Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Karroun, Lockwood, Roe, Lakes, Fitzgerald Inland, Fitzgerald Coast, Esperance Coast and Esperance Inland fire weather districts
Issued at 02:20 PM WST on Thursday 25 December 2025
Weather Situation
Hot dry conditions and fresh winds will lead to elevated fire dangers on Friday. Northwest winds during the morning, then in the afternoon winds tending west to southwest through inland parts and sharp southerly through southern parts. High based showers and thunderstorms expected in the afternoon and early evening with gusty and erratic outflows. Thunderstorms may become severe with damaging wind gusts, please keep up to date with any warnings issued.
For Friday 26 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Karroun, Lockwood, Roe, Lakes, Fitzgerald Inland, Fitzgerald Coast, Esperance Coast and Esperance Inland
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.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am WST Friday.
Forecast
Golden Hill (34.9292°S, 117.2727°E, 65m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds N/NE 20 to 30 km/h shifting W/SW 35 to 50 km/h during the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 36.
Forecast for Golden Hill (34.9292°S, 117.2727°E, 65m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 23° 12° 10° 12° 12° 12° 15° Maximum 24° 20° 22° 21° 22° 27° 31° Chance of rain 50% 10% 30% 30% 5% 5% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 24
(km/h)30
(km/h)20
(km/h)18
(km/h)5
(km/h)17
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)17
(km/h)22
(km/h)19
(km/h)20
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction WNW WSW SW SW SSW SSW S S ESE ESE ENE ESE NE SE Relative humidity 62% 57% 51% 46% 56% 50% 62% 49% 52% 44% 47% 33% 42% 34% Dew point 17°C 11°C 7°C 8°C 10°C 11°C 12°C 10°C 9°C 9°C 9°C 10°C 11°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Golden Hill (34.9292°S, 117.2727°E, 65m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 4:26am WST 4:55am WST 7:25pm WST 7:54pm WST 10:33am WST 11:19pm WST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
