Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Hunter and Lower Central West Plains fire weather districts
Issued at 03:53 PM 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 during Sunday and Monday.
For the rest of Sunday 16 November:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Lower Central West Plains
For Monday 17 November:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter
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 Monday.
Forecast
Lake Cowal (33.6938°S, 147.3332°E, 259m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly clear. Winds W 25 to 40 km/h decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the evening then turning SW 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.
Forecast for Lake Cowal (33.6938°S, 147.3332°E, 259m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 14° 10° 10° 12° 15° 12° 14° Maximum 30° 22° 29° 31° 30° 30° 30° Chance of rain 20% 20% 5% 5% 5% 5% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme 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 15
(km/h)41
(km/h)26
(km/h)29
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)9
(km/h)20
(km/h)12
(km/h)22
(km/h)15
(km/h)13
(km/h)19
(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction WNW W WSW WSW SW W WNW W SW WSW SSW SW E NNE Relative humidity 37% 24% 48% 24% 48% 24% 33% 17% 31% 18% 41% 13% 48% 25% Dew point 7°C 5°C 5°C 0°C 7°C 5°C 6°C 2°C 7°C 3°C 7°C -2°C 11°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lake Cowal (33.6938°S, 147.3332°E, 259m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:31am EDT 5:58am EDT 7:54pm EDT 8:21pm EDT 3:35am 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
