Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Hunter, Central Ranges, North Western, Upper Central West Plains and Lower Central West Plains fire weather districts
Issued at 04:53 AM EDT on Sunday 21 December 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions combining with fresh and gusty northwesterly winds are expected to bring increased fire dangers on Sunday.
For the rest of Sunday 21 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter, Central Ranges, North Western, Upper Central West Plains and Lower 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
Wellington (32.5559°S, 148.9448°E, 295m AMSL) Wellington,NSW set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Wellington 7 day forecast
Today: Becoming cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely late this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the S. Winds N/NW 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 40 km/h before tending W/NW 20 to 30 km/h in the late morning and afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 31 to 40.
Forecast for Wellington (32.5559°S, 148.9448°E, 295m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 24° 22° 17° 14° 15° 13° 15° Maximum 37° 30° 28° 29° 28° 28° 29° Chance of rain 90% 10% 5% 5% 5% 10% 10% Likely amount 10-20mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme 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 15
(km/h)28
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)13
(km/h)21
(km/h)7
(km/h)16
(km/h)10
(km/h)18
(km/h)13
(km/h)9
(km/h)21
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction NNE NNW WSW W SW SW SSE WSW SSW SW ESE S E E Relative humidity 33% 23% 64% 31% 44% 24% 57% 20% 39% 17% 52% 24% 52% 30% Dew point 13°C 13°C 17°C 12°C 10°C 6°C 12°C 4°C 7°C 1°C 9°C 6°C 10°C 9°C First light 5:25am 5:25am 5:26am 5:26am 5:27am 5:27am 5:28am Sunrise 5:53am 5:54am 5:54am 5:55am 5:55am 5:56am 5:56am Sunset 8:11pm 8:11pm 8:12pm 8:12pm 8:13pm 8:13pm 8:14pm Last light 8:39pm 8:40pm 8:40pm 8:41pm 8:41pm 8:42pm 8:42pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Wellington (32.5559°S, 148.9448°E, 295m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:25am EDT 5:53am EDT 8:11pm EDT 8:39pm EDT 6:22am EDT 9:25pm EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 Wellington sun & moon times
SundayFirst light5:25am
EDTSunrise5:53am
EDTSunset8:11pm
EDTLast light8:39pm
EDTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseSun
6:22am
EDTMoon setSun
9:25pm
EDTFirst quarterFirst quarter Sun
Dec 28
Full moonFull moon Sat
Jan 03
Last quarterLast quarter Sun
Jan 11
New moonNew moon Mon
Jan 19
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Sun 4:53am UTC Fire weather warning NSWSat 2:43pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:43 PM EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 20 December 2025 to Tuesday 23 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Lower Western and Upper Western
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges, and along the coast, maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease towards the middle of next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth, Wollongong and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 21 December 2025Sat 2:43pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:43 PM EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 20 December 2025 to Tuesday 23 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Lower Western and Upper Western
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges, and along the coast, maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease towards the middle of next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth, Wollongong and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 21 December 2025Sat 2:43pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:43 PM EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 20 December 2025 to Tuesday 23 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Lower Western and Upper Western
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges, and along the coast, maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease towards the middle of next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth, Wollongong and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 21 December 2025Sat 2:43pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:43 PM EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 20 December 2025 to Tuesday 23 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Lower Western and Upper Western
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges, and along the coast, maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease towards the middle of next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth, Wollongong and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 21 December 2025Sat 2:43pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:43 PM EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 20 December 2025 to Tuesday 23 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Lower Western and Upper Western
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges, and along the coast, maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease towards the middle of next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth, Wollongong and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 21 December 2025Sat 2:43pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:43 PM EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 20 December 2025 to Tuesday 23 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Lower Western and Upper Western
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges, and along the coast, maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease towards the middle of next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth, Wollongong and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 21 December 2025Sat 2:43pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:43 PM EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 20 December 2025 to Tuesday 23 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Lower Western and Upper Western
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges, and along the coast, maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease towards the middle of next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth, Wollongong and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 21 December 2025Sat 2:43pm UTC Severe weather advice NSWAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:43 PM EDT on Saturday 20 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 20 December 2025 to Tuesday 23 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan
Warning for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, North West Slopes and Plains, Central West Slopes and Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Lower Western and Upper Western
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
In northern districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties. Heatwave conditions are expected to contract to the east over the coming week.
About the south and ranges, and along the coast, maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to high thirties. Overnight minimum temperatures generally in the mid teens to low twenties. Temperatures continue to decrease over the weekend, with severe heatwave conditions expected ease towards the middle of next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Sydney, Armidale, Batemans Bay, Goulburn, Moree, Nowra, Orange, Tamworth, Wollongong and Yass.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm EDT on Sunday 21 December 2025For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone°- Fire Weather Warning for Greater Hunter, Central Ranges, North Western, Upper Central West Plains and Lower Central West Plains
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Temperature for next 7 days
0 Sunday Sunday 37 1 Monday Monday 30 2 Tuesday Tuesday 28 3 Wednesday Wednesday 29 4 Thursday Thursday 28 5 Friday Friday 28 6 Saturday Saturday 29 7 Saturday Saturday 29 -
Rain for next 7 days
0 Sunday Sunday 20 1 Monday Monday 0 2 Tuesday Tuesday 0 3 Wednesday Wednesday 0 4 Thursday Thursday 0 5 Friday Friday 0 6 Saturday Saturday 0 7 Saturday Saturday 0
