Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:54 PM EDT on Thursday 04 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 04 December 2025 to Saturday 06 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, 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. Temperatures will increase on Friday and Saturday, 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 expected to peak on Friday and Saturday before easing on Sunday as a cooler change extends across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include the Sydney metropolitan area, Newcastle, Wollongong, Batemans Bay, Camden, Campbelltown, Gosford, Nowra, Penrith and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 05 December 2025
Forecast
Rhodes (33.8308°S, 151.0881°E, 12m AMSL) Rhodes,NSW set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Rhodes 7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming W/NW 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then turning N/NE 20 to 30 km/h in the late morning and afternoon.
Forecast for Rhodes (33.8308°S, 151.0881°E, 12m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 16° 21° 19° 15° 16° 18° 17° Maximum 36° 37° 23° 26° 31° 26° 26° Chance of rain 5% 40% 50% 40% 30% 90% 80% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High Extreme 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 10
(km/h)12
(km/h)13
(km/h)18
(km/h)21
(km/h)22
(km/h)8
(km/h)18
(km/h)6
(km/h)18
(km/h)15
(km/h)21
(km/h)14
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction NW NE NNW N SSW SSE NNE ENE NNW E S SSE S SSE Relative humidity 30% 19% 27% 21% 70% 68% 73% 58% 67% 40% 74% 61% 79% 70% Dew point 8°C 8°C 9°C 10°C 16°C 14°C 15°C 16°C 18°C 15°C 17°C 16°C 18°C 18°C First light 5:09am 5:09am 5:09am 5:09am 5:09am 5:09am 5:09am Sunrise 5:38am 5:38am 5:38am 5:38am 5:38am 5:38am 5:38am Sunset 7:55pm 7:56pm 7:56pm 7:57pm 7:58pm 7:59pm 8:00pm Last light 8:23pm 8:24pm 8:25pm 8:26pm 8:27pm 8:28pm 8:28pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Rhodes (33.8308°S, 151.0881°E, 12m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:09am EDT 5:38am EDT 7:55pm EDT 8:23pm EDT 8:35pm EDT 5:10am EDT 
Full moon
Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Rhodes sun & moon times
FridayFirst light5:09am
EDTSunrise5:38am
EDTSunset7:55pm
EDTLast light8:23pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseFri
8:35pm
EDTMoon setFri
5:10am
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
Thu 2:54pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWThu 2:54pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:54 PM EDT on Thursday 04 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 04 December 2025 to Saturday 06 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, 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. Temperatures will increase on Friday and Saturday, 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 expected to peak on Friday and Saturday before easing on Sunday as a cooler change extends across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include the Sydney metropolitan area, Newcastle, Wollongong, Batemans Bay, Camden, Campbelltown, Gosford, Nowra, Penrith and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 05 December 2025Thu 2:54pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:54 PM EDT on Thursday 04 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 04 December 2025 to Saturday 06 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, 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. Temperatures will increase on Friday and Saturday, 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 expected to peak on Friday and Saturday before easing on Sunday as a cooler change extends across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include the Sydney metropolitan area, Newcastle, Wollongong, Batemans Bay, Camden, Campbelltown, Gosford, Nowra, Penrith and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 05 December 2025Thu 2:54pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:54 PM EDT on Thursday 04 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 04 December 2025 to Saturday 06 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, 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. Temperatures will increase on Friday and Saturday, 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 expected to peak on Friday and Saturday before easing on Sunday as a cooler change extends across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include the Sydney metropolitan area, Newcastle, Wollongong, Batemans Bay, Camden, Campbelltown, Gosford, Nowra, Penrith and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 05 December 2025Thu 2:54pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:54 PM EDT on Thursday 04 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 04 December 2025 to Saturday 06 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, 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. Temperatures will increase on Friday and Saturday, 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 expected to peak on Friday and Saturday before easing on Sunday as a cooler change extends across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include the Sydney metropolitan area, Newcastle, Wollongong, Batemans Bay, Camden, Campbelltown, Gosford, Nowra, Penrith and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 05 December 2025Thu 2:54pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:54 PM EDT on Thursday 04 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 04 December 2025 to Saturday 06 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, 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. Temperatures will increase on Friday and Saturday, 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 expected to peak on Friday and Saturday before easing on Sunday as a cooler change extends across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include the Sydney metropolitan area, Newcastle, Wollongong, Batemans Bay, Camden, Campbelltown, Gosford, Nowra, Penrith and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 05 December 2025Thu 2:54pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:54 PM EDT on Thursday 04 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 04 December 2025 to Saturday 06 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, 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. Temperatures will increase on Friday and Saturday, 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 expected to peak on Friday and Saturday before easing on Sunday as a cooler change extends across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include the Sydney metropolitan area, Newcastle, Wollongong, Batemans Bay, Camden, Campbelltown, Gosford, Nowra, Penrith and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 05 December 2025Thu 2:54pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:54 PM EDT on Thursday 04 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 04 December 2025 to Saturday 06 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, 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. Temperatures will increase on Friday and Saturday, 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 expected to peak on Friday and Saturday before easing on Sunday as a cooler change extends across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include the Sydney metropolitan area, Newcastle, Wollongong, Batemans Bay, Camden, Campbelltown, Gosford, Nowra, Penrith and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 05 December 2025For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature for next 7 days
0 Friday Friday 36 1 Saturday Saturday 37 2 Sunday Sunday 23 3 Monday Monday 26 4 Tuesday Tuesday 31 5 Wednesday Wednesday 26 6 Thursday Thursday 26 7 Thursday Thursday 26 -
Rain for next 7 days
0 Friday Friday 0 1 Saturday Saturday 0 2 Sunday Sunday 5 3 Monday Monday 0 4 Tuesday Tuesday 0 5 Wednesday Wednesday 5 6 Thursday Thursday 10 7 Thursday Thursday 10
