Forecast

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
for Damaging Winds And Large Hailstones

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

Issued at 4:45 pm Saturday, 8 November 2025.

Severe thunderstorms continuing across eastern NSW.

Weather Situation
A moist and unstable environment to the east of a surface trough will aid the development of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.
DAMAGING WINDS and LARGE HAILSTONES for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Hunter, North West Slopes and Plains and Northern Tablelands
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds and large hailstones in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Taree, Newcastle, Armidale, Port Macquarie, Tenterfield and Kempsey.
Severe thunderstorms are no longer occurring in the Central Tablelands district and the warning for this district is CANCELLED.
125 KM/H WIND GUST RECORDED AT GUNNEDAH AT 3:34 PM.
111 km/h wind gust recorded at Narrabri at 1:41 pm.
3.5 cm hail reported at Shellharbour at approximately 12:20 pm.
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central Tablelands

The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Move your car 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.
* 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.
* Trees that have been damaged by fire are likely to be more unstable and more likely to fall.
* Unplug computers and appliances.
* Avoid using the phone during the storm.
* Stay indoors away from windows, and keep children and pets indoors as well.
* Stay vigilant and monitor conditions. Note that the landscape may have changed following bushfires.
* For emergency help in floods and storms, ring the SES (NSW and ACT) on 132 500.

The next warning is due to be issued by 7:45 pm.
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 Thunderstorm Warning
for Damaging Winds And Large Hailstones

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

Issued at 4:45 pm Saturday, 8 November 2025.

Severe thunderstorms continuing across eastern NSW.

Weather Situation
A moist and unstable environment to the east of a surface trough will aid the development of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.
DAMAGING WINDS and LARGE HAILSTONES for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Hunter, North West Slopes and Plains and Northern Tablelands
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds and large hailstones in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Taree, Newcastle, Armidale, Port Macquarie, Tenterfield and Kempsey.
Severe thunderstorms are no longer occurring in the Central Tablelands district and the warning for this district is CANCELLED.
125 KM/H WIND GUST RECORDED AT GUNNEDAH AT 3:34 PM.
111 km/h wind gust recorded at Narrabri at 1:41 pm.
3.5 cm hail reported at Shellharbour at approximately 12:20 pm.
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central Tablelands

The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Move your car 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.
* 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.
* Trees that have been damaged by fire are likely to be more unstable and more likely to fall.
* Unplug computers and appliances.
* Avoid using the phone during the storm.
* Stay indoors away from windows, and keep children and pets indoors as well.
* Stay vigilant and monitor conditions. Note that the landscape may have changed following bushfires.
* For emergency help in floods and storms, ring the SES (NSW and ACT) on 132 500.

The next warning is due to be issued by 7:45 pm.
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

Fire Weather Warning

for North Western fire weather district

Issued at 04:13 AM EDT on Saturday 08 November 2025

Weather Situation
Hot and windy conditions with fresh north to northwesterly winds and unstable conditions with showers and thunderstorms possible throughout the day. Conditions expected to ease later in the day with a drier and more stable airmass as winds tend west to southwesterly and moderate.

For the rest of Saturday 08 November:
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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.