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
Laffing Waters (33.3878°S, 149.6107°E, 691m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of smoke haze, mainly on and E of the ranges. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening, possibly severe with damaging winds in the S. Winds N/NW 25 to 35 km/h tending W/NW 25 to 40 km/h during the day then decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 32 to 39.
Forecast for Laffing Waters (33.3878°S, 149.6107°E, 691m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 16° 15° 11° 10° 13° 14° 12° Maximum 35° 29° 31° 35° 34° 26° 25° Chance of rain 60% 30% 5% 5% 80% 90% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 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 19
(km/h)32
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)5
(km/h)19
(km/h)9
(km/h)16
(km/h)12
(km/h)20
(km/h)17
(km/h)23
(km/h)Wind direction NNW NNW WSW WSW NE NW WNW W NNE N ESE E E E Relative humidity 36% 18% 64% 28% 67% 24% 48% 14% 58% 37% 76% 64% 79% 66% Dew point 9°C 6°C 12°C 7°C 12°C 6°C 11°C 2°C 16°C 15°C 16°C 17°C 13°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Laffing Waters (33.3878°S, 149.6107°E, 691m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:16am EDT 5:44am EDT 8:00pm EDT 8:29pm EDT 9:46pm EDT 6:19am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
- Fire Weather Warning Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Illawarra/Shoalhaven, Central Ranges, North Western, U CW Plains & L CW Plains
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
