Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Central Ranges and North Western fire weather districts
Issued at 04:37 AM EDT on Sunday 30 November 2025
Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions combining with fresh to strong and gusty west to southwesterly winds on and west of the ranges, with fresh and gusty westerly winds ahead of a southerly change along the coast, are again expected to result in enhanced fire danger today Sunday.
For the rest of Sunday 30 November:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Central Ranges and North Western
Cancellation 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
Lord Howe Island (31.523°S, 159.0621°E, 5m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening, possibly severe with damaging winds and possible hail. Winds NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending NW/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures 25 to 31.
Forecast for Lord Howe Island (31.523°S, 159.0621°E, 5m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 22° 20° 19° 18° 18° 19° 20° Maximum 25° 24° 23° 23° 23° 24° 25° Chance of rain 60% 90% 80% 60% 5% 5% 10% Likely amount < 1mm 10-20mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating - - - - - - - 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 14
(km/h)4
(km/h)18
(km/h)7
(km/h)17
(km/h)44
(km/h)34
(km/h)30
(km/h)6
(km/h)5
(km/h)14
(km/h)15
(km/h)19
(km/h)23
(km/h)Wind direction SSW SSE SW SSW NW WSW SSW SSW SSW S NNE NNE NNE NNE Relative humidity 70% 68% 75% 64% 69% 66% 60% 57% 53% 53% 59% 58% 64% 66% Dew point 18°C 17°C 18°C 16°C 15°C 15°C 13°C 13°C 12°C 12°C 14°C 15°C 16°C 17°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lord Howe Island (31.523°S, 159.0621°E, 5m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:14am 4:42am 6:43pm 7:10pm 1:54pm EDT 1:28am 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
