Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Monaro Alpine and Southern Ranges fire weather districts
Issued at 09:49 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 parts of southeast NSW. 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:
Monaro Alpine and 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
Meroo (32.7647°S, 149.6248°E, 705m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the afternoon and early evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding about the Blue Mountains in the afternoon and early evening. Winds NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h tending W/NW in the middle of the day then tending NW/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 31 to 37.
Forecast for Meroo (32.7647°S, 149.6248°E, 705m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 19° 21° 19° 18° 17° 18° 20° Maximum 38° 32° 26° 25° 31° 35° 29° Chance of rain 50% 60% 70% 80% 40% 70% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 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 6
(km/h)11
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(km/h)9
(km/h)6
(km/h)13
(km/h)5
(km/h)16
(km/h)4
(km/h)11
(km/h)6
(km/h)16
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(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction ENE WNW N WNW ESE ENE NNE NNE E SSW ENE NW NNW WNW Relative humidity 51% 26% 57% 47% 77% 60% 84% 76% 78% 46% 67% 33% 72% 57% Dew point 14°C 13°C 16°C 18°C 19°C 17°C 18°C 19°C 19°C 18°C 18°C 15°C 18°C 19°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Meroo (32.7647°S, 149.6248°E, 705m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:03am EDT 6:30am EDT 8:01pm EDT 8:27pm EDT 10:20pm EDT 10:33am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 -
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