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
Yarrangobilly Caves (35.5046°S, 148.406°E, 1311m 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 Yarrangobilly Caves (35.5046°S, 148.406°E, 1311m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 12° 14° 12° 11° 11° 13° 13° Maximum 26° 26° 18° 17° 21° 22° 22° Chance of rain 20% 50% 80% 60% 30% 70% 80% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 20-40mm 5-10mm < 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 16
(km/h)20
(km/h)13
(km/h)15
(km/h)11
(km/h)10
(km/h)11
(km/h)8
(km/h)10
(km/h)10
(km/h)13
(km/h)15
(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)Wind direction NW WNW NW WNW NNE NNE NW WNW W NW WNW NW NW NW Relative humidity 37% 28% 46% 38% 88% 84% 100% 87% 89% 58% 79% 52% 79% 59% Dew point 4°C 5°C 8°C 9°C 12°C 14°C 12°C 14°C 11°C 11°C 13°C 11°C 12°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Yarrangobilly Caves (35.5046°S, 148.406°E, 1311m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:01am EDT 6:28am EDT 8:10pm EDT 8:37pm EDT 10:21pm EDT 10:39am 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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