Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Lower Central West Plains and Northern Riverina fire weather districts
Issued at 03:40 AM EDT on Saturday 15 November 2025
Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions, combined with fresh and gusty north to northwesterly winds shifting westerly during the afternoon, will lead to elevated fire dangers on Saturday.
For the rest of Saturday 15 November:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Lower Central West Plains and Northern Riverina
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.
Forecast
Bowen Mountain (33.5739°S, 150.6278°E, 349m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the N early this morning. High chance of showers, most likely this afternoon. A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe with damaging winds and large hail. Winds NE/SE 15 to 25 km/h tending NW/NE 25 to 35 km/h in the morning. Daytime maximum temperatures 24 to 31.
Forecast for Bowen Mountain (33.5739°S, 150.6278°E, 349m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 15° 17° 15° 10° 11° 14° 13° Maximum 27° 30° 24° 28° 30° 29° 20° Chance of rain 70% 30% 20% 5% 20% 90% 80% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate High 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 7
(km/h)13
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(km/h)16
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)4
(km/h)8
(km/h)3
(km/h)6
(km/h)3
(km/h)11
(km/h)9
(km/h)12
(km/h)Wind direction NE NNE W WNW W W WNW E NW N NE SE SSE SE Relative humidity 68% 50% 52% 23% 41% 24% 42% 28% 44% 23% 50% 43% 79% 70% Dew point 15°C 15°C 13°C 7°C 7°C 3°C 6°C 8°C 10°C 7°C 13°C 13°C 12°C 15°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Bowen Mountain (33.5739°S, 150.6278°E, 349m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:20am EDT 5:47am EDT 7:38pm EDT 8:05pm EDT 2:57am EDT 3:07pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
