Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, North Western and Upper Central West Plains fire weather districts
Issued at 04:52 AM EDT on Saturday 29 November 2025
Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions, tending hot in the north, will combine with northwest to westerly winds which will become fresh to strong during the morning today. A fresh and gusty southwesterly change over the west of the State during the morning will move east during the day, reaching the ranges and coast during the late afternoon and moving up the coast as a southerly change in the late afternoon and evening. Gusty thunderstorms are expected over much of the State, contracting to eastern parts during the day and clearing in the evening.
For the rest of Saturday 29 November:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, North Western and 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
Horsley Park (33.8583°S, 150.8554°E, 131m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon, possibly severe with damaging winds in the outer W. Winds W/NW 30 to 45 km/h shifting S 25 to 35 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for Horsley Park (33.8583°S, 150.8554°E, 131m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 19° 15° 13° 12° 12° 13° 17° Maximum 33° 29° 26° 24° 28° 35° 37° Chance of rain 40% 30% 70% 10% 5% 5% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme Extreme Extreme 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)26
(km/h)8
(km/h)24
(km/h)9
(km/h)18
(km/h)16
(km/h)18
(km/h)4
(km/h)9
(km/h)4
(km/h)8
(km/h)4
(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction N W N W NW WNW SW S WSW ENE NNW ENE N ENE Relative humidity 37% 28% 55% 19% 34% 22% 41% 28% 51% 26% 45% 16% 34% 18% Dew point 11°C 12°C 12°C 3°C 4°C 3°C 5°C 4°C 8°C 7°C 11°C 6°C 12°C 9°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Horsley Park (33.8583°S, 150.8554°E, 131m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:11am EDT 5:39am EDT 7:50pm EDT 8:18pm EDT 1:24pm EDT 1:34am EDT 
Waxing 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
