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
Mount Hunter (34.0712°S, 150.6414°E, 77m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of fog about higher ground early this morning. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and early evening. Light winds becoming NW/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 28 to 33.
Forecast for Mount Hunter (34.0712°S, 150.6414°E, 77m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 17° 20° 21° 19° 18° 19° 19° Maximum 35° 34° 26° 25° 30° 35° 28° Chance of rain 30% 70% 70% 80% 50% 80% 70% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 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 3
(km/h)10
(km/h)5
(km/h)8
(km/h)5
(km/h)9
(km/h)8
(km/h)8
(km/h)6
(km/h)11
(km/h)5
(km/h)11
(km/h)8
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction WNW NE W NE W NE NNE NE SW E N NE SSW SSE Relative humidity 74% 44% 80% 47% 91% 68% 92% 77% 84% 54% 81% 38% 75% 63% Dew point 18°C 19°C 20°C 20°C 21°C 17°C 19°C 19°C 20°C 19°C 20°C 18°C 18°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mount Hunter (34.0712°S, 150.6414°E, 77m 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 7:59pm EDT 8:26pm EDT 10:15pm EDT 10:30am 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
