Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Hunter and Lower Central West Plains fire weather districts
Issued at 03:53 PM EDT on Sunday 16 November 2025
Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions, combined with fresh and gusty west to southwesterly winds, will lead to elevated fire dangers during Sunday and Monday.
For the rest of Sunday 16 November:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Lower Central West Plains
For Monday 17 November:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter
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 Monday.
Forecast
Rankin Park (32.9284°S, 151.6829°E, 85m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds W 15 to 25 km/h tending W/NW 25 to 35 km/h in the morning then tending W/SW 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon and evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 27.
Forecast for Rankin Park (32.9284°S, 151.6829°E, 85m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 18° 13° 14° 17° 18° 17° 17° Maximum 26° 26° 30° 29° 21° 24° 27° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 60% 70% 70% 80% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme Moderate 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 21
(km/h)27
(km/h)13
(km/h)24
(km/h)12
(km/h)30
(km/h)13
(km/h)25
(km/h)29
(km/h)32
(km/h)20
(km/h)26
(km/h)17
(km/h)25
(km/h)Wind direction W SW WNW E N ENE WSW SE SSW SSW SSE SE E E Relative humidity 44% 37% 46% 48% 61% 56% 68% 68% 87% 85% 83% 77% 77% 76% Dew point 10°C 9°C 7°C 13°C 13°C 19°C 17°C 21°C 18°C 16°C 16°C 19°C 17°C 21°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Rankin Park (32.9284°S, 151.6829°E, 85m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:15am EDT 5:42am EDT 7:33pm EDT 8:01pm EDT 3:41am EDT 4:53pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
