'Fingers crossed': BOM's rain forecast is music to Shane Fitzsimmon's ears

The total forecast rainfall for the period 13/01/2020 to 20/01/2020 Source: BOM

The total forecast rainfall for the period 13/01/2020 to 20/01/2020 Source: BOM

Rain is expected to fall across NSW this week particularly along the Great Dividing Range which has experienced a lot of fire activity over the past few months.


An overworked NSW Rural Fire Service boss says this week's forecast rain is the best news firefighters have had for many months.

Rain is expected across much of the state from Tuesday including fire grounds in the Snowy Mountains, southwest of Sydney and South Coast regions.

"From a fire point of view, this is the best week we've seen for many, many months in terms of easing some of the conditions," RFS commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons told the Nine Network on Tuesday.

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