Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Upper Central West Plains fire weather district
Issued at 04:36 AM EDT on Sunday 26 October 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions in combination with strong and gusty winds will result in extreme fire danger over the Upper Central West Plains fire weather district tomorrow. Northerly winds will shift west to northwesterly during the early afternoon. High based showers and thunderstorms are possible with little to no rainfall.
For the rest of Sunday 26 October:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
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
Lake Cowal (33.6938°S, 147.3332°E, 259m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the S, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the S in the afternoon and evening. Winds N/NW 25 to 35 km/h turning W 30 to 45 km/h in the early afternoon then decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 26 to 36.
Forecast for Lake Cowal (33.6938°S, 147.3332°E, 259m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 15° 9° 6° 7° 7° 10° 14° Maximum 25° 23° 18° 22° 27° 29° 33° Chance of rain 80% 10% 70% 40% 20% 60% 20% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - 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 17
(km/h)26
(km/h)23
(km/h)21
(km/h)28
(km/h)19
(km/h)15
(km/h)7
(km/h)8
(km/h)11
(km/h)20
(km/h)18
(km/h)15
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction N NW WSW SW E E ESE ESE E SW NE N WNW W Relative humidity 47% 51% 65% 30% 58% 50% 72% 43% 67% 25% 48% 25% 47% 21% Dew point 7°C 10°C 10°C 4°C 4°C 7°C 10°C 8°C 12°C 4°C 11°C 7°C 13°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 First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:50am EDT 6:16am EDT 7:34pm EDT 8:00pm EDT 8:47am EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
