Heatwave Service for Australia

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New South Wales

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Australian Capital Territory

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Victoria

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Queensland

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Western Australia

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South Australia

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Tasmania

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  • No Warnings Current.

Nothern Territory

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Heatwave Assessment and Forecast Service for Australia

Issued at 3:32 pm EDT on Thursday 7 December 2023
for the period until midnight EDT Wednesday 13 December 2023.


Current Heatwave Assessment

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Heatwave Situation for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 3 days starting Tuesday 05 December 2023

Severe to extreme heatwave conditions in and isolated pocket over North Interior WA. Low intensity to severe heatwave conditions over broad areas of central and northern WA, southern parts of the NT, most of central and northern SA, parts of southwestern and far northern Queensland and most of NSW apart from the coastal margin. Low intensity heatwave conditions over northern parts of the NT, southern inland parts of Queensland, the ACT and far northwest and northeast Victoria.


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Heatwave Situation for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 3 days starting Wednesday 06 December 2023

Severe to extreme heatwave conditions over isolated parts of far eastern SA. Low intensity to severe heatwave conditions over most of NSW, areas of southern and northern Queensland, most of central and northern SA, parts of southern and southern NT and parts of northern and central WA. Low intensity heatwave conditions over remaining areas of NT, parts of western Queensland and northern Victoria.


Heatwave Forecast for Australia

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Heatwave Situation for Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 3 days starting Thursday 07 December 2023

Low intensity to severe heatwave conditions over NSW and ACT, parts of southern Queensland and Cape York Peninsula, northeast SA and parts of northern WA. Low intensity heatwave conditions over areas of NT, western parts of Queensland and northern Victoria.


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Heatwave Situation for Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 3 days starting Friday 08 December 2023

Extreme heatwave conditions over central parts of NSW. Low intensity to severe heatwave conditions over most of remaining areas of NSW, parts of southern Queensland and Cape York Peninsula, parts of far eastern SA and northeast VIC, and the Kimberley in WA. Low intensity heatwave conditions over isolated pockets of northwest WA, parts of northern NT, and western Queensland.


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Heatwave Situation for Saturday, Sunday, Monday, 3 days starting Saturday 09 December 2023

Low intensity to severe heatwave conditions over parts of central inland NSW, northern Queensland, parts of far west WA coast and northeast Victoria. Low intensity heatwave conditions over isolated pockets of the Kimberley coast of WA, parts of northern NT, southern Queensland, eastern SA and the ACT.


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Heatwave Situation for Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, 3 days starting Sunday 10 December 2023

Low intensity to severe heatwave conditions over parts of central inland NSW, northern Queensland, northeast NT and northern Victoria. Low intensity heatwave conditions over isolated pockets of the northwest coast of WA, parts of eastern SA, southern Queensland, the ACT and Tasmania.


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Heatwave Situation for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 3 days starting Monday 11 December 2023

Low intensity to severe heatwave conditions over Tasmania, Victoria, NSW and ACT, northern Queensland and northeast NT. Low intensity heatwave conditions over isolated pockets of eastern SA and the Kimberley coast in WA.


The next routine forecast will be issued by 03:30 pm EDT Friday.