Forecast

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

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Severe Weather Warning
for Damaging Winds

for parts of Mid North Coast, Hunter, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Northern Tablelands and North West Slopes and Plains Forecast Districts.

Issued at 2:13 am Saturday, 29 November 2025.

Damaging winds developing through elevated parts of the state.

Weather Situation
An approaching cold front will sweep across southern parts of NSW during Saturday, with west to northwesterly winds strengthening ahead of the front. Winds will ease behind the front by Saturday evening.
DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Hunter, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains and Northern Tablelands
Strong west to northwesterly winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS of around 90 km/h are possible.
Winds are expected to ease below warning thresholds by early Saturday evening.
Locations which may be affected include Bowral, Katoomba, Nowendoc, Murrurundi, Walcha and Lithgow.
87 km/hr gust at Murrundai Gap at 2:00am AEDT

The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Move vehicles under cover or away from trees.
* Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony.
* Keep at least 8 metres away from fallen power lines or objects that may be energised, such as fences.
* Trees that have been damaged by fire are likely to be more unstable and more likely to fall.
* Report fallen power lines to either Ausgrid (131 388), Endeavour Energy (131 003), Essential Energy (132 080) or Evoenergy (131 093) as shown on your power bill.
* Stay vigilant and monitor conditions. Note that the landscape may have changed following bushfires.
* For emergency help in floods and storms, ring your local SES Unit on 132 500.

The next Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 11:00 am AEDT Saturday.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Severe Weather Warning
for Damaging Winds

for parts of Mid North Coast, Hunter, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Northern Tablelands and North West Slopes and Plains Forecast Districts.

Issued at 2:13 am Saturday, 29 November 2025.

Damaging winds developing through elevated parts of the state.

Weather Situation
An approaching cold front will sweep across southern parts of NSW during Saturday, with west to northwesterly winds strengthening ahead of the front. Winds will ease behind the front by Saturday evening.
DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Hunter, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains and Northern Tablelands
Strong west to northwesterly winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h with DAMAGING WIND GUSTS of around 90 km/h are possible.
Winds are expected to ease below warning thresholds by early Saturday evening.
Locations which may be affected include Bowral, Katoomba, Nowendoc, Murrurundi, Walcha and Lithgow.
87 km/hr gust at Murrundai Gap at 2:00am AEDT

The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Move vehicles under cover or away from trees.
* Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony.
* Keep at least 8 metres away from fallen power lines or objects that may be energised, such as fences.
* Trees that have been damaged by fire are likely to be more unstable and more likely to fall.
* Report fallen power lines to either Ausgrid (131 388), Endeavour Energy (131 003), Essential Energy (132 080) or Evoenergy (131 093) as shown on your power bill.
* Stay vigilant and monitor conditions. Note that the landscape may have changed following bushfires.
* For emergency help in floods and storms, ring your local SES Unit on 132 500.

The next Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 11:00 am AEDT Saturday.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

Warning to Sheep Graziers

for South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts

Issued at 10:40 PM EDT on Friday 28 November 2025

Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and southwesterly winds are expected during Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
Cancellation of Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Southern Tablelands forecast district
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Southern Tablelands forecast district has been cancelled.

The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Saturday.