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
Bendering (32.395°S, 118.3014°E, 302m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the SW, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds W/SW 20 to 30 km/h turning S 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 34.
Forecast for Bendering (32.395°S, 118.3014°E, 302m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 18° 15° 15° 19° 23° 23° 18° Maximum 33° 31° 35° 38° 39° 37° 31° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 20% 5% 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 14
(km/h)22
(km/h)16
(km/h)11
(km/h)18
(km/h)13
(km/h)21
(km/h)17
(km/h)19
(km/h)18
(km/h)17
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction WSW WSW ESE S E ESE ENE E ENE ENE ENE WNW E W Relative humidity 53% 16% 50% 20% 40% 14% 31% 11% 30% 12% 33% 15% 38% 17% Dew point 13°C 4°C 10°C 6°C 9°C 4°C 9°C 3°C 10°C 5°C 11°C 7°C 8°C 4°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Bendering (32.395°S, 118.3014°E, 302m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 4:49am WST 5:17am WST 7:16pm WST 7:43pm WST 3:22am WST 6:25pm 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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