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
Nullo Mountain (32.7542°S, 150.2229°E, 1045m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the S at night. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds N/NW 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 20 to 30 km/h early in the morning then tending W/NW 25 to 40 km/h in the late morning and afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 29 to 35.
Forecast for Nullo Mountain (32.7542°S, 150.2229°E, 1045m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 17° 11° 8° 10° 14° 15° 15° Maximum 28° 17° 19° 23° 24° 24° 24° Chance of rain 5% 10% 20% 40% 50% 70% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High 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 18
(km/h)18
(km/h)15
(km/h)16
(km/h)17
(km/h)11
(km/h)9
(km/h)8
(km/h)11
(km/h)7
(km/h)9
(km/h)6
(km/h)10
(km/h)7
(km/h)Wind direction WNW WNW S SE ESE E E N NW W W ESE NNW W Relative humidity 62% 42% 62% 53% 79% 64% 86% 65% 86% 59% 78% 60% 78% 58% Dew point 13°C 13°C 5°C 6°C 8°C 10°C 12°C 14°C 14°C 14°C 14°C 14°C 15°C 15°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Nullo Mountain (32.7542°S, 150.2229°E, 1045m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:34am EDT 6:59am EDT 7:17pm EDT 7:41pm EDT 8:05pm EDT 8:26am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Mar 22 New moon Mar 29 First quarter Apr 05 Full moon Apr 13 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
