Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Hunter and Lower Central West Plains fire weather districts
Issued at 03:53 PM EDT on Sunday 16 November 2025
Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions, combined with fresh and gusty west to southwesterly winds, will lead to elevated fire dangers during Sunday and Monday.
For the rest of Sunday 16 November:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Lower Central West Plains
For Monday 17 November:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter
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 Monday.
Forecast
Coonamble (30.9543°S, 148.3884°E, 177m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Winds SW 15 to 20 km/h increasing to 25 to 40 km/h before dawn. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 27.
Forecast for Coonamble (30.9543°S, 148.3884°E, 177m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 16° 11° 13° 18° 19° 17° 20° Maximum 27° 30° 33° 36° 32° 32° 32° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 10% 40% 60% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High Moderate 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 27
(km/h)33
(km/h)18
(km/h)13
(km/h)14
(km/h)12
(km/h)21
(km/h)13
(km/h)18
(km/h)15
(km/h)27
(km/h)16
(km/h)28
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction SW WSW S SW NE NNW NE NNW ENE S ENE ENE NE NE Relative humidity 37% 23% 35% 21% 32% 18% 44% 18% 47% 30% 56% 35% 64% 42% Dew point 6°C 3°C 4°C 4°C 8°C 5°C 14°C 7°C 15°C 12°C 16°C 14°C 19°C 17°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Coonamble (30.9543°S, 148.3884°E, 177m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:33am EDT 6:00am EDT 7:43pm EDT 8:10pm EDT 3:56am EDT 5:05pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
