Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:32 PM EDT on Friday 30 January 2026
Valid for Friday 30 January 2026 to Sunday 01 February 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Upper Western
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Illawarra, South Coast, 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 in the low to high forties west of the ranges, in the low thirties to low forties on and east of the ranges, and in the high twenties over alpine areas. Maximum temperatures decreasing significantly over the south and west on Sunday, and throughout on Monday.
Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid-twenties to low thirties west of the ranges, in the mid teens to low twenties on and east of the ranges, and in the low teens over alpine areas. Overnight minimum temperatures decreasing significantly over the southwest on Sunday morning, and throughout on Monday morning.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease during Sunday and Monday. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Cobar, Dubbo, Deniliquin, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026
Local Weather
Merriwa (32.1394°S, 150.3557°E, 246m AMSL) Merriwa,NSW set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Merriwa 26.3°- Dew point
- 18.2°
- Relative humidity
- 61%
- feels like
- 27.4°
- Wind
- E 9km/h
- Rainfall since 9am
- 0.0mm
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Radar
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7 day forecast
Merriwa 7 day forecast
Today: Sunny morning. The chance of fog about the Lower Hunter in the early morning. Patchy smoke haze about the Lower Hunter. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds about the Upper Hunter. Light winds becoming NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 34 to 42.
Forecast for Merriwa (32.1394°S, 150.3557°E, 246m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 18° 23° 15° 13° 15° 17° 19° Maximum 43° 41° 25° 30° 34° 35° 33° Chance of rain 30% 70% 20% 10% 10% 60% 70% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 2
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)21
(km/h)28
(km/h)35
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)6
(km/h)14
(km/h)11
(km/h)17
(km/h)10
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(km/h)Wind direction NNW SW N WNW SSE SSE ESE S WNW SW N WNW SSE SE Relative humidity 62% 18% 46% 29% 76% 44% 59% 34% 67% 33% 58% 33% 80% 41% Dew point 18°C 12°C 18°C 16°C 13°C 11°C 11°C 11°C 14°C 14°C 16°C 16°C 20°C 17°C First light 5:54am 5:55am 5:56am 5:57am 5:58am 5:59am 6:00am Sunrise 6:20am 6:21am 6:22am 6:23am 6:24am 6:25am 6:26am Sunset 8:00pm 7:59pm 7:58pm 7:58pm 7:57pm 7:56pm 7:55pm Last light 8:26pm 8:26pm 8:25pm 8:24pm 8:23pm 8:22pm 8:22pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Merriwa (32.1394°S, 150.3557°E, 246m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:54am EDT 6:20am EDT 8:00pm EDT 8:26pm EDT 6:56pm EDT 3:52am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Merriwa sun & moon times
SaturdayFirst light5:54am
EDTSunrise6:20am
EDTSunset8:00pm
EDTLast light8:26pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseSat
6:56pm
EDTMoon setSat
3:52am
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
Fri 2:32pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWFri 2:32pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:32 PM EDT on Friday 30 January 2026
Valid for Friday 30 January 2026 to Sunday 01 February 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Upper Western
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Illawarra, South Coast, 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 in the low to high forties west of the ranges, in the low thirties to low forties on and east of the ranges, and in the high twenties over alpine areas. Maximum temperatures decreasing significantly over the south and west on Sunday, and throughout on Monday.
Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid-twenties to low thirties west of the ranges, in the mid teens to low twenties on and east of the ranges, and in the low teens over alpine areas. Overnight minimum temperatures decreasing significantly over the southwest on Sunday morning, and throughout on Monday morning.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease during Sunday and Monday. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Cobar, Dubbo, Deniliquin, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026Fri 2:32pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:32 PM EDT on Friday 30 January 2026
Valid for Friday 30 January 2026 to Sunday 01 February 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Upper Western
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Illawarra, South Coast, 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 in the low to high forties west of the ranges, in the low thirties to low forties on and east of the ranges, and in the high twenties over alpine areas. Maximum temperatures decreasing significantly over the south and west on Sunday, and throughout on Monday.
Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid-twenties to low thirties west of the ranges, in the mid teens to low twenties on and east of the ranges, and in the low teens over alpine areas. Overnight minimum temperatures decreasing significantly over the southwest on Sunday morning, and throughout on Monday morning.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease during Sunday and Monday. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Cobar, Dubbo, Deniliquin, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026Fri 2:32pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:32 PM EDT on Friday 30 January 2026
Valid for Friday 30 January 2026 to Sunday 01 February 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Upper Western
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Illawarra, South Coast, 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 in the low to high forties west of the ranges, in the low thirties to low forties on and east of the ranges, and in the high twenties over alpine areas. Maximum temperatures decreasing significantly over the south and west on Sunday, and throughout on Monday.
Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid-twenties to low thirties west of the ranges, in the mid teens to low twenties on and east of the ranges, and in the low teens over alpine areas. Overnight minimum temperatures decreasing significantly over the southwest on Sunday morning, and throughout on Monday morning.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease during Sunday and Monday. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Cobar, Dubbo, Deniliquin, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026Fri 2:32pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:32 PM EDT on Friday 30 January 2026
Valid for Friday 30 January 2026 to Sunday 01 February 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Upper Western
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Illawarra, South Coast, 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 in the low to high forties west of the ranges, in the low thirties to low forties on and east of the ranges, and in the high twenties over alpine areas. Maximum temperatures decreasing significantly over the south and west on Sunday, and throughout on Monday.
Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid-twenties to low thirties west of the ranges, in the mid teens to low twenties on and east of the ranges, and in the low teens over alpine areas. Overnight minimum temperatures decreasing significantly over the southwest on Sunday morning, and throughout on Monday morning.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease during Sunday and Monday. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Cobar, Dubbo, Deniliquin, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026Fri 2:32pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:32 PM EDT on Friday 30 January 2026
Valid for Friday 30 January 2026 to Sunday 01 February 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Upper Western
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Illawarra, South Coast, 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 in the low to high forties west of the ranges, in the low thirties to low forties on and east of the ranges, and in the high twenties over alpine areas. Maximum temperatures decreasing significantly over the south and west on Sunday, and throughout on Monday.
Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid-twenties to low thirties west of the ranges, in the mid teens to low twenties on and east of the ranges, and in the low teens over alpine areas. Overnight minimum temperatures decreasing significantly over the southwest on Sunday morning, and throughout on Monday morning.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease during Sunday and Monday. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Cobar, Dubbo, Deniliquin, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026Fri 2:32pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:32 PM EDT on Friday 30 January 2026
Valid for Friday 30 January 2026 to Sunday 01 February 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Upper Western
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Illawarra, South Coast, 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 in the low to high forties west of the ranges, in the low thirties to low forties on and east of the ranges, and in the high twenties over alpine areas. Maximum temperatures decreasing significantly over the south and west on Sunday, and throughout on Monday.
Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid-twenties to low thirties west of the ranges, in the mid teens to low twenties on and east of the ranges, and in the low teens over alpine areas. Overnight minimum temperatures decreasing significantly over the southwest on Sunday morning, and throughout on Monday morning.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease during Sunday and Monday. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Cobar, Dubbo, Deniliquin, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026Fri 2:32pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:32 PM EDT on Friday 30 January 2026
Valid for Friday 30 January 2026 to Sunday 01 February 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Upper Western
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Illawarra, South Coast, 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 in the low to high forties west of the ranges, in the low thirties to low forties on and east of the ranges, and in the high twenties over alpine areas. Maximum temperatures decreasing significantly over the south and west on Sunday, and throughout on Monday.
Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid-twenties to low thirties west of the ranges, in the mid teens to low twenties on and east of the ranges, and in the low teens over alpine areas. Overnight minimum temperatures decreasing significantly over the southwest on Sunday morning, and throughout on Monday morning.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease during Sunday and Monday. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Cobar, Dubbo, Deniliquin, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature in 7 days
0 Saturday Saturday 43 1 Sunday Sunday 41 2 Monday Monday 25 3 Tuesday Tuesday 30 4 Wednesday Wednesday 34 5 Thursday Thursday 35 6 Friday Friday 33 7 Friday Friday 33 -
Rain in 7 days
0 Saturday Saturday 0 1 Sunday Sunday 5 2 Monday Monday 0 3 Tuesday Tuesday 0 4 Wednesday Wednesday 0 5 Thursday Thursday 10 6 Friday Friday 5 7 Friday Friday 5 -
Past 24 Hours
1769767200 Friday 10:00 10 23.5 17.9 0.0 71 1769770800 Friday 11:00 11 25.5 17.7 0.0 62 1769774400 Friday 12:00 12 27.9 16.5 0.0 50 1769778000 Friday 13:00 1 30.2 15.5 0.0 41 1769781600 Friday 14:00 2 31.1 15.5 0.0 39 1769785200 Friday 15:00 3 32.6 13.8 0.0 32 1769788800 Friday 16:00 4 34.6 12.9 0.0 27 1769792400 Friday 17:00 5 34.5 12.8 0.0 27 1769796000 Friday 18:00 6 34.9 10.7 0.0 23 1769799600 Friday 19:00 7 31.7 8.7 0.0 24 1769803200 Friday 20:00 8 29.0 10.2 0.0 31 1769806800 Friday 21:00 9 26.9 10.6 0.0 36 1769810400 Friday 22:00 10 24.7 9.8 0.0 39 1769814000 Friday 23:00 11 23.4 10.1 0.0 43 1769817600 Saturday 00:00 12 21.5 9.4 0.0 46 1769821200 Saturday 01:00 1 21.9 9.4 0.0 45 1769824800 Saturday 02:00 2 20.4 11.1 0.0 55 1769828400 Saturday 03:00 3 20.4 11.9 0.0 58 1769832000 Saturday 04:00 4 18.9 12.4 0.0 66 1769835600 Saturday 05:00 5 19.1 13.5 0.0 70 1769839200 Saturday 06:00 6 18.6 15.1 0.0 80 1769842800 Saturday 07:00 7 18.8 16.0 0.0 84 1769846400 Saturday 08:00 8 24.3 18.0 0.0 68 -
Averages
Mean rainfall and temperature