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
Coonamble (30.9543°S, 148.3884°E, 177m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers on the N slopes, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with damaging winds and large hail on the N slopes. Winds N/NW 25 to 35 km/h turning W/SW 25 to 40 km/h during the afternoon and evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 32 to 38.
Forecast for Coonamble (30.9543°S, 148.3884°E, 177m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 18° 19° 16° 11° 13° 17° 15° Maximum 35° 33° 27° 29° 33° 35° 32° Chance of rain 60% 10% 5% 5% 5% 20% 30% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Very High Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High 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 28
(km/h)24
(km/h)14
(km/h)27
(km/h)27
(km/h)32
(km/h)18
(km/h)14
(km/h)10
(km/h)12
(km/h)15
(km/h)18
(km/h)15
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction NE NNW SW W SW WSW SSW SW ENE NW ENE WNW ESE WSW Relative humidity 56% 24% 42% 17% 33% 23% 35% 21% 32% 17% 34% 16% 51% 23% Dew point 17°C 12°C 12°C 4°C 6°C 4°C 4°C 4°C 7°C 4°C 10°C 5°C 15°C 8°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 New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:35am EDT 6:01am EDT 7:41pm EDT 8:08pm EDT 3:05am EDT 3:16pm 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
