Forecast

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
for Damaging Winds

for parts of Central West Slopes and Plains, Lower Western and Upper Western Forecast Districts.

Issued at 3:38 pm Saturday, 6 December 2025.

Thunderstorms with likely damaging wind gusts developing over northern NSW.

Weather Situation
A surface trough through NSW is triggering thunderstorms in a very hot, unstable air mass, leading to the risk of damaging wind gusts.
DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
Central West Slopes and Plains, Lower Western and Upper Western
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Dubbo, Cobar, Bourke, Coonamble, Nyngan and White Cliffs.

The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Move your car under cover or away from trees.
* Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony.
* Keep at least 8 metres away from fallen power lines or objects that may be energised, such as fences.
* Report fallen power lines to either Ausgrid (131 388), Endeavour Energy (131 003), Essential Energy (132 080) or Evoenergy (131 093) as shown on your power bill.
* Trees that have been damaged by fire are likely to be more unstable and more likely to fall.
* Unplug computers and appliances.
* Avoid using the phone during the storm.
* Stay indoors away from windows, and keep children and pets indoors as well.
* Stay vigilant and monitor conditions. Note that the landscape may have changed following bushfires.
* For emergency help in floods and storms, ring the SES (NSW and ACT) on 132 500.

The next warning is due to be issued by 6:40 pm.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
for Damaging Winds

for parts of Central West Slopes and Plains, Lower Western and Upper Western Forecast Districts.

Issued at 3:38 pm Saturday, 6 December 2025.

Thunderstorms with likely damaging wind gusts developing over northern NSW.

Weather Situation
A surface trough through NSW is triggering thunderstorms in a very hot, unstable air mass, leading to the risk of damaging wind gusts.
DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
Central West Slopes and Plains, Lower Western and Upper Western
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Dubbo, Cobar, Bourke, Coonamble, Nyngan and White Cliffs.

The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Move your car under cover or away from trees.
* Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony.
* Keep at least 8 metres away from fallen power lines or objects that may be energised, such as fences.
* Report fallen power lines to either Ausgrid (131 388), Endeavour Energy (131 003), Essential Energy (132 080) or Evoenergy (131 093) as shown on your power bill.
* Trees that have been damaged by fire are likely to be more unstable and more likely to fall.
* Unplug computers and appliances.
* Avoid using the phone during the storm.
* Stay indoors away from windows, and keep children and pets indoors as well.
* Stay vigilant and monitor conditions. Note that the landscape may have changed following bushfires.
* For emergency help in floods and storms, ring the SES (NSW and ACT) on 132 500.

The next warning is due to be issued by 6:40 pm.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

Fire Weather Warning

for Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Illawarra/Shoalhaven, Central Ranges, North Western, Upper Central West Plains and Lower Central West Plains fire weather districts

Issued at 04:27 AM EDT on Saturday 06 December 2025

Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions combining with fresh and gusty west to northwesterly winds are expected to bring increased fire dangers to central and northern NSW today ahead of a south to southwesterly wind change moving through in the afternoon and evening.

For the rest of Saturday 06 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Illawarra/Shoalhaven, Central Ranges, North Western, Upper Central West Plains and Lower 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.