Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Hunter fire weather district
Issued at 03:53 AM EDT on Monday 17 November 2025
Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions, combined with fresh and gusty west to southwesterly winds, will lead to elevated fire dangers during Monday.
For the rest of Monday 17 November:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter
Cancellation for the following areas:
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
Parkesborough (33.1833°S, 148.15°E, 286m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Winds SW 25 to 40 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 22 to 27.
Forecast for Parkesborough (33.1833°S, 148.15°E, 286m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 10° 6° 10° 13° 13° 14° 16° Maximum 23° 29° 33° 34° 33° 33° 31° Chance of rain 10% 5% 5% 20% 30% 50% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating 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)30
(km/h)12
(km/h)16
(km/h)9
(km/h)17
(km/h)14
(km/h)21
(km/h)11
(km/h)13
(km/h)24
(km/h)16
(km/h)23
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction WSW WSW SW WSW NNW WNW NE WNW NE NW ENE NE NE N Relative humidity 49% 25% 46% 27% 30% 18% 26% 16% 43% 26% 50% 38% 59% 41% Dew point 6°C 1°C 6°C 7°C 6°C 4°C 6°C 4°C 13°C 10°C 15°C 16°C 17°C 15°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Parkesborough (33.1833°S, 148.15°E, 286m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:29am EDT 5:56am EDT 7:48pm EDT 8:15pm EDT 3:55am EDT 5:08pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
