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
Lower Boro (35.183°S, 149.7914°E, 583m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of fog in the E in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower in the NE, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the E in the afternoon and evening. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 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. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.
Forecast for Lower Boro (35.183°S, 149.7914°E, 583m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 14° 17° 18° 17° 16° 17° 18° Maximum 32° 31° 22° 25° 27° 31° 21° Chance of rain 30% 60% 70% 80% 60% 60% 80% Likely amount 1-5mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 5-10mm < 1mm 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 5
(km/h)12
(km/h)5
(km/h)7
(km/h)7
(km/h)11
(km/h)10
(km/h)11
(km/h)6
(km/h)8
(km/h)7
(km/h)12
(km/h)7
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction N NW NW NE NNE NNE NW WNW SW ESE NW NW SE SE Relative humidity 72% 30% 66% 40% 89% 68% 86% 74% 84% 61% 73% 38% 78% 79% Dew point 15°C 12°C 17°C 15°C 18°C 16°C 18°C 20°C 18°C 18°C 17°C 15°C 17°C 15°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lower Boro (35.183°S, 149.7914°E, 583m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:56am EDT 6:23am EDT 8:04pm EDT 8:31pm EDT 10:16pm 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
