Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Exmouth Gulf Coast and Midwest Inland fire weather districts
Issued at 02:52 AM WST on Sunday 28 December 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry with moderate winds ahead of a milder, fresh to strong afternoon seabreeze extending inland will lead to extreme fire danger for the Exmouth Gulf Coast and Midwest Inland fire weather districts on Sunday. High based showers and gusty thunderstorms with little rainfall are possible inland in the afternoon.
For the rest of Sunday 28 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Exmouth Gulf Coast and Midwest 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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Maitland (20.8385°S, 116.6667°E, 33m 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, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the E during this afternoon and evening. Winds NW 15 to 25 km/h tending NW/SW in the morning then tending N/NW 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 40s.
Forecast for Maitland (20.8385°S, 116.6667°E, 33m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 29° 27° 27° 27° 28° 29° 29° Maximum 40° 38° 35° 37° 38° 38° 38° Chance of rain 5% 5% 10% 5% 20% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 24
(km/h)36
(km/h)20
(km/h)30
(km/h)16
(km/h)26
(km/h)15
(km/h)31
(km/h)23
(km/h)32
(km/h)16
(km/h)27
(km/h)18
(km/h)25
(km/h)Wind direction WSW W W NW NE NNW WSW WNW SW WNW W NW WNW NW Relative humidity 35% 36% 37% 42% 62% 52% 52% 50% 51% 51% 53% 48% 49% 44% Dew point 16°C 20°C 17°C 21°C 23°C 22°C 21°C 23°C 21°C 24°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 22°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Maitland (20.8385°S, 116.6667°E, 33m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:08am WST 5:33am WST 6:56pm WST 7:20pm WST 12:36pm WST 
1st quarter
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
