Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM EDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Valid for Friday 19 December 2025 to Monday 22 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina and Lower Western
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.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Dubbo, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025
Forecast
Rufus River (34.0109°S, 141.5421°E, 38m AMSL) Rufus River,NSW set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Rufus River 7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the evening. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the S. Light winds becoming NW/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 25 with daytime temperatures reaching the high 30s.
Forecast for Rufus River (34.0109°S, 141.5421°E, 38m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 19° 24° 14° 15° 13° 14° 16° Maximum 34° 29° 26° 27° 27° 27° 29° Chance of rain 40% 70% 5% 10% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating No Rating Moderate 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 13
(km/h)8
(km/h)16
(km/h)36
(km/h)18
(km/h)16
(km/h)19
(km/h)21
(km/h)15
(km/h)19
(km/h)21
(km/h)20
(km/h)19
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction SSW WSW NNW W SSW SW SW SW SSW SW S S SSE SSE Relative humidity 59% 30% 52% 39% 59% 32% 64% 31% 57% 29% 55% 22% 44% 22% Dew point 13°C 13°C 15°C 14°C 8°C 7°C 10°C 7°C 8°C 7°C 7°C 3°C 5°C 4°C First light 5:50am 5:51am 5:51am 5:52am 5:52am 5:53am 5:53am Sunrise 6:19am 6:20am 6:20am 6:21am 6:21am 6:22am 6:23am Sunset 8:45pm 8:46pm 8:46pm 8:47pm 8:47pm 8:47pm 8:48pm Last light 9:14pm 9:15pm 9:15pm 9:16pm 9:16pm 9:17pm 9:17pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Rufus River (34.0109°S, 141.5421°E, 38m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:50am EDT 6:19am EDT 8:45pm EDT 9:14pm EDT 5:54am EDT 9:14pm EDT 
New moon
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 Rufus River sun & moon times
SaturdayFirst light5:50am
EDTSunrise6:19am
EDTSunset8:45pm
EDTLast light9:14pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseSat
5:54am
EDTMoon setSat
9:14pm
EDTNew moonNew moon Sat
Dec 20
First quarterFirst quarter Sun
Dec 28
Full moonFull moon Sat
Jan 03
Last quarterLast quarter Sun
Jan 11
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New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM EDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Valid for Friday 19 December 2025 to Monday 22 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina and Lower Western
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.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Dubbo, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025Fri 2:45pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM EDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Valid for Friday 19 December 2025 to Monday 22 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina and Lower Western
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.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Dubbo, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025Fri 2:45pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM EDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Valid for Friday 19 December 2025 to Monday 22 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina and Lower Western
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.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Dubbo, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025Fri 2:45pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM EDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Valid for Friday 19 December 2025 to Monday 22 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina and Lower Western
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.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Dubbo, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025Fri 2:45pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM EDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Valid for Friday 19 December 2025 to Monday 22 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina and Lower Western
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.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Dubbo, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025Fri 2:45pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM EDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Valid for Friday 19 December 2025 to Monday 22 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina and Lower Western
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.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Dubbo, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025Fri 2:45pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:45 PM EDT on Friday 19 December 2025
Valid for Friday 19 December 2025 to Monday 22 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina and Lower Western
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.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Dubbo, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth and Wollongong.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature for next 7 days
0 Saturday Saturday 34 1 Sunday Sunday 29 2 Monday Monday 26 3 Tuesday Tuesday 27 4 Wednesday Wednesday 27 5 Thursday Thursday 27 6 Friday Friday 29 7 Friday Friday 29 -
Rain for next 7 days
0 Saturday Saturday 5 1 Sunday Sunday 5 2 Monday Monday 0 3 Tuesday Tuesday 0 4 Wednesday Wednesday 0 5 Thursday Thursday 0 6 Friday Friday 0 7 Friday Friday 0
