Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Northern Slopes fire weather district
Issued at 04:06 PM EDT on Thursday 26 March 2026
Weather Situation
Fresh and gusty westerly winds with dry conditions developing during the afternoon will combine to drive extreme fire dangers over parts of northeast NSW during Friday.
For Friday 27 March:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Northern Slopes
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
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 on the slopes in the early morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds SW 25 to 40 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures between 18 and 24.
Forecast for Narrabri (30.3248°S, 149.7828°E, 211m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 14° 10° 12° 14° 15° 16° 19° Maximum 21° 27° 29° 30° 31° 32° 31° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High 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 29
(km/h)31
(km/h)14
(km/h)12
(km/h)13
(km/h)9
(km/h)13
(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)13
(km/h)9
(km/h)9
(km/h)11
(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction WSW WSW SSW SSW SE W SSE S SE S SE SSE NNE S Relative humidity 57% 34% 58% 31% 64% 29% 69% 31% 67% 31% 67% 33% 65% 34% Dew point 7°C 4°C 7°C 7°C 11°C 8°C 14°C 10°C 14°C 11°C 15°C 13°C 16°C 13°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 6:44am EDT 7:08am EDT 7:05pm EDT 7:28pm EDT 3:34pm EDT 12:47am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
