Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Hunter and Upper Central West Plains fire weather districts
Issued at 04:54 AM EDT on Tuesday 11 November 2025
Weather Situation
Warm and dry conditions, combined with fresh and gusty west to southwesterly winds ahead of a southerly change over coastal areas, will lead to elevated fire dangers on Tuesday.
For the rest of Tuesday 11 November:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter 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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Local Weather
Forbes (33.3853°S, 148.0079°E, 233m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Forbes 22.6°- Dew point
- 1.6°
- Relative humidity
- 25%
- feels like
- 15.5°
- Wind
- W 28km/h
- Rainfall since 9am
- 0.0mm
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Radar
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower on the S slopes in the afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the S in the afternoon. Possible small hail with thunderstorms on the S plains in the early afternoon. Winds W/SW 30 to 45 km/h turning S 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 21 to 29.
Forecast for Forbes (33.3853°S, 148.0079°E, 233m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 7° 2° 5° 14° 15° 14° 13° Maximum 24° 24° 30° 30° 31° 31° 24° Chance of rain 30% 5% 10% 70% 20% 50% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Extreme Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High High High High - - - Frost risk Nil Moderate Slight Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 12
(km/h)37
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(km/h)20
(km/h)12
(km/h)20
(km/h)16
(km/h)22
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(km/h)23
(km/h)Wind direction NW WSW SW WSW NNE NW NE N NNW W NNW WNW WSW WSW Relative humidity 31% 29% 37% 17% 24% 11% 27% 32% 58% 24% 38% 20% 53% 33% Dew point 3°C 3°C 0°C -3°C 0°C -4°C 3°C 11°C 15°C 7°C 9°C 5°C 10°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Forbes (33.3853°S, 148.0079°E, 233m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:34am EDT 6:01am EDT 7:44pm EDT 8:11pm EDT 1:01am EDT 11:10am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 -
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