Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Midwest Coast, Midwest Inland, Lesueur, Swan Inland North and Swan Inland South fire weather districts
Issued at 01:56 PM WST on Tuesday 20 January 2026
Weather Situation
Fresh and gusty east to northeast winds coupled with hot and dry conditions with lead to extreme fire dangers on Wednesday. A sea breeze will bring a south to southwesterly change over coastal parts during the afternoon.
For Wednesday 21 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Midwest Coast, Midwest Inland, Lesueur, Swan Inland North and Swan Inland South
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 Wednesday.
Forecast
Mundijong (32.2952°S, 115.9859°E, 42m AMSL) Mundijong,WA set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Mundijong 7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h tending S/SE 20 to 30 km/h in the late afternoon then tending E/SE 25 to 35 km/h in the late evening.
Forecast for Mundijong (32.2952°S, 115.9859°E, 42m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 21° 23° 26° 18° 15° 18° 15° Maximum 36° 37° 32° 24° 24° 22° 22° Chance of rain 5% 20% 10% 30% 30% 70% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 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 20
(km/h)11
(km/h)22
(km/h)9
(km/h)19
(km/h)24
(km/h)17
(km/h)25
(km/h)5
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)25
(km/h)18
(km/h)25
(km/h)Wind direction E SSW ENE NE N WSW SW SW SSE WSW W W SW SW Relative humidity 36% 22% 36% 18% 26% 56% 63% 51% 52% 49% 67% 63% 56% 47% Dew point 10°C 11°C 13°C 9°C 10°C 19°C 14°C 13°C 11°C 12°C 15°C 14°C 10°C 10°C First light 5:02am 5:03am 5:04am 5:05am 5:06am 5:07am 5:08am Sunrise 5:30am 5:31am 5:31am 5:32am 5:33am 5:34am 5:35am Sunset 7:26pm 7:25pm 7:25pm 7:24pm 7:24pm 7:24pm 7:23pm Last light 7:53pm 7:52pm 7:52pm 7:52pm 7:51pm 7:50pm 7:50pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mundijong (32.2952°S, 115.9859°E, 42m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:02am WST 5:30am WST 7:26pm WST 7:53pm WST 6:33am WST 8:32pm WST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 Mundijong sun & moon times
TuesdayFirst light5:02am
WSTSunrise5:30am
WSTSunset7:26pm
WSTLast light7:53pm
WSTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseTue
6:33am
WSTMoon setTue
8:32pm
WSTFirst quarterFirst quarter Mon
Jan 26
Full moonFull moon Mon
Feb 02
Last quarterLast quarter Mon
Feb 09
New moonNew moon Tue
Feb 17
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Tue 1:56pm UTC Fire weather warning WATue 11:49am UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 11:49 AM WST on Tuesday 20 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 20 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, North Interior, Central West and Lower West
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Lower West and Central West and in the mid twenties to around thirty in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease later this week as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth metropolitan area, Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Denham, Geraldton, Gingin, Kalbarri, Kiwirrkurra, Newman, Paraburdoo and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026Tue 11:49am UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 11:49 AM WST on Tuesday 20 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 20 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, North Interior, Central West and Lower West
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Lower West and Central West and in the mid twenties to around thirty in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease later this week as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth metropolitan area, Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Denham, Geraldton, Gingin, Kalbarri, Kiwirrkurra, Newman, Paraburdoo and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026Tue 11:49am UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 11:49 AM WST on Tuesday 20 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 20 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, North Interior, Central West and Lower West
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Lower West and Central West and in the mid twenties to around thirty in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease later this week as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth metropolitan area, Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Denham, Geraldton, Gingin, Kalbarri, Kiwirrkurra, Newman, Paraburdoo and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026Tue 11:49am UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 11:49 AM WST on Tuesday 20 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 20 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, North Interior, Central West and Lower West
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Lower West and Central West and in the mid twenties to around thirty in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease later this week as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth metropolitan area, Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Denham, Geraldton, Gingin, Kalbarri, Kiwirrkurra, Newman, Paraburdoo and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026Tue 11:49am UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 11:49 AM WST on Tuesday 20 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 20 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, North Interior, Central West and Lower West
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Lower West and Central West and in the mid twenties to around thirty in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease later this week as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth metropolitan area, Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Denham, Geraldton, Gingin, Kalbarri, Kiwirrkurra, Newman, Paraburdoo and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026Tue 11:49am UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 11:49 AM WST on Tuesday 20 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 20 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, North Interior, Central West and Lower West
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Lower West and Central West and in the mid twenties to around thirty in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease later this week as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth metropolitan area, Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Denham, Geraldton, Gingin, Kalbarri, Kiwirrkurra, Newman, Paraburdoo and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026Tue 11:49am UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 11:49 AM WST on Tuesday 20 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 20 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, North Interior, Central West and Lower West
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Lower West and Central West and in the mid twenties to around thirty in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease later this week as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth metropolitan area, Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Denham, Geraldton, Gingin, Kalbarri, Kiwirrkurra, Newman, Paraburdoo and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026Tue 11:49am UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 11:49 AM WST on Tuesday 20 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 20 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, North Interior, Central West and Lower West
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Lower West and Central West and in the mid twenties to around thirty in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease later this week as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth metropolitan area, Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Denham, Geraldton, Gingin, Kalbarri, Kiwirrkurra, Newman, Paraburdoo and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone°- Fire Weather Warning for Midwest Coast, Midwest Inland, Lesueur, Swan Inland North and Swan Inland South
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