Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 4:04 pm EDT on Thursday 8 January 2026.

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 Friday 9 January:

Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Eastern Riverina and Southern Riverina

Weather Situation
Very hot, dry and windy conditions will lead to extreme fire danger in the Eastern and Southern Riverina fire weather districts on Friday.

For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.rfs.nsw.gov.au.



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