Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, North Western and Upper Central West Plains fire weather districts
Issued at 04:52 AM EDT on Saturday 29 November 2025
Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions, tending hot in the north, will combine with northwest to westerly winds which will become fresh to strong during the morning today. A fresh and gusty southwesterly change over the west of the State during the morning will move east during the day, reaching the ranges and coast during the late afternoon and moving up the coast as a southerly change in the late afternoon and evening. Gusty thunderstorms are expected over much of the State, contracting to eastern parts during the day and clearing in the evening.
For the rest of Saturday 29 November:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, North Western and Upper 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
Armatree (31.4537°S, 148.4077°E, 236m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the early afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. Winds W 25 to 40 km/h increasing to 45 km/h before turning SW 25 to 40 km/h in the late afternoon, then decreasing to 20 to 30 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 27 to 34.
Forecast for Armatree (31.4537°S, 148.4077°E, 236m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary
Minimum 21° 13° 11° 9° 9° 13° 18° Maximum 33° 30° 28° 26° 30° 35° 39° Chance of rain 60% 5% 50% 5% 5% 5% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme Extreme Extreme 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 20
(km/h)28
(km/h)18
(km/h)32
(km/h)14
(km/h)35
(km/h)26
(km/h)28
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)21
(km/h)12
(km/h)26
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction NW W SW WSW W W SW SW SE SW NE NNE NNE N Relative humidity 88% 29% 29% 19% 28% 20% 40% 19% 30% 15% 29% 15% 31% 15% Dew point 19°C 12°C 5°C 4°C 3°C 2°C 4°C 0°C 2°C 0°C 6°C 4°C 12°C 7°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Armatree (31.4537°S, 148.4077°E, 236m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:29am EDT 5:56am EDT 7:54pm EDT 8:21pm EDT 1:35pm EDT 1:42am EDT
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days