View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 5:33 am AEDT on Friday 2 January 2026.
Forecast for the rest of Friday
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- Min
- 15 °C
- Max
- 23 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 20%
Illawarra area
Partly cloudy. The chance of fog about higher ground early this morning. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s.
- Fire Danger
- Illawarra/Shoalhaven: Moderate
- Southern Ranges: Moderate
Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:20 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 12 [Extreme]
Saturday 3 January
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- Min
- 15 °C
- Max
- 26 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 30%
Illawarra area
Partly cloudy. The chance of fog about higher ground in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.
Sun protection recommended from 8:40 am to 5:10 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Sunday 4 January
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- Min
- 18 °C
- Max
- 28 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 to 7 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 60%
Illawarra area
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. A thunderstorm likely. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northeast to southeasterly during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
Sun protection recommended from 8:50 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 11 [Extreme]
Monday 5 January
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- Min
- 18 °C
- Max
- 27 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 to 2 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 40%
Illawarra area
Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog about higher ground. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.
Sun protection recommended from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, UV Index predicted to reach 10 [Very High]
Tuesday 6 January
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- Min
- 18 °C
- Max
- 26 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 30%
Wednesday 7 January
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- Min
- 17 °C
- Max
- 30 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 5%
Thursday 8 January
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- Min
- 19 °C
- Max
- 34 °C
- Precis
- Possible rainfall:
- 0 mm
- Chance of any rain:
- 5%
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm AEDT Friday.
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