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 05:18 AM EDT on Thursday 27 November 2025
Weather Situation
Warm to hot and dry conditions with fresh and gusty west to southwest winds will lead to elevated fire danger on Thursday afternoon over parts of northeastern and central New South Wales, including the Greater Sydney Region. Milder seabreezes are expected to develop about the coast during the afternoon.
For the rest of Thursday 27 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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Niangala (31.3424°S, 151.3652°E, 1223m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower on the N slopes, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with damaging winds and large hail near the Queensland border in the afternoon and evening. Winds W 25 to 40 km/h tending SW 15 to 20 km/h in the evening then becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 32 to 38.
Forecast for Niangala (31.3424°S, 151.3652°E, 1223m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 15° 8° 13° 9° 5° 5° 2° Maximum 27° 27° 25° 24° 22° 17° 22° Chance of rain 5% 30% 70% 5% 30% 30% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High High - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Slight Slight Moderate 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 24
(km/h)31
(km/h)6
(km/h)16
(km/h)23
(km/h)33
(km/h)9
(km/h)21
(km/h)14
(km/h)25
(km/h)23
(km/h)26
(km/h)7
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction NW W NNW W NW WNW NW W WNW WNW W W WSW W Relative humidity 61% 29% 39% 26% 47% 49% 54% 28% 41% 27% 48% 31% 48% 29% Dew point 15°C 8°C 5°C 5°C 10°C 13°C 9°C 6°C 2°C 3°C 0°C 1°C 1°C 3°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Niangala (31.3424°S, 151.3652°E, 1223m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:16am EDT 5:43am EDT 7:40pm EDT 8:07pm EDT 11:20am EDT 12:27am EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
