DESPITE cooler weather forecast for NSW, fire services warn the threat is far from over with more blazes predicted to start.
Dozens of homes remained under threat in NSW overnight on Tuesday as firefighters fought more than 140 blazes, 30 of which remained out of control.
On Tuesday night the fires claimed their first home, with one property confirmed to have been lost in Jugiong near the ACT border.
RFS spokesman Joel Kursawe said a total fire ban would remain in place on Wednesday with residents urged to stay vigilant, as crews monitor the southerly change.
"Certainly it's going to be cooler ... however there is no rain in site," he told AAP.
"We are going to take advantage of some milder weather conditions but we are certainly not out of the woods."
He said almost 1000 firefighters and 90 aircraft will be battling blazes and monitoring sites on Wednesday but fire danger ratings have moved from "catastrophic" to severe, very high or high.
However with a lot of fires started by lightning, crews would have a "very big couple of days if not weeks ahead".
"We can nearly definitely say that we are going to see more fires start," Mr Kursawe said.
Overnight, a fire was burning out of control in the Kybeyan Valley in southern NSW, prompting the Rural Fire Service to urge residents to seek shelter.
Police doorknocked homes to advise people of the risk, with the blaze - that had destroyed 4600 ha - predicted to move towards the Dangelong, Numeralla and Countegany.
Southbound lanes on the Hume Highway were closed near Jugiong, as the southerly shifted the blaze towards the township of Yass.
At Deans Gap, a 1500 hectare blaze jumped the Princess Highway and was still out of control in the early hours.
Mr Kursawe said the extent of property damage was also set to become clearer over the coming days.
"We are probably going to be talking about the loss of thousands of sheep and cattle."
The southerly change was not expected to hit Sydney until 4am (AEDT) on Wednesday.
For Sydney and the Illawarra, an early cool change is forecast to be accompanied by the chance of light drizzle during the morning, with daytime temperatures expected to reach the mid to high 20s.
Meanwhile in the Riverina, the Bureau of Meteorology also forecast temperatures to hit the mid-20s on Wednesday.
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