Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for West Interior fire weather district
Issued at 12:39 AM WST on Wednesday 05 November 2025
Weather Situation
Warm to hot conditions and fresh and gusty north to northwesterly winds will combine to create elevated fire dangers.
For the rest of Wednesday 05 November:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
West Interior
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
Leonora (28.8816°S, 121.3273°E, 373m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers, becoming less likely this afternoon. A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds E/NE 20 to 30 km/h shifting W/NW 25 to 40 km/h in the early afternoon then tending NW/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 23 to 30.
Forecast for Leonora (28.8816°S, 121.3273°E, 373m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary
Minimum 18° 17° 15° 15° 14° 17° 14° Maximum 29° 27° 26° 27° 28° 28° 26° Chance of rain 90% 10% 20% 5% 40% 30% 50% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High 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 28
(km/h)28
(km/h)22
(km/h)25
(km/h)17
(km/h)13
(km/h)23
(km/h)16
(km/h)23
(km/h)13
(km/h)21
(km/h)20
(km/h)25
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction NNE NNW WSW SW SE S ESE SE E ESE E ESE E E Relative humidity 26% 32% 50% 28% 50% 27% 43% 20% 37% 17% 35% 24% 46% 27% Dew point 6°C 10°C 11°C 7°C 9°C 5°C 8°C 2°C 5°C 0°C 6°C 5°C 8°C 5°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Leonora (28.8816°S, 121.3273°E, 373m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:34am WST 4:59am WST 6:18pm WST 6:43pm WST 6:09pm WST 4:17am WST
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days