Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for North Western fire weather district
Issued at 04:00 PM EDT on Wednesday 15 January 2025
Weather Situation
Fresh and gusty south to southwesterly winds combined with very dry and warm conditions will result in elevated fire dangers during Thursday. Isolated thunderstorms are possible near the ranges throughout the day, possibly severe with damaging winds the main risk.
For Thursday 16 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
North Western
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 Thursday.
Forecast
Appleby (30.9649°S, 150.8251°E, 369m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers on the slopes, most likely in the early morning. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds N/NE 15 to 20 km/h shifting S/SW 25 to 40 km/h early in the morning then tending S/SE 20 to 30 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 35.
Forecast for Appleby (30.9649°S, 150.8251°E, 369m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 19° 13° 16° 14° 10° 12° 17° Maximum 28° 23° 27° 28° 29° 33° 38° Chance of rain 70% 50% 50% 5% 5% 10% 40% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High Moderate High High - - - 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 14
(km/h)22
(km/h)23
(km/h)29
(km/h)25
(km/h)34
(km/h)20
(km/h)27
(km/h)12
(km/h)20
(km/h)9
(km/h)15
(km/h)13
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction W SW SSW SSW S SSE SSE S SSE SSW E WSW N WNW Relative humidity 75% 44% 70% 72% 72% 61% 62% 41% 61% 35% 56% 27% 51% 23% Dew point 19°C 14°C 12°C 16°C 17°C 17°C 14°C 13°C 10°C 11°C 12°C 11°C 16°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Appleby (30.9649°S, 150.8251°E, 369m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:41am EDT 6:08am EDT 8:04pm EDT 8:31pm EDT 9:50pm EDT 8:01am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 22 New moon Jan 29 First quarter Feb 05 Full moon Feb 13 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
