Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Lakes, Stirling North and Esperance Coast fire weather districts
Issued at 05:15 AM WST on Wednesday 12 March 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions combined with fresh and gusty northeast to northwesterly winds are leading to extreme fire danger today. Gusty thunderstorms are also expected, becoming more widespread through the afternoon.
For the rest of Wednesday 12 March:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Lakes, Stirling North and Esperance 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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Mount Barker (34.6263°S, 117.6618°E, 279m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny morning. Medium chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Winds E/NE 25 to 35 km/h shifting NW 25 to 40 km/h in the late morning and early afternoon then tending NW/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 32 to 39.
Forecast for Mount Barker (34.6263°S, 117.6618°E, 279m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 16° 18° 16° 15° 14° 13° 13° Maximum 32° 28° 26° 22° 22° 26° 31° Chance of rain 40% 80% 60% 60% 10% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High Moderate 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 18
(km/h)22
(km/h)9
(km/h)11
(km/h)16
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)21
(km/h)24
(km/h)20
(km/h)20
(km/h)14
(km/h)8
(km/h)Wind direction NNE NNW NNW ESE NW WNW SSW SSW SE ESE E E NE E Relative humidity 52% 39% 69% 60% 78% 47% 84% 60% 70% 55% 69% 44% 60% 31% Dew point 15°C 17°C 17°C 17°C 16°C 14°C 15°C 14°C 12°C 13°C 12°C 13°C 12°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mount Barker (34.6263°S, 117.6618°E, 279m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:40am WST 6:06am WST 6:33pm WST 6:58pm WST 5:41pm WST 3:51am WST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Mar 14 Last quarter Mar 22 New moon Mar 29 First quarter Apr 05 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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