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 Melville (35.027°S, 117.8693°E, 13m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Heavy falls possible inland. Winds NW/SW 15 to 20 km/h tending NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then tending NE/SE 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
Forecast for Mount Melville (35.027°S, 117.8693°E, 13m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 19° 19° 18° 17° 17° 16° 14° Maximum 25° 24° 21° 20° 22° 25° 29° Chance of rain 70% 60% 50% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount 10-20mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 9
(km/h)20
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)23
(km/h)25
(km/h)29
(km/h)22
(km/h)27
(km/h)14
(km/h)17
(km/h)11
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction NW SE NNW W SSW SSW ESE ESE ENE E NE SE ENE SE Relative humidity 78% 72% 86% 58% 88% 77% 72% 66% 69% 57% 70% 50% 69% 50% Dew point 18°C 16°C 18°C 14°C 18°C 16°C 14°C 12°C 13°C 12°C 14°C 12°C 15°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mount Melville (35.027°S, 117.8693°E, 13m 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 6:31pm WST 6:56pm WST 6:06pm WST 4:51am WST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Mar 14 Last quarter Mar 22 New moon Mar 29 First quarter Apr 05 -
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