Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Hedland fire weather district
Issued at 04:27 AM WST on Thursday 18 April 2024
Weather Situation
Strong and gusty southeasterly winds during the morning and early afternoon combined with dry conditions, is leading to extreme fire danger.
For the rest of Thursday 18 April:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Hedland
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: Sunny. Winds E/SE 25 to 35 km/h becoming SE 30 to 45 km/h in the morning. Daytime maximum temperatures 31 to 38.
Forecast for Maitland (20.8385°S, 116.6667°E, 33m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 23° 24° 24° 23° 21° 21° 21° Maximum 36° 35° 35° 34° 33° 33° 34° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High 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 39
(km/h)25
(km/h)36
(km/h)23
(km/h)35
(km/h)24
(km/h)29
(km/h)18
(km/h)24
(km/h)17
(km/h)23
(km/h)20
(km/h)29
(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction ESE E ESE NE ESE ENE ESE ENE ESE NE ESE NE SE ENE Relative humidity 22% 26% 26% 28% 22% 25% 20% 25% 27% 28% 24% 25% 28% 30% Dew point 7°C 12°C 9°C 13°C 7°C 12°C 5°C 11°C 9°C 11°C 7°C 10°C 9°C 13°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 Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:03am WST 6:25am WST 5:59pm WST 6:21pm WST 2:52pm WST 1:32am WST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Apr 24 Last quarter May 01 New moon May 08 First quarter May 15 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
