Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:51 PM EDT on Thursday 30 January 2025
Valid for Thursday 30 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
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 low twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions have now peaked in northern NSW and will begin to ease after Thursday, however low intensity heatwave conditions will persist for the next several days.
Severe heatwave conditions may also develop over southern NSW over the next few days. 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 Friday 31 January 2025
Forecast
Walgett (30.0216°S, 148.1167°E, 136m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the afternoon and early evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, with possible heavy falls on the slopes. Winds E/NE 15 to 25 km/h tending E/SE in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 30 to 39.
Forecast for Walgett (30.0216°S, 148.1167°E, 136m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 26° 26° 25° 24° 25° 26° 27° Maximum 39° 37° 36° 35° 35° 37° 38° Chance of rain 10% 20% 5% 5% 5% 5% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High High - - - 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 21
(km/h)17
(km/h)26
(km/h)19
(km/h)25
(km/h)19
(km/h)24
(km/h)19
(km/h)25
(km/h)15
(km/h)19
(km/h)13
(km/h)20
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction NE NE ENE E ENE E ENE E NE ENE NNE ESE NE ESE Relative humidity 50% 27% 58% 32% 53% 26% 53% 25% 53% 26% 52% 24% 43% 22% Dew point 18°C 16°C 19°C 17°C 17°C 13°C 16°C 12°C 16°C 12°C 18°C 13°C 17°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Walgett (30.0216°S, 148.1167°E, 136m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:09am EDT 6:35am EDT 8:07pm EDT 8:33pm EDT 8:01am EDT 9:26pm 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
