Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Southern Ranges fire weather district
Issued at 03:57 AM EDT on Friday 06 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 the rest of 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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Braidwood (35.4377°S, 149.8009°E, 642m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the E early this morning. Slight chance of a shower in the NE, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the E during this afternoon and evening. Winds NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending NW/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the morning then tending NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.
Forecast for Braidwood (35.4377°S, 149.8009°E, 642m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 12° 15° 15° 15° 13° 15° 16° Maximum 35° 33° 26° 25° 28° 32° 23° Chance of rain 10% 60% 70% 80% 50% 70% 70% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 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 6
(km/h)17
(km/h)3
(km/h)11
(km/h)6
(km/h)14
(km/h)10
(km/h)15
(km/h)3
(km/h)12
(km/h)7
(km/h)19
(km/h)4
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction NNW WNW NW NNW NNE N NW WNW E E NNW NW ESE ESE Relative humidity 78% 20% 69% 34% 90% 65% 92% 69% 88% 54% 77% 34% 83% 72% Dew point 13°C 8°C 16°C 13°C 18°C 18°C 17°C 18°C 17°C 16°C 17°C 13°C 17°C 14°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Braidwood (35.4377°S, 149.8009°E, 642m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:57am EDT 6:24am EDT 8:05pm EDT 8:33pm EDT 10:17pm EDT 10:34am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 -
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