Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Central Ranges and North Western fire weather districts
Issued at 05:18 AM EDT on Thursday 27 November 2025
Weather Situation
Warm to hot and dry conditions with fresh and gusty west to southwest winds will lead to elevated fire danger on Thursday afternoon over parts of northeastern and central New South Wales, including the Greater Sydney Region. Milder seabreezes are expected to develop about the coast during the afternoon.
For the rest of Thursday 27 November:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Central Ranges and North Western
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
Ashford (29.3212°S, 151.0961°E, 413m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening, possibly severe with damaging winds near the Queensland border. Winds W 25 to 40 km/h tending SW 15 to 20 km/h in the evening then becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 32 to 38.
Forecast for Ashford (29.3212°S, 151.0961°E, 413m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary
Minimum 20° 17° 20° 17° 15° 14° 10° Maximum 32° 31° 26° 29° 28° 23° 25° Chance of rain 20% 40% 70% 10% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme 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 15
(km/h)26
(km/h)5
(km/h)13
(km/h)13
(km/h)20
(km/h)6
(km/h)20
(km/h)7
(km/h)23
(km/h)21
(km/h)27
(km/h)7
(km/h)9
(km/h)Wind direction N W ENE WNW NNE NW NW W WSW WNW WSW WSW SSW W Relative humidity 66% 24% 35% 18% 62% 45% 57% 21% 40% 19% 39% 22% 41% 20% Dew point 20°C 9°C 9°C 4°C 14°C 14°C 15°C 5°C 8°C 3°C 3°C 0°C 4°C 1°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Ashford (29.3212°S, 151.0961°E, 413m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:22am EDT 5:48am EDT 7:37pm EDT 8:03pm EDT 11:24am EDT 12:25am EDT
Waxing crescent
First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days