Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Central Ranges and Upper Central West Plains fire weather districts
Issued at 04:40 AM EDT on Monday 02 February 2026
Weather Situation
Warm to hot and dry with winds tending east to southeasterly and increasing in the afternoon leading to Extreme fire dangers on Monday.
For the rest of Monday 02 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Central Ranges and Upper Central West Plains
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
Laughtondale (33.4102°S, 151.0246°E, 36m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds S/SE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming NE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day.
Forecast for Laughtondale (33.4102°S, 151.0246°E, 36m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 17° 17° 17° 20° 20° 21° 21° Maximum 23° 27° 32° 28° 30° 26° 23° Chance of rain 30% 5% 40% 20% 80% 70% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 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 7
(km/h)15
(km/h)8
(km/h)18
(km/h)5
(km/h)11
(km/h)7
(km/h)13
(km/h)5
(km/h)11
(km/h)7
(km/h)10
(km/h)6
(km/h)9
(km/h)Wind direction ESE E NE ENE NNE E SW E NNE E SSW SE SSE SE Relative humidity 67% 53% 64% 50% 66% 45% 78% 62% 78% 60% 83% 72% 83% 81% Dew point 14°C 13°C 14°C 16°C 17°C 18°C 19°C 21°C 20°C 21°C 20°C 21°C 19°C 19°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Laughtondale (33.4102°S, 151.0246°E, 36m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:53am EDT 6:20am EDT 7:58pm EDT 8:25pm EDT 8:53pm EDT 7:19am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
