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
Gilgandra (31.7117°S, 148.6631°E, 276m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the N, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds SE/SW 20 to 30 km/h tending S/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
Forecast for Gilgandra (31.7117°S, 148.6631°E, 276m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary
Minimum 17° 12° 14° 17° 17° 14° 13° Maximum 30° 35° 38° 37° 31° 25° 31° Chance of rain 30% 5% 40% 40% 90% 90% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 10-20mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 21
(km/h)16
(km/h)18
(km/h)15
(km/h)12
(km/h)17
(km/h)24
(km/h)15
(km/h)25
(km/h)26
(km/h)26
(km/h)21
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction SW SW E WNW NE W E SW E E E E NE N Relative humidity 54% 23% 57% 16% 35% 13% 51% 26% 69% 57% 77% 68% 68% 42% Dew point 11°C 4°C 14°C 4°C 11°C 4°C 16°C 14°C 20°C 19°C 16°C 17°C 16°C 15°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Gilgandra (31.7117°S, 148.6631°E, 276m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:24am EDT 5:52am EDT 8:02pm EDT 8:30pm EDT 10:43pm EDT 7:37am 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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Rain for next 7 days