Forecast

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

Fire Weather Warning

for Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, North Western and Upper Central West Plains fire weather districts

Issued at 04:16 PM EDT on Friday 28 November 2025

Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions, tending hot in the north, will combine with northwest to westerly winds which will become fresh to strong during the morning on Saturday. A fresh and gusty southwesterly change over the west of the State during the morning will move east during the day, reaching the ranges and coast during the late afternoon and moving up the coast as a southerly change in the late afternoon and evening. Gusty thunderstorms are expected over much of the State, contracting to eastern parts during the day and clearing in the evening.

For Saturday 29 November:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, North Western and Upper Central West Plains

The NSW Rural Fire Service advises you to:
Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station, www.rfs.nsw.gov.au and www.bom.gov.au.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.

For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.rfs.nsw.gov.au.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Saturday.