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
Bickley (32.0053°S, 116.09°E, 274m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower about the S suburbs in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds SW 20 to 30 km/h becoming light in the late evening.
Forecast for Bickley (32.0053°S, 116.09°E, 274m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 16° 14° 17° 22° 26° 21° 17° Maximum 26° 30° 36° 40° 40° 33° 28° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 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 Extreme - - - 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)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)19
(km/h)9
(km/h)24
(km/h)12
(km/h)19
(km/h)16
(km/h)16
(km/h)17
(km/h)10
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction SW WSW ESE SW E ESE E ENE E ESE ESE W SSW WSW Relative humidity 60% 40% 50% 26% 38% 16% 30% 13% 27% 15% 35% 19% 56% 38% Dew point 13°C 11°C 10°C 9°C 9°C 7°C 10°C 7°C 12°C 9°C 10°C 6°C 13°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Bickley (32.0053°S, 116.09°E, 274m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 4:59am WST 5:26am WST 7:25pm WST 7:52pm WST 3:31am WST 6:34pm WST 
Waning crescent
New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
