Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Upper Central West Plains and Eastern Riverina fire weather districts
Issued at 04:07 PM EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026
Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions with fresh and gusty west to southwesterly winds bringing elevated fire dangers for parts of western NSW on Sunday. Showers and storms possible during the daytime.
For Sunday 01 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Upper Central West Plains and Eastern Riverina
The NSW Rural Fire Service advises you to:
Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station, www.rfs.nsw.gov.au and www.bom.gov.au.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.
For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.rfs.nsw.gov.au.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Sunday.
Local Weather
Walgett (30.0216°S, 148.1167°E, 136m AMSL) Walgett,NSW set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Walgett Ap 43.4°- Dew point
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- Wind
- E 19km/h
- Rainfall since 9am
- 0.0mm
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Radar
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7 day forecast
Walgett 7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower on the N slopes early this evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm with little or no rainfall. Winds NW/SW 15 to 20 km/h tending SE/SW in the late afternoon then tending NW/NE in the evening.
Forecast for Walgett (30.0216°S, 148.1167°E, 136m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 25° 29° 23° 18° 20° 23° 23° Maximum 44° 43° 38° 31° 34° 37° 37° Chance of rain 30% 80% 5% 50% 50% 60% 80% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 20
(km/h)11
(km/h)20
(km/h)19
(km/h)27
(km/h)27
(km/h)26
(km/h)20
(km/h)25
(km/h)17
(km/h)19
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
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(km/h)Wind direction NNE NNW N W SSE SE ENE ENE NE NE NE NNE NE NE Relative humidity 33% 15% 31% 17% 37% 26% 47% 33% 55% 38% 50% 34% 59% 38% Dew point 15°C 11°C 15°C 13°C 12°C 14°C 11°C 12°C 15°C 16°C 17°C 17°C 20°C 19°C First light 6:09am 6:10am 6:11am 6:12am 6:12am 6:13am 6:14am Sunrise 6:35am 6:35am 6:36am 6:37am 6:38am 6:39am 6:40am Sunset 8:07pm 8:06pm 8:06pm 8:05pm 8:04pm 8:04pm 8:03pm Last light 8:33pm 8:32pm 8:31pm 8:31pm 8:30pm 8:29pm 8:29pm -
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 Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:09am EDT 6:35am EDT 8:07pm EDT 8:33pm EDT 7:01pm EDT 4:10am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Walgett sun & moon times
SaturdayFirst light6:09am
EDTSunrise6:35am
EDTSunset8:07pm
EDTLast light8:33pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseSat
7:01pm
EDTMoon setSat
4:10am
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
Sat 4:07pm UTC Fire weather warning NSWSat 2:44pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:44 PM EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 31 January 2026 to Sunday 01 February 2026
Warning for the following areas:
South West Slopes
Warning for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, Central West Slopes and Plains, Riverina, Lower Western and Upper Western
Cancellation for the following areas:
North West Slopes and Plains and Hunter
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 currently 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 over the south west as well as on and east of the ranges, and in the low teens over alpine areas. Overnight minimum temperatures decreasing significantly throughout on Monday morning.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are currently peaking and are expected to ease from the south with the passage of a southerly change on Sunday and Monday. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Cobar, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Tibooburra, Wagga Wagga and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 01 February 2026Sat 2:44pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:44 PM EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 31 January 2026 to Sunday 01 February 2026
Warning for the following areas:
South West Slopes
Warning for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, Central West Slopes and Plains, Riverina, Lower Western and Upper Western
Cancellation for the following areas:
North West Slopes and Plains and Hunter
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 currently 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 over the south west as well as on and east of the ranges, and in the low teens over alpine areas. Overnight minimum temperatures decreasing significantly throughout on Monday morning.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are currently peaking and are expected to ease from the south with the passage of a southerly change on Sunday and Monday. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Cobar, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Tibooburra, Wagga Wagga and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 01 February 2026Sat 2:44pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:44 PM EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 31 January 2026 to Sunday 01 February 2026
Warning for the following areas:
South West Slopes
Warning for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, Central West Slopes and Plains, Riverina, Lower Western and Upper Western
Cancellation for the following areas:
North West Slopes and Plains and Hunter
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 currently 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 over the south west as well as on and east of the ranges, and in the low teens over alpine areas. Overnight minimum temperatures decreasing significantly throughout on Monday morning.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are currently peaking and are expected to ease from the south with the passage of a southerly change on Sunday and Monday. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Cobar, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Tibooburra, Wagga Wagga and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 01 February 2026Sat 2:44pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:44 PM EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 31 January 2026 to Sunday 01 February 2026
Warning for the following areas:
South West Slopes
Warning for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, Central West Slopes and Plains, Riverina, Lower Western and Upper Western
Cancellation for the following areas:
North West Slopes and Plains and Hunter
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 currently 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 over the south west as well as on and east of the ranges, and in the low teens over alpine areas. Overnight minimum temperatures decreasing significantly throughout on Monday morning.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are currently peaking and are expected to ease from the south with the passage of a southerly change on Sunday and Monday. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Cobar, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Tibooburra, Wagga Wagga and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 01 February 2026Sat 2:44pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:44 PM EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 31 January 2026 to Sunday 01 February 2026
Warning for the following areas:
South West Slopes
Warning for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, Central West Slopes and Plains, Riverina, Lower Western and Upper Western
Cancellation for the following areas:
North West Slopes and Plains and Hunter
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 currently 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 over the south west as well as on and east of the ranges, and in the low teens over alpine areas. Overnight minimum temperatures decreasing significantly throughout on Monday morning.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are currently peaking and are expected to ease from the south with the passage of a southerly change on Sunday and Monday. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Cobar, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Tibooburra, Wagga Wagga and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 01 February 2026Sat 2:44pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:44 PM EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 31 January 2026 to Sunday 01 February 2026
Warning for the following areas:
South West Slopes
Warning for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, Central West Slopes and Plains, Riverina, Lower Western and Upper Western
Cancellation for the following areas:
North West Slopes and Plains and Hunter
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 currently 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 over the south west as well as on and east of the ranges, and in the low teens over alpine areas. Overnight minimum temperatures decreasing significantly throughout on Monday morning.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are currently peaking and are expected to ease from the south with the passage of a southerly change on Sunday and Monday. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Cobar, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Tibooburra, Wagga Wagga and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 01 February 2026Sat 2:44pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:44 PM EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 31 January 2026 to Sunday 01 February 2026
Warning for the following areas:
South West Slopes
Warning for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, Central West Slopes and Plains, Riverina, Lower Western and Upper Western
Cancellation for the following areas:
North West Slopes and Plains and Hunter
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 currently 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 over the south west as well as on and east of the ranges, and in the low teens over alpine areas. Overnight minimum temperatures decreasing significantly throughout on Monday morning.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are currently peaking and are expected to ease from the south with the passage of a southerly change on Sunday and Monday. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Cobar, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Tibooburra, Wagga Wagga and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 01 February 2026Sat 2:44pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:44 PM EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 31 January 2026 to Sunday 01 February 2026
Warning for the following areas:
South West Slopes
Warning for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, Central West Slopes and Plains, Riverina, Lower Western and Upper Western
Cancellation for the following areas:
North West Slopes and Plains and Hunter
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 currently 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 over the south west as well as on and east of the ranges, and in the low teens over alpine areas. Overnight minimum temperatures decreasing significantly throughout on Monday morning.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are currently peaking and are expected to ease from the south with the passage of a southerly change on Sunday and Monday. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Bourke, Cobar, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Tibooburra, Wagga Wagga and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 01 February 2026For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone°- Fire Weather Warning for Upper Central West Plains and Eastern Riverina
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Temperature in 7 days
0 Saturday Saturday 44 1 Sunday Sunday 43 2 Monday Monday 38 3 Tuesday Tuesday 31 4 Wednesday Wednesday 34 5 Thursday Thursday 37 6 Friday Friday 37 7 Friday Friday 37 -
Rain in 7 days
0 Saturday Saturday 5 1 Sunday Sunday 0 2 Monday Monday 0 3 Tuesday Tuesday 0 4 Wednesday Wednesday 5 5 Thursday Thursday 10 6 Friday Friday 5 7 Friday Friday 5 -
Past 24 Hours
1769792400 Friday 17:00 5 38.5 0.0 1769796000 Friday 18:00 6 38.8 0.0 1769799600 Friday 19:00 7 37.7 9.3 0.0 18 1769803200 Friday 20:00 8 35.3 9.7 0.0 21 1769806800 Friday 21:00 9 33.4 10.1 0.0 24 1769810400 Friday 22:00 10 31.7 10.4 0.0 27 1769814000 Friday 23:00 11 30.5 10.5 0.0 29 1769817600 Saturday 00:00 12 30.1 10.6 0.0 30 1769821200 Saturday 01:00 1 30.5 11.0 0.0 30 1769824800 Saturday 02:00 2 30.8 10.7 0.0 29 1769828400 Saturday 03:00 3 29.7 0.0 1769832000 Saturday 04:00 4 28.1 11.2 0.0 35 1769835600 Saturday 05:00 5 26.0 10.6 0.0 38 1769839200 Saturday 06:00 6 26.0 10.2 0.0 37 1769842800 Saturday 07:00 7 25.7 9.5 0.0 36 1769846400 Saturday 08:00 8 28.6 11.2 0.0 34 1769850000 Saturday 09:00 9 32.3 14.0 0.0 33 1769853600 Saturday 10:00 10 34.3 14.2 0.0 29 1769857200 Saturday 11:00 11 36.1 13.6 0.0 26 1769860800 Saturday 12:00 12 38.1 11.2 0.0 20 1769864400 Saturday 13:00 1 39.9 11.1 0.0 18 1769868000 Saturday 14:00 2 42.3 11.2 0.0 16 1769871600 Saturday 15:00 3 41.9 9.9 0.0 15 1769875200 Saturday 16:00 4 43.1 9.9 0.0 14 -
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