Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Lockwood, Avon, Swan Inland North, Brockman, Blackwood, Roe and Arthur fire weather districts
Issued at 02:16 AM WST on Friday 16 January 2026
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions with freshening west to northwesterly winds will lead to extreme fire dangers on Friday. High-based thunderstorms are also possible through central, southern and eastern parts of the Southwest Land Division on Friday, bringing the potential for dry lightning.
For the rest of Friday 16 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Lockwood, Avon, Swan Inland North, Brockman, Blackwood, Roe and Arthur
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
Bannister (32.6735°S, 116.5152°E, 234m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the NE, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds NW/NE 25 to 30 km/h tending W/NW 25 to 35 km/h in the early afternoon then tending W/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for Bannister (32.6735°S, 116.5152°E, 234m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 18° 14° 8° 12° 15° 21° 16° Maximum 37° 26° 30° 35° 40° 39° 33° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 20% 20% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme 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 17
(km/h)19
(km/h)15
(km/h)26
(km/h)12
(km/h)10
(km/h)16
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction NE WNW WSW WSW ESE S E E E ENE NE N SE WSW Relative humidity 25% 11% 56% 35% 51% 20% 41% 18% 36% 16% 28% 15% 43% 18% Dew point 9°C 2°C 10°C 9°C 7°C 4°C 8°C 6°C 10°C 9°C 9°C 8°C 11°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Bannister (32.6735°S, 116.5152°E, 234m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 4:54am WST 5:21am WST 7:24pm WST 7:52pm WST 2:34am WST 5:45pm WST 
Waning crescent
New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
