Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:12 PM EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 08 January 2026 to Sunday 11 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Metropolitan, Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Riverina
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, Lower Western and Upper 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 high thirties to low forties, reaching the mid forties in the southwest on Thursday and Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west Friday morning.
The severe to extreme heatwave will gradually ease from the west during the weekend as a southwest to southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Broken Hill, Camden, Dubbo, Gosford, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mona Vale, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 09 January 2026
Forecast
Snakes Plain (31.776°S, 147.7602°E, 197m AMSL) Snakes Plain,NSW set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Snakes Plain 7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds N 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 37 to 42.
Forecast for Snakes Plain (31.776°S, 147.7602°E, 197m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 23° 24° 22° 17° 18° 22° 20° Maximum 40° 41° 36° 35° 38° 38° 36° Chance of rain 5% 10% 20% 20% 50% 20% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High 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 26
(km/h)24
(km/h)31
(km/h)26
(km/h)21
(km/h)20
(km/h)28
(km/h)20
(km/h)17
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)13
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction NNE NNE NNE N SSW SSW E E ENE NNE NE W E SW Relative humidity 37% 16% 37% 15% 21% 15% 51% 26% 49% 22% 42% 20% 42% 15% Dew point 13°C 9°C 13°C 8°C 3°C 5°C 13°C 12°C 14°C 12°C 15°C 10°C 12°C 5°C First light 5:44am 5:45am 5:46am 5:46am 5:47am 5:48am 5:49am Sunrise 6:12am 6:12am 6:13am 6:14am 6:15am 6:16am 6:17am Sunset 8:19pm 8:19pm 8:18pm 8:18pm 8:18pm 8:18pm 8:18pm Last light 8:46pm 8:46pm 8:46pm 8:46pm 8:46pm 8:46pm 8:45pm -
Warnings
Weather Warnings
Thu 2:12pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWThu 2:12pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:12 PM EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 08 January 2026 to Sunday 11 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Metropolitan, Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Riverina
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, Lower Western and Upper 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 high thirties to low forties, reaching the mid forties in the southwest on Thursday and Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west Friday morning.
The severe to extreme heatwave will gradually ease from the west during the weekend as a southwest to southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Broken Hill, Camden, Dubbo, Gosford, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mona Vale, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 09 January 2026Thu 2:12pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:12 PM EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 08 January 2026 to Sunday 11 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Metropolitan, Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Riverina
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, Lower Western and Upper 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 high thirties to low forties, reaching the mid forties in the southwest on Thursday and Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west Friday morning.
The severe to extreme heatwave will gradually ease from the west during the weekend as a southwest to southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Broken Hill, Camden, Dubbo, Gosford, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mona Vale, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 09 January 2026Thu 2:12pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:12 PM EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 08 January 2026 to Sunday 11 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Metropolitan, Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Riverina
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, Lower Western and Upper 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 high thirties to low forties, reaching the mid forties in the southwest on Thursday and Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west Friday morning.
The severe to extreme heatwave will gradually ease from the west during the weekend as a southwest to southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Broken Hill, Camden, Dubbo, Gosford, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mona Vale, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 09 January 2026Thu 2:12pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:12 PM EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 08 January 2026 to Sunday 11 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Metropolitan, Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Riverina
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, Lower Western and Upper 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 high thirties to low forties, reaching the mid forties in the southwest on Thursday and Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west Friday morning.
The severe to extreme heatwave will gradually ease from the west during the weekend as a southwest to southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Broken Hill, Camden, Dubbo, Gosford, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mona Vale, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 09 January 2026Thu 2:12pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:12 PM EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 08 January 2026 to Sunday 11 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Metropolitan, Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Riverina
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, Lower Western and Upper 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 high thirties to low forties, reaching the mid forties in the southwest on Thursday and Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west Friday morning.
The severe to extreme heatwave will gradually ease from the west during the weekend as a southwest to southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Broken Hill, Camden, Dubbo, Gosford, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mona Vale, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 09 January 2026Thu 2:12pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:12 PM EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 08 January 2026 to Sunday 11 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Metropolitan, Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Riverina
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, Lower Western and Upper 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 high thirties to low forties, reaching the mid forties in the southwest on Thursday and Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west Friday morning.
The severe to extreme heatwave will gradually ease from the west during the weekend as a southwest to southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Broken Hill, Camden, Dubbo, Gosford, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mona Vale, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 09 January 2026Thu 2:12pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:12 PM EDT on Thursday 08 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 08 January 2026 to Sunday 11 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Metropolitan, Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, South West Slopes and Riverina
Warning for the following areas:
Hunter, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, Lower Western and Upper 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 high thirties to low forties, reaching the mid forties in the southwest on Thursday and Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties in the west Friday morning.
The severe to extreme heatwave will gradually ease from the west during the weekend as a southwest to southerly change brings milder temperatures. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Broken Hill, Camden, Dubbo, Gosford, Hornsby, Liverpool, Mona Vale, Orange and Richmond.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Friday 09 January 2026For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Snakes Plain (31.776°S, 147.7602°E, 197m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:44am EDT 6:12am EDT 8:19pm EDT 8:46pm EDT 11:34pm EDT 11:57am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Snakes Plain sun & moon times
FridayFirst light5:44am
EDTSunrise6:12am
EDTSunset8:19pm
EDTLast light8:46pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseFri
11:34pm
EDTMoon setFri
11:57am
EDTLast quarterLast quarter Sun
Jan 11
New moonNew moon Mon
Jan 19
First quarterFirst quarter Mon
Jan 26
Full moonFull moon Mon
Feb 02
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Temperature for next 5 days
0 Friday Friday 40 1 Saturday Saturday 41 2 Sunday Sunday 36 3 Monday Monday 35 4 Tuesday Tuesday 38 5 Wednesday Wednesday 38 6 Thursday Thursday 36 7 Thursday Thursday 36 -
Rain for next 5 days
0 Friday Friday 0 1 Saturday Saturday 0 2 Sunday Sunday 0 3 Monday Monday 0 4 Tuesday Tuesday 5 5 Wednesday Wednesday 5 6 Thursday Thursday 0 7 Thursday Thursday 0
