Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Lockwood, Avon, Swan Inland North, Brockman, Blackwood, Roe and Arthur fire weather districts
Issued at 01:24 PM WST on Thursday 15 January 2026
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions with freshening west to northwesterly winds will lead to extreme fire dangers on Friday. High-based thunderstorms are also possible through central, southern and eastern parts of the Southwest Land Division on Friday, bringing the potential for dry lightning.
For Friday 16 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Lockwood, Avon, Swan Inland North, Brockman, Blackwood, Roe and Arthur
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
Lower Hotham (32.9206°S, 116.3758°E, 215m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the E, most likely in the early morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds E 20 to 30 km/h tending NE 25 to 35 km/h in the morning then tending NW/SW in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 40.
Forecast for Lower Hotham (32.9206°S, 116.3758°E, 215m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 20° 15° 11° 14° 17° 21° 15° Maximum 34° 24° 29° 33° 37° 36° 31° 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 Extreme High Moderate 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 15
(km/h)20
(km/h)13
(km/h)19
(km/h)12
(km/h)5
(km/h)15
(km/h)9
(km/h)18
(km/h)10
(km/h)13
(km/h)14
(km/h)12
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction NE W WSW WSW ESE S E E ENE ENE NE W SSE SSW Relative humidity 36% 27% 66% 48% 58% 27% 49% 23% 42% 21% 38% 25% 60% 28% Dew point 13°C 12°C 13°C 13°C 9°C 7°C 10°C 9°C 12°C 11°C 12°C 14°C 13°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lower Hotham (32.9206°S, 116.3758°E, 215m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 4:55am WST 5:22am WST 7:26pm WST 7:54pm WST 2:35am WST 5:47pm WST 
Waning crescent
New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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