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
Mullion (35.1287°S, 148.8717°E, 562m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm early this evening. Winds W/SW 20 to 30 km/h shifting E/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon.
Forecast for Mullion (35.1287°S, 148.8717°E, 562m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 14° 13° 15° 17° 16° 15° 15° Maximum 35° 36° 35° 28° 24° 30° 32° Chance of rain 10% 10% 80% 90% 60% 30% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 5-10mm < 1mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 4
(km/h)19
(km/h)7
(km/h)20
(km/h)6
(km/h)17
(km/h)9
(km/h)12
(km/h)9
(km/h)12
(km/h)6
(km/h)11
(km/h)9
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction NNW W SSE W NNW NW NE N NNW WNW ESE WNW NNW NW Relative humidity 40% 15% 63% 15% 55% 26% 81% 65% 84% 58% 77% 39% 65% 36% Dew point 9°C 5°C 14°C 6°C 15°C 13°C 16°C 20°C 16°C 16°C 15°C 14°C 15°C 15°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mullion (35.1287°S, 148.8717°E, 562m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:00am EDT 6:28am EDT 8:09pm EDT 8:36pm EDT 9:56pm EDT 9:37am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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