Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:57 PM EDT on Monday 26 January 2026
Valid for Monday 26 January 2026 to Thursday 29 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Upper Western
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, 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.
Maximum temperatures continuing in the low to mid forties west of the ranges, reaching the high forties about the southwest on Tuesday. Maximum temperatures reaching the low to high thirties along affected parts of the coast and ranges, increasing to the low forties on the ranges early to mid this week. Overnight minimum temperature in the mid twenties to around thirty west of the ranges and in the low to high teens along the coast and ranges.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to persist through this week before easing next weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Armidale, Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Dubbo, Deniliquin, Moree, Orange, Tamworth and Wagga Wagga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Tuesday 27 January 2026
Local Weather
Kowen Forest (35.3197°S, 149.2484°E, 615m AMSL) Kowen Forest,ACT set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Canberra 26.9°- Dew point
- 9.7°
- Relative humidity
- 34%
- feels like
- 25.1°
- Wind
- SW 9km/h
- Rainfall since 9am
- 0.0mm
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Radar
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7 day forecast
Kowen Forest 7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Light winds becoming NE 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon then tending E in the evening.
Forecast for Kowen Forest (35.3197°S, 149.2484°E, 615m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 12° 15° 16° 16° 16° 19° 10° Maximum 37° 42° 33° 38° 39° 33° 22° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 30% 90% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High Moderate 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 11
(km/h)15
(km/h)6
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)22
(km/h)7
(km/h)18
(km/h)6
(km/h)13
(km/h)9
(km/h)21
(km/h)17
(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction ESE NE WSW NNE ESE ENE ENE WNW ENE WSW NNW NW S SSE Relative humidity 61% 21% 47% 13% 59% 34% 66% 22% 61% 23% 55% 34% 54% 32% Dew point 11°C 9°C 13°C 8°C 14°C 14°C 15°C 11°C 17°C 13°C 17°C 14°C 4°C 4°C First light 5:48am 5:49am 5:50am 5:51am 5:53am 5:54am 5:55am Sunrise 6:16am 6:17am 6:18am 6:19am 6:20am 6:21am 6:22am Sunset 8:15pm 8:15pm 8:14pm 8:13pm 8:12pm 8:12pm 8:11pm Last light 8:43pm 8:43pm 8:42pm 8:41pm 8:40pm 8:39pm 8:39pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Kowen Forest (35.3197°S, 149.2484°E, 615m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:48am EDT 6:16am EDT 8:15pm EDT 8:43pm EDT 2:50pm EDT 12:10am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Kowen Forest sun & moon times
TuesdayFirst light5:48am
EDTSunrise6:16am
EDTSunset8:15pm
EDTLast light8:43pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseTue
2:50pm
EDTMoon setTue
12:10am
EDTFull moonFull moon Mon
Feb 02
Last quarterLast quarter Mon
Feb 09
New moonNew moon Tue
Feb 17
First quarterFirst quarter Tue
Feb 24
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Mon 2:57pm UTC Severe weather advice ACTMon 2:57pm UTC Severe weather advice ACTAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:57 PM EDT on Monday 26 January 2026
Valid for Monday 26 January 2026 to Thursday 29 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Upper Western
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, 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.
Maximum temperatures continuing in the low to mid forties west of the ranges, reaching the high forties about the southwest on Tuesday. Maximum temperatures reaching the low to high thirties along affected parts of the coast and ranges, increasing to the low forties on the ranges early to mid this week. Overnight minimum temperature in the mid twenties to around thirty west of the ranges and in the low to high teens along the coast and ranges.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to persist through this week before easing next weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Armidale, Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Dubbo, Deniliquin, Moree, Orange, Tamworth and Wagga Wagga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Tuesday 27 January 2026Mon 2:57pm UTC Severe weather advice ACTAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:57 PM EDT on Monday 26 January 2026
Valid for Monday 26 January 2026 to Thursday 29 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Upper Western
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, 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.
Maximum temperatures continuing in the low to mid forties west of the ranges, reaching the high forties about the southwest on Tuesday. Maximum temperatures reaching the low to high thirties along affected parts of the coast and ranges, increasing to the low forties on the ranges early to mid this week. Overnight minimum temperature in the mid twenties to around thirty west of the ranges and in the low to high teens along the coast and ranges.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to persist through this week before easing next weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Armidale, Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Dubbo, Deniliquin, Moree, Orange, Tamworth and Wagga Wagga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Tuesday 27 January 2026Mon 2:57pm UTC Severe weather advice ACTAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:57 PM EDT on Monday 26 January 2026
Valid for Monday 26 January 2026 to Thursday 29 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Upper Western
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, 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.
Maximum temperatures continuing in the low to mid forties west of the ranges, reaching the high forties about the southwest on Tuesday. Maximum temperatures reaching the low to high thirties along affected parts of the coast and ranges, increasing to the low forties on the ranges early to mid this week. Overnight minimum temperature in the mid twenties to around thirty west of the ranges and in the low to high teens along the coast and ranges.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to persist through this week before easing next weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Armidale, Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Dubbo, Deniliquin, Moree, Orange, Tamworth and Wagga Wagga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Tuesday 27 January 2026Mon 2:57pm UTC Severe weather advice ACTAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:57 PM EDT on Monday 26 January 2026
Valid for Monday 26 January 2026 to Thursday 29 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Upper Western
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, 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.
Maximum temperatures continuing in the low to mid forties west of the ranges, reaching the high forties about the southwest on Tuesday. Maximum temperatures reaching the low to high thirties along affected parts of the coast and ranges, increasing to the low forties on the ranges early to mid this week. Overnight minimum temperature in the mid twenties to around thirty west of the ranges and in the low to high teens along the coast and ranges.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to persist through this week before easing next weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Armidale, Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Dubbo, Deniliquin, Moree, Orange, Tamworth and Wagga Wagga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Tuesday 27 January 2026Mon 2:57pm UTC Severe weather advice ACTAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:57 PM EDT on Monday 26 January 2026
Valid for Monday 26 January 2026 to Thursday 29 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Upper Western
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, 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.
Maximum temperatures continuing in the low to mid forties west of the ranges, reaching the high forties about the southwest on Tuesday. Maximum temperatures reaching the low to high thirties along affected parts of the coast and ranges, increasing to the low forties on the ranges early to mid this week. Overnight minimum temperature in the mid twenties to around thirty west of the ranges and in the low to high teens along the coast and ranges.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to persist through this week before easing next weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Armidale, Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Dubbo, Deniliquin, Moree, Orange, Tamworth and Wagga Wagga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Tuesday 27 January 2026Mon 2:57pm UTC Severe weather advice ACTAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:57 PM EDT on Monday 26 January 2026
Valid for Monday 26 January 2026 to Thursday 29 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Upper Western
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, 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.
Maximum temperatures continuing in the low to mid forties west of the ranges, reaching the high forties about the southwest on Tuesday. Maximum temperatures reaching the low to high thirties along affected parts of the coast and ranges, increasing to the low forties on the ranges early to mid this week. Overnight minimum temperature in the mid twenties to around thirty west of the ranges and in the low to high teens along the coast and ranges.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to persist through this week before easing next weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Armidale, Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Dubbo, Deniliquin, Moree, Orange, Tamworth and Wagga Wagga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Tuesday 27 January 2026Mon 2:57pm UTC Severe weather advice ACTAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:57 PM EDT on Monday 26 January 2026
Valid for Monday 26 January 2026 to Thursday 29 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Upper Western
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, 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.
Maximum temperatures continuing in the low to mid forties west of the ranges, reaching the high forties about the southwest on Tuesday. Maximum temperatures reaching the low to high thirties along affected parts of the coast and ranges, increasing to the low forties on the ranges early to mid this week. Overnight minimum temperature in the mid twenties to around thirty west of the ranges and in the low to high teens along the coast and ranges.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to persist through this week before easing next weekend.
Locations likely to be impacted include Armidale, Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Dubbo, Deniliquin, Moree, Orange, Tamworth and Wagga Wagga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Tuesday 27 January 2026For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature in 7 days
0 Tuesday Tuesday 37 1 Wednesday Wednesday 42 2 Thursday Thursday 33 3 Friday Friday 38 4 Saturday Saturday 39 5 Sunday Sunday 33 6 Monday Monday 22 7 Monday Monday 22 -
Rain in 7 days
0 Tuesday Tuesday 0 1 Wednesday Wednesday 0 2 Thursday Thursday 0 3 Friday Friday 0 4 Saturday Saturday 0 5 Sunday Sunday 10 6 Monday Monday 10 7 Monday Monday 10 -
Past 24 Hours
1769432400 Monday 13:00 1 27.3 12.5 0.0 40 1769436000 Monday 14:00 2 27.9 12.3 0.0 38 1769439600 Monday 15:00 3 28.9 12.3 0.0 36 1769443200 Monday 16:00 4 29.7 12.6 0.0 35 1769446800 Monday 17:00 5 28.0 13.5 0.0 41 1769450400 Monday 18:00 6 26.6 13.3 0.0 43 1769454000 Monday 19:00 7 24.8 13.4 0.0 49 1769457600 Monday 20:00 8 21.5 12.9 0.0 58 1769461200 Monday 21:00 9 19.2 12.9 0.0 67 1769464800 Monday 22:00 10 18.0 12.9 0.0 72 1769468400 Monday 23:00 11 16.7 11.8 0.0 73 1769472000 Tuesday 00:00 12 16.1 12.1 0.0 77 1769475600 Tuesday 01:00 1 15.1 11.7 0.0 80 1769479200 Tuesday 02:00 2 14.0 11.2 0.0 83 1769482800 Tuesday 03:00 3 14.0 11.5 0.0 85 1769486400 Tuesday 04:00 4 12.6 10.8 0.0 89 1769490000 Tuesday 05:00 5 11.4 10.5 0.0 94 1769493600 Tuesday 06:00 6 11.5 10.6 0.0 94 1769497200 Tuesday 07:00 7 14.0 11.2 0.0 83 1769500800 Tuesday 08:00 8 15.9 11.1 0.0 73 1769504400 Tuesday 09:00 9 17.9 10.3 0.0 61 1769508000 Tuesday 10:00 10 19.9 10.0 0.0 53 1769511600 Tuesday 11:00 11 23.3 9.7 0.0 42 1769515200 Tuesday 12:00 12 25.5 9.3 0.0 36 -
Averages
Mean rainfall and temperature