Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Central Ranges, North Western and Upper Central West Plains fire weather districts
Issued at 04:15 PM EDT on Saturday 29 November 2025
Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions, tending hot in the north, are combining with fresh to strong northwest to southwesterly winds today to produce enhanced fire danger. A fresh and gusty southwesterly change is currently moving through central parts of the State, with a southerly change along the southeast coast.
Warm and dry conditions combining with fresh to strong and gusty west to southwesterly winds on and west of the ranges, with fresh and gusty westerly winds ahead of a southerly change along the coast, are again expected to result in enhanced fire danger on Sunday.
For the rest of Saturday 29 November:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, North Western and Upper Central West Plains
For Sunday 30 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 Sunday.
Forecast
Middle Brook (31.9341°S, 150.8025°E, 322m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower along the coastal fringe, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm near the coast in the late afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms possibly severe with damaging winds and large hail along the coastal fringe in the late afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming W 25 to 40 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching 26 to 31.
Forecast for Middle Brook (31.9341°S, 150.8025°E, 322m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 12° 10° 8° 7° 10° 14° 19° Maximum 32° 29° 27° 30° 36° 38° 40° Chance of rain 5% 60% 5% 5% 5% 20% 50% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme Extreme 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 7
(km/h)32
(km/h)16
(km/h)31
(km/h)20
(km/h)24
(km/h)6
(km/h)11
(km/h)9
(km/h)15
(km/h)14
(km/h)17
(km/h)20
(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction W W WNW W W WSW SSE SW NNW NW N NNW N NW Relative humidity 52% 17% 32% 19% 46% 17% 55% 20% 35% 13% 30% 11% 32% 19% Dew point 12°C 3°C 4°C 1°C 5°C -1°C 9°C 3°C 9°C 3°C 9°C 2°C 13°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Middle Brook (31.9341°S, 150.8025°E, 322m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:16am EDT 5:44am EDT 7:47pm EDT 8:15pm EDT 2:28pm EDT 2:02am 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
