Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Central Ranges and Upper Central West Plains fire weather districts
Issued at 04:17 PM EDT on Sunday 01 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 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.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Monday.
Forecast
Narrabri (30.3248°S, 149.7828°E, 211m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers in the N, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N. Thunderstorms possibly severe with damaging winds and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding on the N slopes. Winds S/SE 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 25 to 35 km/h in the early morning then increasing to 45 km/h before tending E/SE 25 to 40 km/h in the late morning and afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 24 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 39.
Forecast for Narrabri (30.3248°S, 149.7828°E, 211m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 21° 15° 19° 21° 23° 24° 22° Maximum 36° 34° 35° 37° 39° 36° 35° Chance of rain 10% 10% 5% 20% 20% 50% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High 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 34
(km/h)37
(km/h)19
(km/h)12
(km/h)16
(km/h)12
(km/h)23
(km/h)14
(km/h)22
(km/h)16
(km/h)26
(km/h)15
(km/h)19
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SSE SE S NE NW NNE WSW NNE NNW NNE NNW ENE NNW Relative humidity 64% 31% 47% 27% 49% 27% 51% 29% 48% 27% 53% 37% 59% 35% Dew point 18°C 16°C 9°C 11°C 13°C 12°C 15°C 15°C 17°C 16°C 18°C 19°C 18°C 17°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Narrabri (30.3248°S, 149.7828°E, 211m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:03am EDT 6:29am EDT 8:00pm EDT 8:26pm EDT 8:22pm EDT 6:23am EDT 
Full moon
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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