Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Central Ranges, North Western and Upper Central West Plains fire weather districts
Issued at 04:15 PM EDT on Saturday 29 November 2025
Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions, tending hot in the north, are combining with fresh to strong northwest to southwesterly winds today to produce enhanced fire danger. A fresh and gusty southwesterly change is currently moving through central parts of the State, with a southerly change along the southeast coast.
Warm and dry conditions combining with fresh to strong and gusty west to southwesterly winds on and west of the ranges, with fresh and gusty westerly winds ahead of a southerly change along the coast, are again expected to result in enhanced fire danger on Sunday.
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
For Sunday 30 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.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Sunday.
Forecast
Canterbury (33.9108°S, 151.1211°E, 15m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the morning and afternoon. Winds S/SW 15 to 20 km/h turning W/NW 25 to 40 km/h early in the morning then tending W/SW in the late afternoon.
Forecast for Canterbury (33.9108°S, 151.1211°E, 15m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary
Minimum 15° 13° 11° 12° 14° 17° 20° Maximum 28° 25° 21° 25° 32° 35° 33° Chance of rain 20% 60% 10% 5% 5% 20% 80% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme Extreme 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 14
(km/h)21
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)28
(km/h)9
(km/h)21
(km/h)11
(km/h)21
(km/h)11
(km/h)21
(km/h)13
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction NNW W NNW WNW WSW S W ENE NNW ENE NW ENE NNW NE Relative humidity 52% 27% 36% 26% 43% 41% 52% 39% 49% 29% 38% 27% 45% 36% Dew point 12°C 7°C 5°C 4°C 5°C 6°C 9°C 10°C 12°C 11°C 12°C 12°C 15°C 15°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Canterbury (33.9108°S, 151.1211°E, 15m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:09am EDT 5:38am EDT 7:50pm EDT 8:19pm EDT 2:28pm EDT 2:01am 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