Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Avon, Swan Inland North, Roe, Arthur, Lakes, Stirling North, Stirling West, Stirling Coast, Fitzgerald Inland and Fitzgerald Coast fire weather districts
Issued at 03:23 PM WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026
Weather Situation
Very hot and dry conditions are forecast on Thursday with fresh and gusty northeast to northwesterly winds ahead of a fresh, gusty and cooler southwesterly change extending inland from the west coast during the afternoon and evening.
For Thursday 22 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Avon, Swan Inland North, Roe, Arthur, Lakes, Stirling North, Stirling West, Stirling Coast, Fitzgerald Inland and Fitzgerald Coast
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 Thursday.
Forecast
Merilup (33.2808°S, 118.2939°E, 310m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Winds N/NE 25 to 40 km/h increasing to 45 km/h before shifting S/SW 25 to 40 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 35 to 40.
Forecast for Merilup (33.2808°S, 118.2939°E, 310m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 23° 16° 12° 14° 14° 13° 12° Maximum 38° 28° 30° 30° 26° 25° 28° Chance of rain 20% 5% 5% 20% 20% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme Moderate 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 32
(km/h)31
(km/h)14
(km/h)17
(km/h)9
(km/h)10
(km/h)18
(km/h)26
(km/h)16
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)17
(km/h)20
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction NNE WNW SW SW ENE NNW W WNW WSW WSW SSE SSE ESE ESE Relative humidity 22% 12% 57% 25% 52% 21% 57% 27% 55% 28% 55% 29% 54% 25% Dew point 6°C 5°C 11°C 6°C 9°C 6°C 12°C 9°C 10°C 7°C 9°C 6°C 9°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Merilup (33.2808°S, 118.2939°E, 310m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 4:54am WST 5:21am WST 7:17pm WST 7:45pm WST 8:26am WST 9:22pm WST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
