Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Lower Central West Plains and Northern Riverina fire weather districts
Issued at 04:07 PM EDT on Saturday 15 November 2025
Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions, combined with fresh and gusty west to southwesterly winds, will lead to elevated fire dangers on Sunday.
For the rest of Saturday 15 November:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Lower Central West Plains and Northern Riverina
For Sunday 16 November:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
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 Sunday.
Forecast
Gilgandra (31.7117°S, 148.6631°E, 276m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Medium chance of showers in the early morning. The chance of a thunderstorm on the N slopes in the early morning. Sunny day. Winds NW/SW 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming W 25 to 40 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 34.
Forecast for Gilgandra (31.7117°S, 148.6631°E, 276m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 15° 13° 8° 9° 13° 13° 12° Maximum 33° 25° 29° 33° 34° 31° 31° Chance of rain 20% 5% 5% 5% 20% 40% 80% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Very High Extreme Very High 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 18
(km/h)28
(km/h)27
(km/h)30
(km/h)14
(km/h)16
(km/h)10
(km/h)17
(km/h)12
(km/h)19
(km/h)22
(km/h)17
(km/h)25
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction WNW WNW WSW WSW SSW WSW ESE WNW N WNW E E E NE Relative humidity 52% 17% 42% 23% 39% 22% 35% 16% 32% 15% 54% 31% 59% 36% Dew point 12°C 4°C 6°C 2°C 4°C 4°C 6°C 3°C 8°C 3°C 14°C 11°C 14°C 14°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 New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:30am EDT 5:57am EDT 7:44pm EDT 8:11pm EDT 3:30am EDT 4:10pm 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
