Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:50 PM EDT on Sunday 11 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 11 January 2026 to Sunday 11 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
South Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains, Hunter, Riverina, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, Central Tablelands, Mid North Coast, Illawarra, South West Slopes and Metropolitan
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 mid to high twenties in eastern parts of the State, increasing into the thirties for western parts. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low teens to high teens across the State.
Severe Heatwave conditions have eased over most of the State, with conditions further easing over the coming days. Low Intensity Heatwave conditions remain over parts of the State into mid week. Locations likely to be impacted include Batemans Bay and Bega.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Monday 12 January 2026
Local Weather
Sydney (33.8671°S, 151.2071°E, 74m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Sydney - Observatory Hill 18.8°- Dew point
- 15.5°
- Relative humidity
- 81%
- feels like
- 17.0°
- Wind
- SE 19km/h
- Rainfall since 9am
- 2.8mm
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Radar
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and early afternoon. Winds S/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending E/SE in the morning then becoming light in the evening.
Forecast for Sydney (33.8671°S, 151.2071°E, 74m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary
Minimum 19° 19° 21° 21° 20° 19° 18° Maximum 25° 29° 29° 30° 27° 26° 26° Chance of rain 70% 50% 70% 60% 80% 90% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 10-20mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate 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 17
(km/h)17
(km/h)6
(km/h)20
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(km/h)23
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(km/h)28
(km/h)34
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(km/h)Wind direction SE ESE WNW E ENE ENE WSW SSE SSW S S S S S Relative humidity 72% 67% 77% 63% 79% 69% 76% 61% 70% 59% 69% 60% 72% 59% Dew point 16°C 17°C 19°C 20°C 21°C 21°C 19°C 20°C 17°C 17°C 15°C 16°C 15°C 16°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 Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:28am EDT 5:57am EDT 8:10pm EDT 8:38pm EDT 12:39am EDT 2:37pm EDT
Waning crescent
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 -
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