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
Walcha Road (30.9447°S, 151.4027°E, 1006m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers in the S late this afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds S/SW 15 to 20 km/h tending W/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then increasing to 25 to 40 km/h in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures 25 to 31.
Forecast for Walcha Road (30.9447°S, 151.4027°E, 1006m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 8° 6° 6° 9° 13° 15° 17° Maximum 20° 18° 22° 26° 28° 29° 25° Chance of rain 90% 10% 5% 5% 10% 60% 80% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate 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 14
(km/h)24
(km/h)22
(km/h)22
(km/h)5
(km/h)9
(km/h)7
(km/h)9
(km/h)10
(km/h)10
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)10
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction W WNW WSW WSW ENE WSW N W NNW W N NW WNW W Relative humidity 39% 25% 66% 28% 48% 26% 49% 27% 48% 24% 47% 27% 51% 41% Dew point 1°C 0°C 3°C -1°C 5°C 2°C 8°C 6°C 10°C 6°C 11°C 9°C 11°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Walcha Road (30.9447°S, 151.4027°E, 1006m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:17am EDT 5:44am EDT 7:43pm EDT 8:11pm EDT 3:32pm EDT 2:30am 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
