IDN11024 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology New South Wales Updated Northern Rivers District Forecast Issued at 8:34 pm EDT on Sunday 25 January 2026 for the period until midnight EDT Thursday 29 January 2026. Warning Information For latest warnings go to www.bom.gov.au, subscribe to RSS feeds, call 1300 659 210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts. Weather Situation A weak trough persists over northwest of New South Wales with a broad high pressure ridge across the coast while a cold front brushes the southern coast, reaching the central coastal fringe during the late evening. A broad low pressure trough draws significant heat into New South Wales. This trough is forecast to stall over the state through the coming week, with hot and dry conditions forecast to persist through Friday. Forecast for the rest of Sunday 25 January Mostly clear. Slight chance of a shower near the Queensland border in the evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening, possibly severe with damaging winds near the Queensland border. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Surf conditions in the evening may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as rock fishing and swimming. Forecast for Monday 26 January Partly cloudy. The chance of fog inland in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon, possibly severe with damaging winds inland. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 35 to 41. Surf conditions may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as rock fishing and swimming. Ballina Mostly sunny. Min 22 Max 35 Byron Bay Sunny. Min 23 Max 34 Grafton Possible afternoon storm. Min 22 Max 36 Lismore Partly cloudy. Min 21 Max 38 Tweed Heads Mostly sunny. Min 24 Max 33 Fire Danger: Far North Coast: Moderate Sun protection 8:40am to 5:00pm, UV Index predicted to reach 13 [Extreme] Forecast for Tuesday 27 January Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower near the Queensland border in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds southerly 15 to 25 km/h tending southeasterly in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. Ballina Partly cloudy. Min 22 Max 28 Byron Bay Possible shower. Min 23 Max 28 Grafton Partly cloudy. Min 21 Max 31 Lismore Cloudy. Min 21 Max 28 Tweed Heads Partly cloudy. Min 23 Max 29 Forecast for Wednesday 28 January Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 18 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. Ballina Partly cloudy. Min 20 Max 28 Byron Bay Partly cloudy. Min 20 Max 27 Grafton Partly cloudy. Min 18 Max 32 Lismore Partly cloudy. Min 17 Max 28 Tweed Heads Partly cloudy. Min 21 Max 29 Forecast for Thursday 29 January Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 19 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30. Ballina Shower or two. Min 20 Max 28 Byron Bay Shower or two. Min 21 Max 27 Grafton Possible shower. Min 19 Max 31 Lismore Shower or two. Min 18 Max 28 Tweed Heads Shower or two. Min 21 Max 29 The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:05 am EDT Monday. * Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones. Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2011, Bureau of Meteorology (ABN 92 637 533 532). Users of these web pages are deemed to have read and accepted the conditions described in the Copyright, Disclaimer, and Privacy statements (http://www.bom.gov.au/other/copyright.shtml).