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
Buckajo (36.7033°S, 149.7584°E, 103m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of fog about the coastal ranges in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower in the N, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of thunderstorms about the coastal ranges in the afternoon. Light winds becoming E 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 13 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.
Forecast for Buckajo (36.7033°S, 149.7584°E, 103m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 16° 17° 19° 19° 18° 18° 18° Maximum 27° 27° 29° 27° 27° 34° 24° Chance of rain 20% 60% 60% 80% 40% 70% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating 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 6
(km/h)14
(km/h)4
(km/h)12
(km/h)5
(km/h)12
(km/h)4
(km/h)10
(km/h)4
(km/h)13
(km/h)6
(km/h)9
(km/h)9
(km/h)12
(km/h)Wind direction NE E SE ESE NNE ENE S ESE E E NNE NNE S SSE Relative humidity 73% 62% 80% 65% 87% 65% 82% 68% 80% 65% 74% 48% 76% 62% Dew point 17°C 19°C 18°C 20°C 20°C 22°C 20°C 21°C 19°C 20°C 21°C 22°C 16°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Buckajo (36.7033°S, 149.7584°E, 103m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:54am EDT 6:22am EDT 8:08pm EDT 8:35pm EDT 10:16pm EDT 10:35am 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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