Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:12 PM EDT on Friday 31 January 2025
Valid for Friday 31 January 2025 to Monday 03 February 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains
Cancellation for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains and Central 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 in the high twenties to mid-thirties and overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid tens.
Severe heatwave conditions developing in far southern parts of NSW over the weekend and into early next week, gradually easing later in the week. Low Intensity heatwave conditions persist over much of the state.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Saturday 01 February 2025
Forecast
Armidale (30.5142°S, 151.669°E, 971m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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TODAY16° 27° possible thunderstorm Chance of rain: 70% Likely amount: 5-10mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 5:54am EDT 6:20am EDT 7:54pm EDT 8:20pm EDT NOW24.7° Feels Like: 23.6° Relative Humidity: 60% Dew: 16.4° Wind: SE 17km/h Gust: 19km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.2mm Pressure: 1018.2hPa -
Today Weather
ArmidaleNow21.8°cFeels Like:23.8°Wind:N 9km/hGusts:9km/hHumidity:91%16°Min27°MaxToday in ArmidalePartly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and early evening. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe, with possible heavy falls in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming E/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 25 to 32.Tomorrow15°Min25°MaxPartly cloudy. Medium chance of showers on and E of the ranges, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 31. -
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Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and early evening. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe, with possible heavy falls in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming E/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 25 to 32.
Forecast for Armidale (30.5142°S, 151.669°E, 971m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary Minimum 16° 15° 13° 11° 12° 12° 13° Maximum 27° 25° 25° 27° 27° 28° 27° Chance of rain 70% 60% 5% 40% 40% 60% 70% Likely amount 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating No Rating 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 19
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(km/h)27
(km/h)26
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(km/h)Wind direction SSE SSE ESE ESE E ESE E ESE E ESE W SSE ESE SE Relative humidity 73% 63% 87% 60% 81% 49% 82% 48% 79% 47% 77% 38% 78% 49% Dew point 16°C 18°C 16°C 16°C 14°C 13°C 13°C 14°C 14°C 14°C 14°C 12°C 15°C 14°C -
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12 Month Rainfall Forecast
Armidale Rain Forecast
Armidale 12-month Rainfall ForecastJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2025787867656555105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Jan 14
ENSO status: La Niña-like conditions. IOD status: Neutral. SAM status: Negative. Trending slightly negative. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is in a La Niña-like pattern. Recent conditions show some atmosphere-ocean coupling, resulting in the US declaring a La Niña event has started. A La Niña typically increases rainfall over northern and eastern Australia, while reducing rainfall over southern coastal Australia and western Tas. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase and does not play a part in Australia's climate during this time of year. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is in a negative phase. Recent forecasts show negative SAM is more likely to dominate for the remainder of summer, due to the polar vortex taking an unusually long time to recover from the stratospheric warming event in winter 2024. During summer, a negative SAM decreases rainfall over most of southeastern Australia, and increases rainfall for far southwest WA and western Tas. Rainfall outlooks are showing above average rainfall over large parts of the country during summer, with closer to average conditions for the southwest corner of WA, southern SA and Vic, and central parts of Tas.
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Past 5 Days
Armidale Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Monday
Jan 2716.9 °C 31.5 °C 0.0 mmTuesday
Jan 2816.5 °C 33.4 °C 0.0 mmWednesday
Jan 2917.2 °C 31.2 °C 0.0 mmThursday
Jan 3017.0 °C 30.7 °C 31.2 mmFriday
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Armidale minimum temp history (30.5142°S, 151.669°E, 971m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 33.4° 28/01/2025 Coldest this month 5.8° 20/01/2025 Hottest on record 37.1 03/01/2014 Coldest on record 2.6 19/01/2010 Hottest this year 33.4° 28/01/2025 Coldest this year 5.8° 20/01/2025 Long term average 27.2° Long term average 13.1° Average this month 27.1° Average this month 12.9° Hottest January On Record Avg. max. temp. 29.1° 2017 Coldest January on record Avg. min. temp. 11.2° 2000 Armidale rainfall history (30.5142°S, 151.669°E, 971m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 31.2mm 30/01/2025 Total This Month 147.0mm
16.0 daysLong Term Average 88.9mm 11.1 days Wettest January on record 212.0mm 2004 Driest on record 17.2mm 2014 -
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Armidale Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Jan 88.9mm 11.1 day(s) Total For 2025 147.0mm 16.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2024 83.8mm 10.0 day(s) Wettest Day 31.2mm Jan30 Lowest Temperature 5.8°C Jan20 Highest Temperature 33.4°C Jan28 -
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Armidale Long-Term Averages
Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 27.2 25.8 23.9 20.4 16.6 13.6 13.2 15.1 18.7 21.5 23.6 25.8 20.4 Mean Min (°C) 13.1 12.7 10.9 6.8 2.3 0.9 -0.3 0.0 2.8 6.0 9.3 11.4 6.3 Mean Rain (mm) 88.9 93.9 77.2 39.9 32.8 41.4 39.9 43.8 45.3 69.4 92.5 89.2 753.6 Mean Rain Days 11.1 11.3 11.3 8.7 8.0 10.7 9.7 8.1 7.9 10.2 11.4 11.5 119.9