New South Wales Fire Danger Ratings

IDN10016

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

Issued at 4:15 pm EST on Monday 6 April 2026.

District	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Far North Coast	Moderate 17	Moderate 18	Moderate 14	Moderate 16
North Coast	Moderate 15	Moderate 14	Moderate 12	Moderate 14
Greater Hunter	High 29	High 24	Moderate 18	High 27
Greater Sydney Region	Moderate 13	No Rating 10	Moderate 12	Moderate 16
Illawarra/Shoalhaven	Moderate 15	No Rating 10	Moderate 12	Moderate 17
Far South Coast	No Rating 8	No Rating 7	No Rating 8	Moderate 12
Monaro Alpine	Moderate 12	Moderate 12	Moderate 13	Moderate 16
The Australian Capital Territory	Moderate 13	Moderate 13	Moderate 14	Moderate 16
Southern Ranges	Moderate 15	Moderate 14	Moderate 14	Moderate 20
Central Ranges	High 26	Moderate 20	Moderate 17	High 30
New England	Moderate 22	High 25	Moderate 19	Moderate 19
Northern Slopes	High 30	High 35	High 24	High 26
North Western	High 30	High 32	Moderate 22	High 27
Upper Central West Plains	High 31	Moderate 23	Moderate 18	High 30
Lower Central West Plains	High 28	Moderate 18	Moderate 18	High 26
Southern Slopes	Moderate 12	Moderate 12	Moderate 13	Moderate 13
Eastern Riverina	Moderate 13	No Rating 10	Moderate 14	Moderate 13
Southern Riverina	Moderate 13	No Rating 11	Moderate 16	Moderate 15
Northern Riverina	Moderate 16	Moderate 12	Moderate 20	Moderate 16
South Western	No Rating 9	No Rating 7	Moderate 13	No Rating 10
Far Western	Moderate 14	No Rating 11	Moderate 13	Moderate 14

Fire Danger Ratings
(Fire Behaviour Index - FBI)

No Rating
(< 12)

Moderate
(12-23)

High
(24-49)

Extreme
(50-99)

Catastrophic
(>= 100)

For more information about bushfires visit the NSW Rural Fire Service at http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au
NSW Fire Weather Districts differ from Weather Forecast Districts.
Rural Fire Service information line: 1800 679 737
Note: On occasion Fire Danger Ratings may not adhere to FBI thresholds above due to agency discretion in setting FDRs.

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