 twenties to mid thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid teens. Temperature will increase towards the end of the week, with maximum temperatures reaching the mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to low twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and will extend north along the coast in the coming days before peaking during Friday and Saturday. Heatwave conditions are expected to ease on Sunday as a cooler change extends across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include the Sydney metropolitan area, Newcastle, Batemans Bay, Gosford, Camden, Mona Vale, Nowra, Richmond and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 04 December 2025Wed 2:58pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:58 PM EDT on Wednesday 03 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 03 December 2025 to Saturday 06 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains
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 twenties to mid thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid teens. Temperature will increase towards the end of the week, with maximum temperatures reaching the mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to low twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and will extend north along the coast in the coming days before peaking during Friday and Saturday. Heatwave conditions are expected to ease on Sunday as a cooler change extends across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include the Sydney metropolitan area, Newcastle, Batemans Bay, Gosford, Camden, Mona Vale, Nowra, Richmond and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 04 December 2025Wed 2:58pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:58 PM EDT on Wednesday 03 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 03 December 2025 to Saturday 06 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains
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 twenties to mid thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid teens. Temperature will increase towards the end of the week, with maximum temperatures reaching the mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to low twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and will extend north along the coast in the coming days before peaking during Friday and Saturday. Heatwave conditions are expected to ease on Sunday as a cooler change extends across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include the Sydney metropolitan area, Newcastle, Batemans Bay, Gosford, Camden, Mona Vale, Nowra, Richmond and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 04 December 2025Wed 2:58pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:58 PM EDT on Wednesday 03 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 03 December 2025 to Saturday 06 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains
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 twenties to mid thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid teens. Temperature will increase towards the end of the week, with maximum temperatures reaching the mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to low twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and will extend north along the coast in the coming days before peaking during Friday and Saturday. Heatwave conditions are expected to ease on Sunday as a cooler change extends across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include the Sydney metropolitan area, Newcastle, Batemans Bay, Gosford, Camden, Mona Vale, Nowra, Richmond and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 04 December 2025Wed 2:58pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:58 PM EDT on Wednesday 03 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 03 December 2025 to Saturday 06 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains
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 twenties to mid thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid teens. Temperature will increase towards the end of the week, with maximum temperatures reaching the mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to low twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and will extend north along the coast in the coming days before peaking during Friday and Saturday. Heatwave conditions are expected to ease on Sunday as a cooler change extends across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include the Sydney metropolitan area, Newcastle, Batemans Bay, Gosford, Camden, Mona Vale, Nowra, Richmond and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 04 December 2025Wed 2:58pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:58 PM EDT on Wednesday 03 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 03 December 2025 to Saturday 06 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains
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 twenties to mid thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid teens. Temperature will increase towards the end of the week, with maximum temperatures reaching the mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to low twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing and will extend north along the coast in the coming days before peaking during Friday and Saturday. Heatwave conditions are expected to ease on Sunday as a cooler change extends across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include the Sydney metropolitan area, Newcastle, Batemans Bay, Gosford, Camden, Mona Vale, Nowra, Richmond and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 04 December 2025For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature for next 7 days
0 Thursday Thursday 21 1 Friday Friday 24 2 Saturday Saturday 24 3 Sunday Sunday 16 4 Monday Monday 20 5 Tuesday Tuesday 22 6 Wednesday Wednesday 20 7 Wednesday Wednesday 20 -
Rain for next 7 days
0 Thursday Thursday 0 1 Friday Friday 0 2 Saturday Saturday 5 3 Sunday Sunday 0 4 Monday Monday 0 5 Tuesday Tuesday 0 6 Wednesday Wednesday 5 7 Wednesday Wednesday 5
