Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:26 PM EDT on Saturday 06 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 06 December 2025 to Saturday 06 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Illawarra, South Coast and Central Tablelands
Cancellation for the following areas:
Southern Tablelands
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.
Temperatures in the mid to high thirties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to low twenties. Following the change, maximum temperatures dropping to the high twenties, minimum temperatures in high teens.
Severe heatwave conditions easing over the weekend as a cooler change extends across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Camden, Campbelltown, Gosford, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mona Vale, Nowra, Richmond and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 07 December 2025
Forecast
Richmond Lowlands (33.5686°S, 150.7576°E, 4m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. Winds SE 25 to 40 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.
Forecast for Richmond Lowlands (33.5686°S, 150.7576°E, 4m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 21° 16° 16° 19° 17° 16° 17° Maximum 26° 31° 39° 32° 24° 24° 31° Chance of rain 30% 5% 10% 60% 80% 90% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 20
(km/h)22
(km/h)7
(km/h)18
(km/h)5
(km/h)15
(km/h)11
(km/h)19
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)10
(km/h)17
(km/h)8
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction S ESE N ENE ENE SE SSW ESE SSW SSE SSW SSE NNE ENE Relative humidity 67% 55% 74% 37% 63% 19% 70% 49% 83% 72% 88% 81% 75% 44% Dew point 16°C 14°C 15°C 14°C 18°C 11°C 17°C 19°C 17°C 17°C 17°C 19°C 18°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Richmond Lowlands (33.5686°S, 150.7576°E, 4m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:11am EDT 5:39am EDT 7:57pm EDT 8:26pm EDT 10:38pm EDT 7:24am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
