Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Australian Capital Territory
Issued at 04:02 PM EDT on Wednesday 04 February 2026
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions with increasing west to northwest winds will drive extreme fire dangers on Thursday. There is also the chance of isolated thunderstorms bringing a risk of dry lightning during the afternoon.
For Thursday 05 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Australian Capital Territory
The ACT Emergency Services Agency advises you to:
Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station, www.esa.act.gov.au/actrfs/ and www.bom.gov.au.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.
For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.esa.act.gov.au/actrfs/.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Thursday.
Forecast
Majura (35.3289°S, 149.1764°E, 566m AMSL) set as my default location ›
-
7 day forecast
Today: Clear. Winds W 20 to 30 km/h tending NW 15 to 25 km/h in the evening then becoming light in the late evening.
Forecast for Majura (35.3289°S, 149.1764°E, 566m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 11° 15° 13° 14° 17° 15° 15° Maximum 33° 36° 37° 36° 27° 26° 30° Chance of rain 5% 20% 5% 40% 50% 70% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 5-10mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High Extreme Extreme Extreme 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 4
(km/h)22
(km/h)8
(km/h)23
(km/h)7
(km/h)25
(km/h)7
(km/h)22
(km/h)9
(km/h)17
(km/h)11
(km/h)17
(km/h)7
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction NW WNW NNW W E WNW NW WNW NNE NNE NE NNW SSE NNW Relative humidity 70% 21% 43% 15% 66% 12% 58% 14% 72% 45% 79% 57% 75% 37% Dew point 12°C 7°C 11°C 4°C 13°C 2°C 13°C 4°C 17°C 17°C 15°C 16°C 16°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Majura (35.3289°S, 149.1764°E, 566m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:57am EDT 6:25am EDT 8:09pm EDT 8:37pm EDT 9:30pm EDT 8:32am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 -
Warnings
-
Temperature for next 7 days
-
Rain for next 7 days
