Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Illawarra/Shoalhaven and Upper Central West Plains fire weather districts
Issued at 04:04 PM EDT on Tuesday 21 October 2025
Weather Situation
Hot conditions in combination with strong and gusty winds will result in extreme fire danger over the Greater Sydney, Greater Hunter, Illawarra/Shoalhaven and the Upper Central West Plains fire weather districts on Wednesday. West to northwesterly winds will shift west to southwesterly across the west and south during the day. Thunderstorms are possible with strong and potentially damaging wind gusts.
For Wednesday 22 October:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Illawarra/Shoalhaven and Upper Central West Plains
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 Wednesday.
Forecast
North Wahroonga (33.7027°S, 151.1232°E, 189m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening, possibly severe with damaging winds. Light winds becoming N/NW 35 to 50 km/h in the morning then turning W 25 to 40 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for North Wahroonga (33.7027°S, 151.1232°E, 189m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 17° 16° 13° 15° 17° 14° 11° Maximum 37° 21° 24° 24° 30° 23° 19° Chance of rain 30% 10% 20% 20% 40% 90% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 20-40mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Extreme Moderate High Moderate - - - 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 15
(km/h)30
(km/h)13
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(km/h)4
(km/h)14
(km/h)3
(km/h)16
(km/h)11
(km/h)19
(km/h)10
(km/h)16
(km/h)12
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction N NNW SSW SE WNW SE N ENE NNW NW SW SSE S SSE Relative humidity 64% 29% 52% 57% 64% 53% 72% 60% 54% 47% 55% 57% 83% 81% Dew point 18°C 15°C 9°C 11°C 11°C 12°C 13°C 14°C 13°C 17°C 10°C 12°C 11°C 14°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for North Wahroonga (33.7027°S, 151.1232°E, 189m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:41am EDT 6:06am EDT 7:13pm EDT 7:39pm EDT 6:04am EDT 8:00pm EDT 
Waxing crescent
New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
