Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Central Ranges fire weather district
Issued at 04:12 PM EDT on Tuesday 27 January 2026
Weather Situation
Hot to very hot and dry southerly winds ahead of a gusty easterly change in the afternoon and evening will lead to extreme fire dangers on Wednesday.
For Wednesday 28 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Central 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 Wednesday.
Forecast
Neath (32.8271°S, 151.4083°E, 71m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: The chance of fog in the early morning. Sunny day. Winds NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming E/SE 20 to 30 km/h in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to around 14 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 38.
Forecast for Neath (32.8271°S, 151.4083°E, 71m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 14° 17° 16° 17° 18° 16° 15° Maximum 33° 30° 32° 37° 37° 26° 27° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 10% 90% 40% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High High - - - 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 8
(km/h)15
(km/h)12
(km/h)20
(km/h)9
(km/h)15
(km/h)8
(km/h)15
(km/h)7
(km/h)14
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction ENE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ENE E NNW WNW SSW SSE SE ESE Relative humidity 68% 39% 67% 50% 68% 45% 68% 37% 66% 37% 79% 55% 62% 51% Dew point 15°C 16°C 18°C 18°C 17°C 18°C 18°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 16°C 15°C 14°C 15°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Neath (32.8271°S, 151.4083°E, 71m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:47am EDT 6:14am EDT 8:01pm EDT 8:28pm EDT 3:47pm EDT 12:49am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
