Bushfire emergency - Sunday 20th Nov Rural Fire Services Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons says conditions across the state are expected to deteriorate later today. "Come the early afternoon, mid-afternoon period is generally where temperatures are at their hottest the humidity's at its lowest," he said.
Sydney is expecting hot northwesterly winds & 41 across all sections of the Metrop area today - usually the coast is a few degrees cooler. We also have fire bans & fire warnings across most of the state.
I'm inside with curtains drawn & fan going (washing machine & dryer are also going 2 rooms away but are not affecting my coolish living room) - I'm not going outside till early evening.
3pm Radio news says fire at Ryleston, Kandos & surrounding villages has jumped containment lines & fire fighters are pulling back.
Sydney radio coverage of fires - "Current conditions suggest the fire could take two to three hours to reach Rylstone and Kandos." - I assume this story was posted before the 3pm news.