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
Gulgong (32.3626°S, 149.5335°E, 480m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny morning. Slight chance of a shower in the afternoon and early evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding about the Blue Mountains. Winds NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending W/NW 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then tending NW/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 37.
Forecast for Gulgong (32.3626°S, 149.5335°E, 480m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 20° 22° 20° 19° 18° 19° 22° Maximum 34° 28° 24° 23° 28° 32° 27° Chance of rain 60% 90% 80% 90% 60% 70% 80% Likely amount 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 12
(km/h)9
(km/h)6
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(km/h)10
(km/h)10
(km/h)9
(km/h)11
(km/h)7
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(km/h)10
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(km/h)Wind direction ENE WNW N W E NE NNE NNW ENE W ENE WNW WNW WNW Relative humidity 57% 26% 56% 48% 71% 53% 79% 73% 82% 51% 71% 41% 73% 56% Dew point 16°C 12°C 16°C 16°C 16°C 14°C 17°C 18°C 18°C 16°C 18°C 17°C 19°C 18°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Gulgong (32.3626°S, 149.5335°E, 480m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:04am EDT 6:30am EDT 8:01pm EDT 8:27pm EDT 10:21pm EDT 10:34am 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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