Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Northern Slopes and North Western fire weather districts
Issued at 03:57 PM EDT on Sunday 22 December 2024
Weather Situation
Fresh and gusty northwest to southwest winds combined with hot and dry conditions are resulting in elevated fire dangers on Monday.
For Monday 23 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Northern Slopes 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 Monday.
Local Weather
Cowra (33.8347°S, 148.6912°E, 319m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Cowra 19.1°- Dew point
- 2.9°
- Relative humidity
- 34%
- feels like
- 17.6°
- Wind
- N 0km/h
- Rainfall since 9am
- 0.0mm
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds W/NW 15 to 20 km/h tending W/SW 25 to 40 km/h during the morning and early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 16 with daytime temperatures reaching 20 to 28.
Forecast for Cowra (33.8347°S, 148.6912°E, 319m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 14° 10° 12° 15° 23° 13° 14° Maximum 24° 28° 33° 36° 33° 30° 32° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 40% 50% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High Moderate Moderate 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 21
(km/h)29
(km/h)12
(km/h)20
(km/h)3
(km/h)9
(km/h)10
(km/h)24
(km/h)23
(km/h)28
(km/h)7
(km/h)21
(km/h)4
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction WSW WSW SW SW NNE W NE N NNW WNW WSW WSW SW WSW Relative humidity 49% 20% 49% 27% 51% 24% 46% 21% 44% 28% 37% 19% 40% 20% Dew point 7°C -1°C 5°C 6°C 10°C 9°C 13°C 10°C 14°C 12°C 6°C 3°C 9°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Cowra (33.8347°S, 148.6912°E, 319m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:23am EDT 5:52am EDT 8:17pm EDT 8:46pm EDT 12:54am EDT 1:13pm EDT 
3rd quarter
Last quarter Dec 23 New moon Dec 31 First quarter Jan 07 Full moon Jan 14 -
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