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
Paradise (29.8785°S, 151.4633°E, 853m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with damaging winds and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding near the Queensland border in the morning and afternoon. Winds S/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending E/SE 25 to 40 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching between 18 and 28.
Forecast for Paradise (29.8785°S, 151.4633°E, 853m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 17° 9° 10° 11° 13° 13° 15° Maximum 23° 21° 26° 30° 30° 29° 27° Chance of rain 60% 10% 10% 10% 20% 60% 60% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 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 23
(km/h)30
(km/h)36
(km/h)24
(km/h)23
(km/h)13
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)19
(km/h)18
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)16
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction ESE ESE ESE E E E SW SW ESE ESE ESE WSW SE SSE Relative humidity 82% 73% 73% 49% 76% 40% 67% 33% 64% 38% 69% 39% 74% 50% Dew point 18°C 15°C 8°C 9°C 11°C 10°C 12°C 11°C 13°C 14°C 14°C 13°C 16°C 15°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Paradise (29.8785°S, 151.4633°E, 853m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:57am EDT 6:23am EDT 7:51pm EDT 8:16pm EDT 8:13pm EDT 6:16am EDT 
Full moon
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
