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
Neville (33.7094°S, 149.2151°E, 905m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower during this afternoon and early evening. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding about the Blue Mountains during this afternoon and early evening. Winds NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h tending W/NW in the middle of the day then tending NW/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 30 to 37.
Forecast for Neville (33.7094°S, 149.2151°E, 905m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 15° 16° 14° 14° 13° 14° 16° Maximum 31° 29° 21° 21° 27° 29° 28° Chance of rain 60% 80% 80% 70% 50% 60% 70% Likely amount < 1mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 10-20mm < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 16
(km/h)20
(km/h)15
(km/h)14
(km/h)16
(km/h)19
(km/h)18
(km/h)19
(km/h)10
(km/h)13
(km/h)15
(km/h)20
(km/h)14
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction N WNW N NNW ENE NE NNE N ENE WSW NNE WNW WNW W Relative humidity 53% 30% 57% 47% 87% 66% 94% 83% 87% 52% 71% 37% 65% 52% Dew point 13°C 10°C 15°C 15°C 14°C 13°C 15°C 16°C 17°C 15°C 16°C 12°C 15°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Neville (33.7094°S, 149.2151°E, 905m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:04am EDT 6:30am EDT 8:04pm EDT 8:31pm EDT 10:22pm EDT 10:36am 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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