Weather Warning

This warning affects:Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, Hunter, Illawarra, Lower Western, Metropolitan, Riverina, Snowy Mountains, South Coast, South West Slopes, Southern Tablelands and Upper Western. View More

Heatwave warning

  • Issued by the Bureau of Meteorology

IDN21013

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

Heatwave warning

Issued at 2:42 AM EDT on Tuesday 6 Jan 2026.

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A prolonged period of heat is forecast for southern, central and western NSW this week. Maximum temperatures in the high thirties to mid forties across inland parts, extending to the southern and central coasts from Wednesday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west. The severe to extreme heatwave will expand and peak later this week, before easing from the south over the weekend and early next week as a southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Albury, Broken Hill, Batemans Bay, Bega, Camden, Campbelltown, Goulburn, Hornsby, Liverpool, Nowra, Orange, Richmond, Wagga Wagga and Wollongong.

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.

The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Wednesday 07 January 2026