Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Burrup and Exmouth Gulf Coast fire weather districts
Issued at 02:14 AM WST on Tuesday 27 January 2026
Weather Situation
Hot to very hot and dry conditions with moderate to fresh south to southwesterly winds, tending fresh and gusty westerly in the afternoon about the Pilbara coast.
For the rest of Tuesday 27 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Burrup and Exmouth Gulf 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
Cape Range National Park (22.1189°S, 113.9414°E, 191m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the far E, becoming less likely early this morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the E. Damaging winds and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding possible in the far E. Winds SE/SW 20 to 30 km/h tending NW/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures 35 to 41.
Forecast for Cape Range National Park (22.1189°S, 113.9414°E, 191m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 20° 21° 22° 23° 24° 26° 26° Maximum 33° 32° 31° 32° 35° 35° 35° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 30% 10% 60% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme 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 35
(km/h)28
(km/h)29
(km/h)28
(km/h)21
(km/h)28
(km/h)16
(km/h)25
(km/h)17
(km/h)25
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(km/h)24
(km/h)12
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction SSW SW SW WSW WSW W W W SW WSW E NNE NNE N Relative humidity 48% 27% 53% 34% 65% 46% 66% 47% 63% 38% 58% 43% 68% 46% Dew point 13°C 11°C 15°C 13°C 20°C 17°C 21°C 18°C 21°C 17°C 21°C 20°C 24°C 21°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Cape Range National Park (22.1189°S, 113.9414°E, 191m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:37am WST 6:01am WST 7:12pm WST 7:36pm WST 1:47pm WST 12:01am WST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 -
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