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 04:41 PM EDT on Wednesday 26 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 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.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Thursday.
Forecast
Noraville (33.2659°S, 151.5599°E, 6m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: The chance of a thunderstorm about the Upper Hunter in the morning. Sunny afternoon. Winds W/NW 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the early morning then becoming W 30 to 45 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 35.
Forecast for Noraville (33.2659°S, 151.5599°E, 6m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 18° 17° 18° 16° 14° 13° 13° Maximum 31° 27° 33° 26° 27° 22° 23° Chance of rain 10% 10% 30% 50% 70% 60% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Very High Very High Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High Extreme 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 8
(km/h)16
(km/h)4
(km/h)30
(km/h)19
(km/h)29
(km/h)5
(km/h)26
(km/h)12
(km/h)15
(km/h)22
(km/h)29
(km/h)13
(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction W SSE NNE ENE N W NW ENE WNW N WSW SSW SW SE Relative humidity 59% 57% 71% 71% 50% 46% 65% 67% 45% 41% 53% 49% 63% 61% Dew point 16°C 19°C 17°C 19°C 16°C 18°C 14°C 17°C 8°C 11°C 7°C 9°C 11°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Noraville (33.2659°S, 151.5599°E, 6m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:10am EDT 5:38am EDT 7:44pm EDT 8:12pm EDT 11:16am EDT 12:32am 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
