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
Rye Park (34.5196°S, 148.9077°E, 551m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of smoke haze near the Victorian border during this afternoon and early evening. Winds NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h tending W/NW 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then tending W/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 32 to 39.
Forecast for Rye Park (34.5196°S, 148.9077°E, 551m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 13° 15° 17° 16° 15° 15° 17° Maximum 36° 34° 27° 24° 29° 31° 29° Chance of rain 10% 80% 80% 90% 40% 60% 40% Likely amount < 1mm 5-10mm 20-40mm 10-20mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 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 7
(km/h)22
(km/h)4
(km/h)18
(km/h)9
(km/h)13
(km/h)11
(km/h)11
(km/h)7
(km/h)10
(km/h)7
(km/h)17
(km/h)11
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction SSE W NE NW NE NNE N NW E WNW NNE NW NW NW Relative humidity 64% 15% 57% 27% 81% 64% 85% 75% 83% 47% 71% 37% 65% 47% Dew point 14°C 5°C 15°C 12°C 16°C 19°C 16°C 19°C 16°C 16°C 15°C 14°C 15°C 17°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Rye Park (34.5196°S, 148.9077°E, 551m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:01am EDT 6:29am EDT 8:08pm EDT 8:35pm EDT 10:21pm EDT 10:38am 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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Rain for next 7 days
