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 05:18 AM EDT on Thursday 27 November 2025
Weather Situation
Warm to hot and dry conditions with fresh and gusty west to southwest winds will lead to elevated fire danger on Thursday afternoon over parts of northeastern and central New South Wales, including the Greater Sydney Region. Milder seabreezes are expected to develop about the coast during the afternoon.
For the rest of Thursday 27 November:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Central Ranges and North Western
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
Macquarie Park (33.7798°S, 151.134°E, 26m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds S 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming E/NE 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day.
Forecast for Macquarie Park (33.7798°S, 151.134°E, 26m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 17° 20° 17° 15° 14° 14° 14° Maximum 28° 30° 26° 26° 21° 21° 25° Chance of rain 5% 50% 20% 50% 60% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High Extreme Extreme Extreme - - - 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 7
(km/h)20
(km/h)14
(km/h)24
(km/h)8
(km/h)11
(km/h)10
(km/h)16
(km/h)22
(km/h)24
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)6
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction NNW ENE N W N NNE NW WNW W SW SW SE NNW E Relative humidity 61% 45% 39% 32% 58% 34% 41% 29% 43% 33% 49% 43% 50% 40% Dew point 15°C 15°C 11°C 12°C 13°C 10°C 7°C 6°C 5°C 4°C 8°C 9°C 11°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Macquarie Park (33.7798°S, 151.134°E, 26m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:10am EDT 5:38am EDT 7:48pm EDT 8:17pm EDT 12:19pm EDT 1:05am EDT 
1st quarter
First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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