Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region and North Western fire weather districts
Issued at 04:37 AM EDT on Monday 01 December 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 Monday 01 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region and North Western
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central Ranges
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
Orchard Hills (33.7793°S, 150.7163°E, 82m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny morning. Slight chance of a shower late this afternoon and evening. Winds N/NW 15 to 20 km/h turning W 20 to 30 km/h in the late morning.
Forecast for Orchard Hills (33.7793°S, 150.7163°E, 82m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 12° 12° 10° 13° 17° 19° 20° Maximum 25° 26° 30° 37° 39° 41° 31° Chance of rain 40% 5% 5% 5% 5% 40% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Fire Danger Rating 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)20
(km/h)14
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(km/h)6
(km/h)11
(km/h)4
(km/h)10
(km/h)6
(km/h)12
(km/h)10
(km/h)18
(km/h)7
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction NW W SW SSW NNE ENE NE NE NNW SE N NW SSE SE Relative humidity 37% 28% 39% 23% 53% 27% 47% 17% 30% 19% 33% 16% 63% 51% Dew point 5°C 4°C 4°C 2°C 9°C 8°C 11°C 7°C 9°C 11°C 13°C 9°C 17°C 18°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Orchard Hills (33.7793°S, 150.7163°E, 82m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:12am EDT 5:40am EDT 7:53pm EDT 8:21pm EDT 3:37pm EDT 2:31am 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
