Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Lakes, Stirling North and Esperance Coast fire weather districts
Issued at 05:15 AM WST on Wednesday 12 March 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions combined with fresh and gusty northeast to northwesterly winds are leading to extreme fire danger today. Gusty thunderstorms are also expected, becoming more widespread through the afternoon.
For the rest of Wednesday 12 March:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Lakes, Stirling North 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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Boyatup (33.749°S, 122.9549°E, 94m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Heavy falls possible inland. Winds NW/SW 15 to 20 km/h tending NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then tending NE/SE 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
Forecast for Boyatup (33.749°S, 122.9549°E, 94m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 20° 20° 19° 17° 15° 14° 16° Maximum 28° 28° 24° 21° 23° 26° 28° Chance of rain 80% 70% 60% 20% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount 5-10mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - 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 10
(km/h)15
(km/h)13
(km/h)13
(km/h)21
(km/h)26
(km/h)24
(km/h)30
(km/h)20
(km/h)25
(km/h)14
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction NE ENE NE NNE WSW SW SSE SE E ESE ENE ESE NNE SE Relative humidity 82% 66% 85% 75% 73% 76% 65% 67% 60% 56% 65% 52% 63% 54% Dew point 20°C 19°C 21°C 22°C 18°C 17°C 12°C 12°C 11°C 12°C 13°C 13°C 14°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Boyatup (33.749°S, 122.9549°E, 94m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:25am WST 5:50am WST 6:14pm WST 6:39pm WST 5:48pm WST 4:35am WST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Mar 14 Last quarter Mar 22 New moon Mar 29 First quarter Apr 05 -
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