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 04:41 PM EDT on Wednesday 26 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 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.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Thursday.
Forecast
March (33.2164°S, 149.0765°E, 829m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds W 25 to 40 km/h decreasing to 20 to 30 km/h in the evening then becoming W/SW and light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 31.
Forecast for March (33.2164°S, 149.0765°E, 829m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 10° 7° 13° 5° 7° 2° 3° Maximum 22° 25° 21° 21° 18° 15° 20° Chance of rain 5% 40% 70% 5% 40% 30% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High High Extreme - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Slight Nil Moderate Moderate 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 20
(km/h)31
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)29
(km/h)35
(km/h)20
(km/h)32
(km/h)25
(km/h)33
(km/h)27
(km/h)31
(km/h)13
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction WSW WSW WNW WNW NW W W W W W WSW WSW WSW WSW Relative humidity 44% 31% 44% 26% 55% 47% 54% 34% 52% 37% 73% 40% 55% 28% Dew point 5°C 3°C 5°C 3°C 9°C 7°C 6°C 4°C 6°C 2°C 3°C 0°C 3°C 0°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for March (33.2164°S, 149.0765°E, 829m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:20am EDT 5:48am EDT 7:54pm EDT 8:22pm EDT 11:26am EDT 12:42am EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
