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 04:07 AM EDT on Wednesday 22 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 today. 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 the rest of 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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Tamworth South (31.111°S, 150.9168°E, 405m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the S, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with damaging winds. Winds N/NW 30 to 45 km/h shifting S/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for Tamworth South (31.111°S, 150.9168°E, 405m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 19° 14° 9° 9° 13° 15° 10° Maximum 36° 30° 29° 29° 30° 30° 24° Chance of rain 40% 5% 5% 30% 70% 30% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High High 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 26
(km/h)39
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(km/h)9
(km/h)6
(km/h)17
(km/h)4
(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)27
(km/h)17
(km/h)29
(km/h)13
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction N NNW SSW W NW W S WNW N NW WNW WNW S S Relative humidity 43% 26% 42% 21% 65% 22% 46% 21% 50% 36% 47% 24% 57% 44% Dew point 15°C 13°C 7°C 4°C 12°C 4°C 7°C 4°C 10°C 12°C 11°C 7°C 9°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Tamworth South (31.111°S, 150.9168°E, 405m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:46am EDT 6:11am EDT 7:12pm EDT 7:37pm EDT 6:10am EDT 7:57pm EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
