Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:49 PM EDT on Wednesday 29 January 2025
Valid for Wednesday 29 January 2025 to Thursday 30 January 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains and Central West Slopes and Plains
Cancellation for the following areas:
Hunter, Metropolitan, Upper Western and Mid North Coast
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.
Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are peaking today over northern NSW and are expected to ease later in the week as milder easterly winds extend across the area. Locations likely to be impacted include Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Moree, Narrabri, Tamworth, Walgett and Walcha.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Thursday 30 January 2025
Forecast
Sydney (33.8671°S, 151.2071°E, 74m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming E/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late evening.
Forecast for Sydney (33.8671°S, 151.2071°E, 74m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary Minimum 21° 20° 21° 20° 19° 21° 21° Maximum 26° 26° 27° 28° 29° 29° 30° Chance of rain 70% 20% 20% 20% 10% 20% 80% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 12
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)21
(km/h)12
(km/h)20
(km/h)8
(km/h)20
(km/h)6
(km/h)23
(km/h)9
(km/h)27
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(km/h)26
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SE SSE SSE SE ESE ENE E N E NNE ENE ENE SE Relative humidity 86% 75% 82% 69% 75% 64% 75% 58% 78% 62% 79% 61% 82% 70% Dew point 20°C 20°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 18°C 19°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 22°C 22°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Sydney (33.8671°S, 151.2071°E, 74m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:47am EDT 6:14am EDT 8:02pm EDT 8:30pm EDT 6:32am EDT 8:44pm EDT Waxing crescent First quarter Feb 05 Full moon Feb 13 Last quarter Feb 21 New moon Feb 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days