Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Southern Ranges fire weather district
Issued at 04:40 PM EDT on Thursday 05 February 2026
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions with moderate to fresh northwest to southwest winds will drive extreme fire dangers during Friday afternoon over the Southern Ranges. Winds are expected to shift milder northeast to southeasterly during the evening. Isolated thunderstorms are possible during the afternoon and bring a dry lightning risk.
For Friday 06 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Southern Ranges
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
Banks (35.4689°S, 149.0971°E, 612m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: The chance of fog in the early morning. Mostly sunny day. Winds SE 15 to 20 km/h shifting W/NW 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then tending NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.
Forecast for Banks (35.4689°S, 149.0971°E, 612m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 13° 15° 17° 17° 16° 17° 18° Maximum 37° 36° 28° 25° 30° 32° 31° Chance of rain 5% 60% 70% 60% 40% 60% 70% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 5-10mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme 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 3
(km/h)21
(km/h)4
(km/h)18
(km/h)6
(km/h)12
(km/h)6
(km/h)13
(km/h)4
(km/h)13
(km/h)4
(km/h)18
(km/h)5
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction E WNW NE WNW NE NNE N N SE NNE N NNW NNE N Relative humidity 62% 13% 53% 17% 75% 61% 82% 62% 78% 43% 72% 34% 64% 37% Dew point 13°C 3°C 13°C 7°C 17°C 19°C 17°C 16°C 16°C 15°C 16°C 13°C 15°C 14°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Banks (35.4689°S, 149.0971°E, 612m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:59am EDT 6:27am EDT 8:08pm EDT 8:36pm EDT 10:20pm EDT 10:37am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
