Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Illawarra/Shoalhaven, Central Ranges, North Western, Upper Central West Plains and Lower Central West Plains fire weather districts
Issued at 04:27 AM EDT on Saturday 06 December 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions combining with fresh and gusty west to northwesterly winds are expected to bring increased fire dangers to central and northern NSW today ahead of a south to southwesterly wind change moving through in the afternoon and evening.
For the rest of Saturday 06 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Illawarra/Shoalhaven, Central Ranges, North Western, Upper Central West Plains and Lower 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
Come By Chance (30.3333°S, 148.4667°E, 141m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the S, most likely in the evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of smoke haze on the S slopes. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds in the S. Winds N/NW 25 to 35 km/h tending N/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 35 to 41.
Forecast for Come By Chance (30.3333°S, 148.4667°E, 141m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 23° 22° 15° 17° 23° 21° 19° Maximum 43° 35° 38° 41° 40° 35° 32° Chance of rain 50% 50% 5% 5% 60% 80% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme 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 30
(km/h)26
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(km/h)20
(km/h)11
(km/h)22
(km/h)14
(km/h)26
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(km/h)29
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction N NNW SSE SW ENE W NE NW NE NE ENE E ENE ENE Relative humidity 21% 11% 41% 24% 50% 16% 45% 16% 37% 19% 55% 32% 60% 41% Dew point 8°C 6°C 16°C 11°C 16°C 7°C 17°C 9°C 17°C 11°C 19°C 15°C 18°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Come By Chance (30.3333°S, 148.4667°E, 141m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:32am EDT 5:59am EDT 7:58pm EDT 8:25pm EDT 9:42pm EDT 6:37am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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