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
Deua (35.729°S, 149.8969°E, 80m 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, most likely in the evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N in the afternoon and evening. 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 Deua (35.729°S, 149.8969°E, 80m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 16° 17° 18° 18° 17° 17° 18° Maximum 27° 28° 28° 28° 27° 33° 25° Chance of rain 30% 50% 70% 50% 40% 60% 60% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 5-10mm < 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 5
(km/h)15
(km/h)4
(km/h)12
(km/h)8
(km/h)16
(km/h)8
(km/h)7
(km/h)7
(km/h)13
(km/h)7
(km/h)14
(km/h)17
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction NE ESE SSE SE NNE NE NNE SE SSW ESE NNE NE S S Relative humidity 73% 65% 82% 72% 88% 70% 84% 71% 86% 69% 76% 53% 78% 73% Dew point 17°C 19°C 20°C 22°C 20°C 21°C 19°C 22°C 19°C 21°C 19°C 22°C 21°C 18°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Deua (35.729°S, 149.8969°E, 80m 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 8:04pm EDT 8:32pm EDT 10:15pm EDT 10:33am 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
