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 04:10 PM EDT on Friday 05 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 on Saturday ahead of a south to southwesterly wind change moving through in the afternoon and evening.
For 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.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Saturday.
Forecast
Dubbo West (32.2452°S, 148.6042°E, 257m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny morning. Slight chance of a shower in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds N/NE 15 to 25 km/h tending N/NW 25 to 40 km/h during the morning then tending SE/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.
Forecast for Dubbo West (32.2452°S, 148.6042°E, 257m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 21° 18° 13° 13° 17° 16° 15° Maximum 41° 30° 35° 39° 39° 31° 29° Chance of rain 60% 5% 5% 5% 90% 90% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 5-10mm 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 29
(km/h)34
(km/h)19
(km/h)20
(km/h)19
(km/h)16
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)20
(km/h)16
(km/h)21
(km/h)20
(km/h)24
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(km/h)Wind direction N NNW SW WSW E W NE WNW ENE NW E ESE E ENE Relative humidity 26% 13% 46% 26% 58% 18% 44% 16% 46% 28% 63% 48% 64% 47% Dew point 9°C 7°C 12°C 7°C 15°C 6°C 13°C 7°C 16°C 16°C 18°C 18°C 16°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Dubbo West (32.2452°S, 148.6042°E, 257m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:24am EDT 5:52am EDT 8:01pm EDT 8:29pm EDT 9:47pm EDT 6:28am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Full moon Dec 05 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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Rain for next 7 days
