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
Airds (34.0845°S, 150.829°E, 120m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the outer W early this evening. Winds SE 20 to 30 km/h turning S 15 to 25 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for Airds (34.0845°S, 150.829°E, 120m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 17° 17° 20° 20° 19° 19° 18° Maximum 38° 34° 34° 29° 27° 30° 34° Chance of rain 50% 40% 60% 70% 70% 40% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 10-20mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High Moderate Moderate 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 0
(km/h)7
(km/h)4
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(km/h)6
(km/h)5
(km/h)7
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(km/h)7
(km/h)Wind direction WNW SSE WNW NNE NNW ENE SW NE N NE SW E N NE Relative humidity 70% 22% 75% 47% 81% 44% 85% 59% 87% 67% 80% 52% 77% 43% Dew point 18°C 13°C 17°C 20°C 21°C 19°C 20°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 18°C 19°C 19°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Airds (34.0845°S, 150.829°E, 120m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:54am EDT 6:21am EDT 7:59pm EDT 8:26pm EDT 9:49pm EDT 9:29am 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
