Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Illawarra/Shoalhaven and Upper Central West Plains fire weather districts
Issued at 04:04 PM EDT on Tuesday 21 October 2025
Weather Situation
Hot conditions in combination with strong and gusty winds will result in extreme fire danger over the Greater Sydney, Greater Hunter, Illawarra/Shoalhaven and the Upper Central West Plains fire weather districts on Wednesday. West to northwesterly winds will shift west to southwesterly across the west and south during the day. Thunderstorms are possible with strong and potentially damaging wind gusts.
For Wednesday 22 October:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Illawarra/Shoalhaven 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.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Wednesday.
Forecast
Coonabarabran (31.2734°S, 149.2773°E, 501m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of rain, most likely in the afternoon and early evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds. Winds N/NE 25 to 40 km/h increasing to 50 km/h before shifting W/SW 30 to 45 km/h in the late morning and early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 26 with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 40.
Forecast for Coonabarabran (31.2734°S, 149.2773°E, 501m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 23° 12° 12° 14° 18° 15° 12° Maximum 34° 27° 27° 26° 30° 25° 20° Chance of rain 60% 5% 5% 30% 40% 60% 80% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Very High Very High Extreme Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High High High 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 33
(km/h)33
(km/h)20
(km/h)10
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)11
(km/h)15
(km/h)21
(km/h)30
(km/h)19
(km/h)26
(km/h)16
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction NNE NNW S SW SSW WSW SE WNW N WNW W WNW WSW W Relative humidity 44% 27% 45% 21% 48% 15% 32% 20% 47% 31% 45% 24% 57% 34% Dew point 12°C 12°C 4°C 2°C 7°C -3°C 3°C 1°C 10°C 10°C 7°C 2°C 7°C 3°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Coonabarabran (31.2734°S, 149.2773°E, 501m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:52am EDT 6:17am EDT 7:19pm EDT 7:44pm EDT 6:16am EDT 8:04pm EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
