Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Hunter fire weather district
Issued at 04:32 AM EDT on Tuesday 02 December 2025
Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions combining with fresh and gusty west to southwesterly winds are expected to result in enhanced fire dangers.
For the rest of Tuesday 02 December:
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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Mellong (33.1709°S, 150.6939°E, 330m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds W/SW 20 to 30 km/h tending SE/SW in the late afternoon then becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 21 to 27.
Forecast for Mellong (33.1709°S, 150.6939°E, 330m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 9° 8° 12° 17° 22° 20° 14° Maximum 23° 28° 33° 36° 37° 22° 28° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 80% 80% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High 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 12
(km/h)14
(km/h)4
(km/h)4
(km/h)4
(km/h)9
(km/h)10
(km/h)10
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)6
(km/h)11
(km/h)5
(km/h)7
(km/h)Wind direction WSW SW N N NNW NW NW NW NNW NW SE SSE ESE ENE Relative humidity 43% 19% 53% 21% 39% 14% 28% 12% 28% 15% 70% 61% 69% 34% Dew point 3°C -1°C 8°C 4°C 9°C 2°C 8°C 3°C 10°C 7°C 15°C 14°C 13°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mellong (33.1709°S, 150.6939°E, 330m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:13am EDT 5:41am EDT 7:52pm EDT 8:20pm EDT 4:47pm EDT 3:03am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Dec 05 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
