Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Central Ranges fire weather district
Issued at 04:15 AM EDT on Wednesday 28 January 2026
Weather Situation
Hot to very hot and dry southerly winds ahead of a gusty easterly change in the afternoon and evening will lead to extreme fire dangers on Wednesday.
For the rest of Wednesday 28 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Central 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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Belltrees (31.9933°S, 151.1245°E, 295m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 34.
Forecast for Belltrees (31.9933°S, 151.1245°E, 295m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 16° 15° 17° 21° 16° 15° 17° Maximum 36° 37° 41° 40° 25° 31° 35° Chance of rain 5% 10% 50% 80% 50% 70% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High High - - - 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 12
(km/h)28
(km/h)8
(km/h)20
(km/h)7
(km/h)15
(km/h)11
(km/h)18
(km/h)23
(km/h)32
(km/h)12
(km/h)21
(km/h)8
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SSE SSW S SW S N WNW SSE SSE SSE SSE N SW Relative humidity 70% 30% 72% 26% 67% 22% 52% 25% 86% 67% 81% 61% 83% 50% Dew point 16°C 15°C 16°C 13°C 18°C 14°C 18°C 15°C 17°C 17°C 17°C 21°C 20°C 22°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Belltrees (31.9933°S, 151.1245°E, 295m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:52am EDT 6:18am EDT 8:01pm EDT 8:28pm EDT 4:56pm EDT 1:44am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
