Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Midwest Inland, Yarra Yarra, Mortlock, Avon, Lockwood, Roe and Esperance Coast fire weather districts
Issued at 02:45 PM WST on Monday 01 December 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions in combination with fresh winds will lead to elevated fire dangers on Tuesday. Northwest winds initially then gradually tending west to south west during the afternoon through most inland parts of the warning area, however note a sharper southerly change along the Esperance Coast. The risk of high based thunderstorm with minimal rainfall in northern parts of the warning area.
For Tuesday 02 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Midwest Inland, Yarra Yarra, Mortlock, Avon, Lockwood, Roe and Esperance 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.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am WST Tuesday.
Forecast
Bencubbin (30.8117°S, 117.8617°E, 358m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm with little or no rainfall in the NW in the afternoon and evening. Winds N/NE 20 to 30 km/h tending N/NW 25 to 35 km/h in the morning then tending NW/SW in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.
Forecast for Bencubbin (30.8117°S, 117.8617°E, 358m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 22° 19° 15° 15° 16° 20° 20° Maximum 39° 35° 33° 31° 31° 36° 36° Chance of rain 30% 10% 5% 10% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High 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 25
(km/h)23
(km/h)11
(km/h)21
(km/h)10
(km/h)17
(km/h)12
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)8
(km/h)12
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction N WNW SW WSW ESE W SW SW ESE SE NE WNW SSE WSW Relative humidity 9% 11% 31% 13% 43% 15% 43% 17% 43% 18% 24% 12% 32% 14% Dew point -3°C 4°C 8°C 3°C 10°C 3°C 10°C 4°C 9°C 4°C 7°C 3°C 8°C 5°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Bencubbin (30.8117°S, 117.8617°E, 358m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:31am WST 4:58am WST 6:58pm WST 7:25pm WST 4:01pm WST 2:20am WST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
