Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Fire Weather Warning
for the Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Illawarra/Shoalhaven and Upper Central West Plains fire weather districts

Issued at 4:04 pm EDT on Tuesday 21 October 2025.

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 Wednesday 22 October:

Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region, Illawarra/Shoalhaven and Upper Central West Plains
Weather Situation

Hot conditions in combination with strong and gusty winds will result in extreme fire danger over the Greater Sydney, Greater Hunter, Illawarra/Shoalhaven and the Upper Central West Plains fire weather districts on Wednesday. West to northwesterly winds will shift west to southwesterly across the west and south during the day. Thunderstorms are possible with strong and potentially damaging wind gusts.

Fire Danger Ratings and Total Fire Bans