Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Illawarra/Shoalhaven, Central Ranges, North Western, Upper Central West Plains and Lower Central West Plains fire weather districts
Issued at 04:27 AM EDT on Saturday 06 December 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions combining with fresh and gusty west to northwesterly winds are expected to bring increased fire dangers to central and northern NSW today ahead of a south to southwesterly wind change moving through in the afternoon and evening.
For the rest of Saturday 06 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Illawarra/Shoalhaven, Central Ranges, North Western, Upper Central West Plains and Lower 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
Meermaul (31.0346°S, 150.0778°E, 396m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the S, most likely in the evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of smoke haze on the S slopes. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds in the S. Winds N/NW 25 to 35 km/h tending N/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 35 to 41.
Forecast for Meermaul (31.0346°S, 150.0778°E, 396m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 16° 20° 13° 16° 18° 16° 14° Maximum 39° 34° 35° 37° 36° 31° 27° Chance of rain 40% 50% 10% 10% 60% 90% 90% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 10-20mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High Moderate 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 13
(km/h)28
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)11
(km/h)13
(km/h)8
(km/h)16
(km/h)8
(km/h)11
(km/h)13
(km/h)20
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction NNW NNW NW WNW E WNW NNE WNW S SW SSE SE SE SE Relative humidity 33% 18% 47% 43% 61% 25% 52% 25% 52% 31% 70% 50% 71% 54% Dew point 12°C 10°C 17°C 15°C 17°C 11°C 17°C 13°C 18°C 15°C 19°C 18°C 17°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Meermaul (31.0346°S, 150.0778°E, 396m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:21am EDT 5:48am EDT 7:52pm EDT 8:19pm EDT 9:36pm EDT 6:25am EDT 
Waning gibbous
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
