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
Maitland Bar (32.7455°S, 149.4272°E, 510m 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.
Forecast for Maitland Bar (32.7455°S, 149.4272°E, 510m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary
Minimum 14° 12° 6° 8° 11° 11° 10° Maximum 30° 23° 29° 31° 33° 26° 26° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 10% 30% 60% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Very High Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High Moderate 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 24
(km/h)32
(km/h)22
(km/h)28
(km/h)5
(km/h)12
(km/h)2
(km/h)16
(km/h)5
(km/h)16
(km/h)15
(km/h)18
(km/h)17
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction WNW WNW WSW WSW SW W NW WNW N WNW E E E E Relative humidity 47% 18% 48% 25% 46% 24% 41% 18% 41% 18% 69% 53% 73% 49% Dew point 10°C 2°C 6°C 1°C 5°C 5°C 8°C 3°C 9°C 5°C 14°C 15°C 14°C 14°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Maitland Bar (32.7455°S, 149.4272°E, 510m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:25am EDT 5:52am EDT 7:40pm EDT 8:07pm EDT 3:25am EDT 4:06pm 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