Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Swan Inland North fire weather district
Issued at 01:43 AM WST on Thursday 01 January 2026
Weather Situation
Hot and dry, with moderate easterly winds shifting fresh south to southwesterly as the seabreeze pushes inland during the afternoon, fire dangers peaking in the fresh winds following the passage of the seabreeze.
For the rest of Thursday 01 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Swan Inland North
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
Birchmont (32.7253°S, 115.7581°E, 6m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of smoke haze in the S. Winds E 20 to 30 km/h tending SW 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then tending S/SE in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 30s.
Forecast for Birchmont (32.7253°S, 115.7581°E, 6m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 21° 21° 20° 21° 20° 19° 17° Maximum 32° 33° 33° 32° 29° 28° 29° 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 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 9
(km/h)15
(km/h)8
(km/h)20
(km/h)11
(km/h)21
(km/h)5
(km/h)20
(km/h)11
(km/h)25
(km/h)13
(km/h)26
(km/h)16
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction NE SW S WSW S SW S SW SSW SW S SW SSE SW Relative humidity 26% 34% 39% 38% 45% 40% 39% 41% 48% 50% 56% 51% 49% 40% Dew point 8°C 13°C 13°C 16°C 14°C 17°C 13°C 16°C 14°C 17°C 15°C 16°C 11°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Birchmont (32.7253°S, 115.7581°E, 6m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:44am WST 5:13am WST 7:28pm WST 7:56pm WST 5:33pm WST 2:25am WST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
