Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Upper Central West Plains fire weather district
Issued at 04:36 AM EDT on Sunday 26 October 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions in combination with strong and gusty winds will result in extreme fire danger over the Upper Central West Plains fire weather district tomorrow. Northerly winds will shift west to northwesterly during the early afternoon. High based showers and thunderstorms are possible with little to no rainfall.
For the rest of Sunday 26 October:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Burdett (33.4°S, 148.6°E, 381m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the S, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Winds N 20 to 30 km/h turning W 30 to 45 km/h in the early afternoon then decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 26 to 36.
Forecast for Burdett (33.4°S, 148.6°E, 381m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 11° 8° 5° 5° 6° 10° 13° Maximum 27° 24° 16° 21° 26° 31° 33° Chance of rain 50% 20% 70% 70% 30% 30% 30% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate High Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Slight Slight Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 15
(km/h)26
(km/h)16
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)20
(km/h)7
(km/h)7
(km/h)3
(km/h)13
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction NNE NNW WSW SW E ENE ENE WNW NW WSW NE NNW N WNW Relative humidity 62% 47% 70% 32% 61% 65% 82% 59% 72% 36% 56% 32% 52% 26% Dew point 11°C 12°C 11°C 5°C 5°C 7°C 11°C 11°C 13°C 9°C 14°C 12°C 14°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Burdett (33.4°S, 148.6°E, 381m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:49am EDT 6:15am EDT 7:28pm EDT 7:54pm EDT 8:46am EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
