Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Avon, Swan Inland North, Roe, Arthur, Lakes, Stirling North, Stirling West, Stirling Coast, Fitzgerald Inland and Fitzgerald Coast fire weather districts
Issued at 03:35 AM WST on Thursday 22 January 2026
Weather Situation
Very hot and dry conditions are forecast on Thursday with fresh and gusty northeast to northwesterly winds ahead of a fresh, gusty and cooler southwesterly change extending inland from the west coast during the afternoon and evening.
For the rest of Thursday 22 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Avon, Swan Inland North, Roe, Arthur, Lakes, Stirling North, Stirling West, Stirling Coast, Fitzgerald Inland and Fitzgerald Coast
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises you to:
Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station, www.emergency.wa.gov.au and www.bom.gov.au.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.
For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.dfes.wa.gov.au.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Ardath (32.0348°S, 118.1028°E, 286m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds S/SW 15 to 25 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 30s.
Forecast for Ardath (32.0348°S, 118.1028°E, 286m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary
Minimum 17° 14° 16° 16° 13° 14° 17° Maximum 30° 33° 31° 28° 27° 29° 33° Chance of rain 5% 5% 10% 10% 5% 5% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High Moderate High High - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 13
(km/h)16
(km/h)14
(km/h)10
(km/h)16
(km/h)23
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)20
(km/h)17
(km/h)19
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction SSW SW E NW W WNW WSW WSW SSE SSE ESE SE ENE SE Relative humidity 54% 20% 50% 18% 52% 25% 56% 27% 51% 25% 52% 23% 47% 23% Dew point 12°C 5°C 10°C 6°C 11°C 9°C 12°C 7°C 9°C 6°C 10°C 7°C 13°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Ardath (32.0348°S, 118.1028°E, 286m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 4:55am WST 5:22am WST 7:14pm WST 7:41pm WST 9:27am WST 9:47pm WST
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days