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
Coonamble (30.9543°S, 148.3884°E, 177m 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 Coonamble (30.9543°S, 148.3884°E, 177m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 15° 16° 12° 11° 11° 13° 18° Maximum 34° 29° 21° 25° 28° 32° 36° Chance of rain 30% 60% 80% 70% 20% 40% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 10-20mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Extreme High Moderate Moderate - - - 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 21
(km/h)28
(km/h)21
(km/h)23
(km/h)28
(km/h)23
(km/h)17
(km/h)10
(km/h)11
(km/h)14
(km/h)17
(km/h)13
(km/h)23
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction NE WNW SW WSW E E ENE WNW SE SW ENE NNW NE NW Relative humidity 29% 18% 42% 21% 63% 64% 76% 48% 66% 32% 52% 26% 48% 21% Dew point 5°C 6°C 9°C 4°C 11°C 13°C 14°C 12°C 14°C 9°C 14°C 10°C 15°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Coonamble (30.9543°S, 148.3884°E, 177m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:52am EDT 6:17am EDT 7:25pm EDT 7:50pm EDT 8:52am EDT 11:52pm 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
