New South Wales Fire Danger Ratings

IDN10016

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

Issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Wednesday 14 January 2026.

District	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Far North Coast	Moderate 18	Moderate 18	Moderate 16	Moderate 16
North Coast	Moderate 17	Moderate 16	Moderate 17	Moderate 17
Greater Hunter	Moderate 15	Moderate 22	High 24	Moderate 21
Greater Sydney Region	Moderate 17	Moderate 17	Moderate 21	Moderate 19
Illawarra/Shoalhaven	Moderate 16	Moderate 19	Moderate 18	Moderate 13
Far South Coast	Moderate 13	No Rating 9	No Rating 7	No Rating 7
Monaro Alpine	Moderate 17	Moderate 19	Moderate 16	Moderate 17
The Australian Capital Territory	Moderate 15	High 25	Moderate 20	Moderate 20
Southern Ranges	Moderate 17	High 28	Moderate 23	Moderate 23
Central Ranges	Moderate 20	High 28	High 31	High 29
New England	Moderate 15	Moderate 19	Moderate 18	Moderate 16
Northern Slopes	High 25	High 36	High 37	High 30
North Western	High 30	High 37	High 34	High 34
Upper Central West Plains	High 38	High 33	High 40	High 38
Lower Central West Plains	High 33	High 28	High 32	High 30
Southern Slopes	High 28	High 33	High 30	High 29
Eastern Riverina	High 29	High 35	High 27	High 25
Southern Riverina	High 34	High 34	High 26	High 24
Northern Riverina	High 33	Moderate 23	High 27	High 25
South Western	High 30	Moderate 22	Moderate 20	Moderate 19
Far Western	Moderate 15	Moderate 14	Moderate 13	Moderate 13

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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