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
Penrith (33.7524°S, 150.6924°E, 29m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Patchy raised dust in the morning. Sunny afternoon. Light winds becoming W/SW 25 to 40 km/h in the middle of the day then turning S 15 to 25 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for Penrith (33.7524°S, 150.6924°E, 29m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 16° 15° 19° 15° 13° 11° 11° Maximum 33° 35° 33° 31° 29° 24° 28° Chance of rain 5% 5% 30% 5% 40% 40% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm < 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 7
(km/h)20
(km/h)6
(km/h)8
(km/h)11
(km/h)26
(km/h)6
(km/h)18
(km/h)8
(km/h)21
(km/h)16
(km/h)24
(km/h)6
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction WSW W NNE NW N W N W NW W WSW WSW S ESE Relative humidity 28% 19% 62% 19% 39% 30% 56% 21% 37% 20% 42% 28% 46% 27% Dew point 7°C 6°C 14°C 7°C 12°C 12°C 12°C 5°C 6°C 3°C 4°C 4°C 6°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Penrith (33.7524°S, 150.6924°E, 29m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:13am EDT 5:41am EDT 7:49pm EDT 8:17pm EDT 11:19am EDT 12:36am 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
