Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region and North Western fire weather districts
Issued at 04:18 PM EDT on Thursday 26 December 2024
Weather Situation
Fresh and gusty northwesterly winds combined with hot and dry conditions are resulting in elevated fire dangers on Friday. Isolated thunderstorms are possible through the day, most likely in the afternoon, ahead of a cool and gusty southwesterly wind change moving across the south and west, reaching the central areas later, and crossing the southern and central coast as a fresh and gusty southerly change.
For Friday 27 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Greater Hunter, Greater Sydney Region 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 Friday.
Forecast
Cowra (33.8347°S, 148.6912°E, 319m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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15° 37° Chance of rain: 50% Likely amount: 1-5mm First
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Last light Sunrise Sunset 5:25am EDT 5:54am EDT 8:18pm EDT 8:47pm EDT NOW35.3° Feels Like: 30.8° Relative Humidity: 22% Dew: 10.4° Wind: NW 24km/h Gust: 41km/h Rainfall since 9am: 0.0mm Pressure: 1006.7hPa -
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CowraNow34.3°cFeels Like:29.9°Wind:N 22km/hGusts:35km/hHumidity:22%
15°Min37°MaxToday in CowraClear. Winds NW 20 to 30 km/h turning N in the evening.Tomorrow
22°Min33°MaxPartly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the early morning. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Winds N/NW 25 to 40 km/h turning W/SW 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon and evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 37. -
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Today: Clear. Winds NW 20 to 30 km/h turning N in the evening.
Forecast for Cowra (33.8347°S, 148.6912°E, 319m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 15° 22° 14° 12° 15° 18° 17° Maximum 37° 33° 29° 31° 34° 35° 35° Chance of rain 50% 5% 5% 5% 20% 40% 40% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High Moderate Moderate - - 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 6
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(km/h)17
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(km/h)Wind direction NNE N NW WNW WSW W SW SW E N N WSW NNE WNW Relative humidity 50% 21% 53% 30% 40% 21% 40% 24% 54% 25% 57% 22% 54% 22% Dew point 14°C 10°C 14°C 12°C 7°C 3°C 8°C 7°C 14°C 10°C 16°C 9°C 15°C 9°C -
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Cowra Rain Forecast
Cowra 12-month Rainfall ForecastDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov20242025878787754524105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Dec 10
ENSO status: La Niña Watch. IOD status: Neutral. SAM status: Negative. Trending positive. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is in a La Niña Watch. The current technical definition of a La Niña is only a small chance to be met, although ocean and atmospheric conditions do resemble a La Niña pattern. Trade winds are still stronger than average along the western equatorial Pacific, and Relative-Nino Index (factors in equatorial ocean temperatures elsewhere around the world, compensating for the background warming signal) is below the threshold. A La Niña typically leads to cooler temperatures northern Australia during summer, while producing higher temperatures for western/southwestern WA, Vic and western Tas. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase. Recent conditions have been like a negative IOD, but it is too late in the year for this climate driver to develop. Once the monsoon establishes over northern Australia, the IOD has no impact on Australia’s weather. The Southern AnnularMode (SAM) is in a brief negative phase, having switched a positive phase in November. Forecasts predict it will become neural in mid-late December and become positive in January and February. A positive SAM decreases the frequency of cold fronts, with more regular high pressure systems and easterly winds. During summer, this increases rainfall over eastern Australia, and reduces rainfall over southeastern SA, western Vic and western Tas. Rainfall outlooks are showing above average rainfall over large parts of the country during summer, with closer to average conditions for the southwest corner of WA, southern SA and Vic, and central parts of Tas.
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Cowra Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Sunday
Dec 2214.5 °C 32.1 °C 0.0 mmMonday
Dec 2314.0 °C 24.4 °C 0.0 mmTuesday
Dec 248.7 °C 27.9 °C 0.0 mmWednesday
Dec 2510.2 °C 33.1 °C 0.0 mmThursday
Dec 2615.0 °C 35.8 °C 0.0 mmLegend -
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Cowra minimum temp history (33.8347°S, 148.6912°E, 319m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 36.9° 16/12/2024 Coldest this month 8.7° 24/12/2024 Hottest on record 41.3 31/12/2005 Coldest on record 4.4 06/12/2012 Hottest this year 40.1° 04/02/2024 Coldest this year -3.5° 30/07/2024 Long term average 30.7° Long term average 14.2° Average this month 31.9° Average this month 15.9° Hottest December On Record Avg. max. temp. 32.4° 2005 Coldest December on record Avg. min. temp. 12.6° 2011 Cowra rainfall history (33.8347°S, 148.6912°E, 319m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 55.8mm 01/12/2024 Total This Month 129.6mm
8.0 daysLong Term Average 59.8mm 7.7 days Wettest December on record 177.6mm 2010 Driest on record 5.0mm 2019 -
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Cowra Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Dec 602.7mm 109.6 day(s) Total For 2024 747.4mm 93.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2023 549.2mm 114.0 day(s) Wettest Day 56.8mm Feb 6 Lowest Temperature -3.5°C Jul30 Highest Temperature 40.1°C Feb 4 -
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Cowra Long-Term Averages
Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 33.5 31.8 28.5 23.8 18.7 14.9 14.3 16.0 19.9 24.4 27.7 30.7 23.6 Mean Min (°C) 17.2 16.2 13.7 8.8 4.8 3.6 2.4 2.7 4.1 7.3 11.6 14.2 8.8 Mean Rain (mm) 48.9 55.7 59.8 41.3 34.6 52.6 44.3 41.0 44.9 47.3 72.5 59.8 587.6 Mean Rain Days 7.8 6.8 7.6 5.4 7.6 13.8 14.6 12.4 8.5 8.0 9.4 7.7 108.7
