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
Rhine Falls (36.1895°S, 148.8929°E, 1205m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: The chance of fog early this morning. Mostly sunny afternoon. The chance of smoke haze in the W during this afternoon and early evening. Winds N/NW 15 to 20 km/h tending W/NW 25 to 35 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening.
Forecast for Rhine Falls (36.1895°S, 148.8929°E, 1205m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 12° 13° 15° 15° 13° 14° 15° Maximum 27° 27° 22° 20° 23° 24° 21° Chance of rain 5% 30% 70% 60% 60% 50% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 10-20mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme 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 14
(km/h)23
(km/h)14
(km/h)19
(km/h)10
(km/h)11
(km/h)10
(km/h)10
(km/h)7
(km/h)9
(km/h)13
(km/h)20
(km/h)10
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction NNW W NW W NNE NNE NW WSW NW W NNW WNW WNW SW Relative humidity 38% 17% 27% 17% 65% 57% 82% 64% 77% 44% 61% 39% 71% 46% Dew point 8°C 0°C 3°C 0°C 13°C 13°C 14°C 13°C 13°C 10°C 12°C 9°C 13°C 9°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Rhine Falls (36.1895°S, 148.8929°E, 1205m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:00am EDT 6:27am EDT 8:10pm EDT 8:37pm EDT 10:20pm EDT 10:38am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 -
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