Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Illawarra/Shoalhaven and Upper Central West Plains fire weather districts
Issued at 04:07 AM EDT on Wednesday 22 October 2025
Weather Situation
Hot conditions in combination with strong and gusty winds will result in extreme fire danger over the Greater Sydney, Greater Hunter, Illawarra/Shoalhaven and the Upper Central West Plains fire weather districts today. West to northwesterly winds will shift west to southwesterly across the west and south during the day. Thunderstorms are possible with strong and potentially damaging wind gusts.
For the rest of Wednesday 22 October:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Illawarra/Shoalhaven and 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
Marlow (33.4664°S, 151.1703°E, 21m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds. Winds NW/NE 20 to 30 km/h becoming NW 35 to 50 km/h in the morning then turning W 20 to 30 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 39.
Forecast for Marlow (33.4664°S, 151.1703°E, 21m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 18° 16° 13° 15° 18° 16° 13° Maximum 36° 21° 24° 25° 29° 23° 15° Chance of rain 30% 5% 5% 20% 30% 90% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 20-40mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Extreme Moderate High 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)31
(km/h)14
(km/h)17
(km/h)5
(km/h)17
(km/h)4
(km/h)15
(km/h)14
(km/h)21
(km/h)8
(km/h)14
(km/h)11
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction N NNW SSW SE WNW SE NNE ENE NNW NW WSW SSE SSW S Relative humidity 56% 26% 49% 54% 63% 49% 71% 53% 51% 41% 45% 51% 79% 78% Dew point 19°C 14°C 8°C 10°C 12°C 12°C 14°C 14°C 12°C 14°C 8°C 11°C 11°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Marlow (33.4664°S, 151.1703°E, 21m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:39am EDT 6:05am EDT 7:14pm EDT 7:40pm EDT 6:05am EDT 8:00pm 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
