Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Fire Weather Warning
for Northern Slopes fire weather district
Issued at 04:31 AM EDT on Friday 27 March 2026
Weather Situation
Fresh and gusty westerly winds with dry conditions will combine to drive extreme fire dangers over parts of northeast NSW during Friday.
For the rest of 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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Pilliga (30.3519°S, 148.8908°E, 159m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower on the S slopes, becoming less likely this morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds SW 25 to 40 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures between 18 and 24.
Forecast for Pilliga (30.3519°S, 148.8908°E, 159m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 10° 10° 13° 15° 16° 17° 20° Maximum 18° 24° 27° 28° 29° 29° 29° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 10% 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 27
(km/h)29
(km/h)9
(km/h)11
(km/h)15
(km/h)6
(km/h)13
(km/h)4
(km/h)11
(km/h)4
(km/h)9
(km/h)5
(km/h)9
(km/h)3
(km/h)Wind direction WSW WSW SW WSW E NE E ENE E E E N NE NW Relative humidity 57% 36% 55% 27% 56% 27% 64% 29% 63% 30% 66% 32% 60% 35% Dew point 3°C 2°C 4°C 4°C 8°C 6°C 11°C 8°C 12°C 9°C 14°C 11°C 15°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Pilliga (30.3519°S, 148.8908°E, 159m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:47am EDT 7:11am EDT 7:07pm EDT 7:31pm EDT 3:38pm EDT 12:48am 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
