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 04:08 PM EDT on Sunday 30 November 2025
Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions combining with fresh to strong and gusty west to southwesterly winds are expected to result in enhanced fire dangers.
For the rest of Sunday 30 November:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Central Ranges and North Western
For Monday 01 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region 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 Monday.
Forecast
Melville (32.6871°S, 151.519°E, 20m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly clear. The chance of a thunderstorm near the coast early this evening. Thunderstorms possibly severe with damaging winds along the coastal fringe early this evening. Winds W 25 to 40 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.
Forecast for Melville (32.6871°S, 151.519°E, 20m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary
Minimum 15° 12° 11° 10° 11° 16° 17° Maximum 30° 26° 24° 28° 35° 38° 39° Chance of rain 5% 70% 5% 5% 5% 10% 70% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme Extreme 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 6
(km/h)28
(km/h)15
(km/h)25
(km/h)17
(km/h)23
(km/h)5
(km/h)11
(km/h)8
(km/h)15
(km/h)14
(km/h)16
(km/h)10
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction NNW WNW WNW W W S W ENE NW NNW NW NW NW N Relative humidity 57% 18% 34% 22% 42% 30% 51% 28% 45% 16% 30% 12% 41% 27% Dew point 15°C 5°C 4°C 2°C 5°C 4°C 9°C 7°C 10°C 5°C 9°C 3°C 15°C 14°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Melville (32.6871°S, 151.519°E, 20m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:11am EDT 5:39am EDT 7:46pm EDT 8:14pm EDT 2:25pm EDT 1:59am 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