Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Lower Central West Plains fire weather district
Issued at 03:59 AM EDT on Sunday 16 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 Sunday 16 November:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Lower Central West Plains
Cancellation for the following areas:
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
Kapooka (35.1495°S, 147.3084°E, 265m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the S, slight chance elsewhere. Winds W 25 to 40 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 20s.
Forecast for Kapooka (35.1495°S, 147.3084°E, 265m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 13° 8° 8° 10° 11° 9° 11° Maximum 28° 20° 27° 30° 29° 29° 31° Chance of rain 70% 30% 5% 20% 40% 10% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High Moderate 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 15
(km/h)41
(km/h)24
(km/h)30
(km/h)10
(km/h)19
(km/h)5
(km/h)25
(km/h)8
(km/h)22
(km/h)8
(km/h)11
(km/h)22
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction WNW W WSW WSW W W W W WSW W ENE ENE ENE ENE Relative humidity 47% 30% 60% 29% 58% 29% 47% 24% 40% 20% 50% 21% 51% 27% Dew point 9°C 5°C 5°C 1°C 8°C 6°C 9°C 7°C 7°C 3°C 8°C 4°C 10°C 9°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Kapooka (35.1495°S, 147.3084°E, 265m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:28am EDT 5:56am EDT 7:54pm EDT 8:23pm EDT 3:33am EDT 4:17pm 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
