Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Sydney Region and Southern Slopes fire weather districts
Issued at 04:01 PM EDT on Saturday 15 March 2025
Weather Situation
Freshening, gusty west to northwesterly winds, stronger over southeastern districts, combined with hot conditions and low relative humidity will result in Extreme Fire Danger over the Greater Sydney Region and Southern Slopes fire weather districts on Sunday. Winds are expected to shift milder, gusty southwesterly inland and colder, fresh to strong and very gusty southerly over coastal areas from the south during the afternoon and evening. The gusty southerly coastal change is expected to reach Sydney towards midnight Sunday.
For Sunday 16 March:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Sydney Region and Southern Slopes
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 Sunday.
Forecast
Terrey Hills (33.6836°S, 151.2285°E, 210m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming NW 25 to 40 km/h in the morning.
Forecast for Terrey Hills (33.6836°S, 151.2285°E, 210m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary Minimum 22° 16° 15° 16° 18° 19° 19° Maximum 36° 21° 23° 26° 29° 27° 28° Chance of rain 10% 20% 10% 10% 10% 30% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Extreme High Moderate 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 13
(km/h)13
(km/h)21
(km/h)21
(km/h)4
(km/h)9
(km/h)6
(km/h)15
(km/h)5
(km/h)9
(km/h)4
(km/h)10
(km/h)4
(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction NNW NW SSW S SW E NNE ENE NNE ENE NE E N ENE Relative humidity 56% 35% 57% 52% 69% 57% 78% 63% 81% 61% 82% 69% 83% 68% Dew point 16°C 17°C 9°C 9°C 12°C 13°C 16°C 17°C 18°C 20°C 19°C 20°C 20°C 20°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Terrey Hills (33.6836°S, 151.2285°E, 210m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:30am EDT 6:55am EDT 7:13pm EDT 7:38pm EDT 8:00pm EDT 8:23am EDT Waning gibbous
Last quarter Mar 22 New moon Mar 29 First quarter Apr 05 Full moon Apr 13 -
Warnings
- Fire Weather Warning for Greater Sydney Region and Southern Slopes
- Heatwave Warning for New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning for New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning for New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning for New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning for New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning for New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning for New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning for New South Wales
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days