Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:51 PM EDT on Tuesday 23 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 23 December 2025 to Tuesday 23 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Northern Tablelands
Cancellation for the following areas:
Metropolitan and North West Slopes and Plains
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 are in the high twenties to mid thirties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to low twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions have peaked and are continuing to ease from the south and west as milder southeast to southwesterly winds extend across the State. Locations likely to be impacted include Dorrigo, Grafton, Gloucester, Lismore, Maitland, Murwillumbah, Taree, Tweed Heads and Yamba.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Wednesday 24 December 2025
Forecast
Yarratt Forest (31.7791°S, 152.4238°E, 54m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening, possibly severe with damaging winds and large hail in the N. Light winds becoming NE/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
Forecast for Yarratt Forest (31.7791°S, 152.4238°E, 54m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 19° 19° 15° 14° 12° 15° 13° Maximum 30° 26° 21° 23° 25° 26° 28° Chance of rain 50% 80% 50% 10% 20% 30% 10% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 9
(km/h)25
(km/h)20
(km/h)29
(km/h)11
(km/h)23
(km/h)10
(km/h)22
(km/h)10
(km/h)26
(km/h)11
(km/h)25
(km/h)7
(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction ENE E SW S SSW SSE SSW SSE SW SSE SSW SE SSW ESE Relative humidity 67% 57% 75% 67% 72% 65% 60% 49% 59% 51% 58% 47% 58% 46% Dew point 19°C 20°C 19°C 16°C 14°C 13°C 12°C 11°C 12°C 13°C 13°C 13°C 13°C 14°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Yarratt Forest (31.7791°S, 152.4238°E, 54m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:14am EDT 5:42am EDT 7:56pm EDT 8:25pm EDT 9:09am EDT 10:59pm EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
