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
Northam (31.6548°S, 116.6703°E, 146m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the S in the late afternoon and evening. Winds N/NE 25 to 35 km/h shifting SW in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.
Forecast for Northam (31.6548°S, 116.6703°E, 146m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 23° 14° 14° 12° 14° 12° 13° Maximum 39° 30° 33° 28° 27° 30° 33° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 40% 30% 5% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High 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 24
(km/h)30
(km/h)12
(km/h)20
(km/h)14
(km/h)7
(km/h)15
(km/h)26
(km/h)13
(km/h)21
(km/h)19
(km/h)15
(km/h)21
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction NNE W SSW WSW ESE NW W W WSW WSW SE SSE ESE ESE Relative humidity 16% 19% 58% 25% 49% 20% 58% 36% 59% 30% 53% 23% 51% 25% Dew point 4°C 10°C 12°C 8°C 10°C 8°C 12°C 12°C 11°C 8°C 9°C 7°C 9°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Northam (31.6548°S, 116.6703°E, 146m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:02am WST 5:29am WST 7:20pm WST 7:47pm WST 8:33am WST 9:27pm 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
