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
Bondi Forest (37.1559°S, 149.1485°E, 806m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: The chance of fog in the early morning. Sunny day. Light winds becoming W/NW 25 to 35 km/h in the morning then tending NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for Bondi Forest (37.1559°S, 149.1485°E, 806m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 11° 11° 14° 14° 13° 14° 11° Maximum 30° 30° 28° 25° 26° 31° 20° Chance of rain 10% 40% 60% 80% 60% 60% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating 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 9
(km/h)18
(km/h)8
(km/h)20
(km/h)11
(km/h)21
(km/h)10
(km/h)17
(km/h)9
(km/h)16
(km/h)13
(km/h)23
(km/h)17
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction NNW SSE NNW SSE NNE NE W S NE ESE NNW NW SW SSW Relative humidity 78% 39% 78% 40% 72% 57% 84% 65% 85% 60% 74% 30% 79% 54% Dew point 13°C 12°C 13°C 13°C 15°C 15°C 15°C 16°C 15°C 17°C 15°C 11°C 10°C 9°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Bondi Forest (37.1559°S, 149.1485°E, 806m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:55am EDT 6:23am EDT 8:11pm EDT 8:39pm EDT 10:18pm EDT 10:38am 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
