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.
Forecast
Kurrajong Heights (33.5239°S, 150.6287°E, 479m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of smoke haze. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening, possibly severe with damaging winds. Winds NW 25 to 40 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 32 to 39.
Forecast for Kurrajong Heights (33.5239°S, 150.6287°E, 479m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 21° 20° 14° 15° 17° 16° 15° Maximum 38° 25° 28° 36° 28° 22° 23° Chance of rain 40% 70% 30% 10% 70% 90% 80% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme 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 15
(km/h)20
(km/h)7
(km/h)14
(km/h)7
(km/h)12
(km/h)3
(km/h)6
(km/h)7
(km/h)10
(km/h)9
(km/h)10
(km/h)7
(km/h)9
(km/h)Wind direction NW NNW SSE ESE NNE ENE E ESE SSE ESE S SE S SE Relative humidity 30% 15% 57% 58% 77% 40% 56% 23% 71% 53% 83% 75% 82% 74% Dew point 11°C 8°C 14°C 14°C 14°C 13°C 16°C 12°C 16°C 17°C 16°C 18°C 16°C 18°C -
Warnings
- Fire Weather Warning Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Illawarra/Shoalhaven, Central Ranges, North Western, U CW Plains & L CW Plains
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
- Heatwave Warning New South Wales
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Kurrajong Heights (33.5239°S, 150.6287°E, 479m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:11am EDT 5:40am EDT 7:57pm EDT 8:26pm EDT 9:43pm EDT 6:14am EDT 
Waning gibbous
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
