Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Roe, Arthur, Lakes, Stirling North, Stirling West, Fitzgerald Inland, Fitzgerald Coast and Esperance Coast fire weather districts
Issued at 03:13 PM WST on Monday 15 December 2025
Weather Situation
Very hot and dry conditions Tuesday with fresh and gusty northwest. Later in the afternoon/evening winds shift southwest through inland areas and southeast through southern coastal areas. High based showers and storms possible with gusty and erratic outflows, although thunderstorms most likely in northern parts of the warning area.
For Tuesday 16 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Roe, Arthur, Lakes, Stirling North, Stirling West, Fitzgerald Inland, Fitzgerald Coast 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.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am WST Tuesday.
Forecast
Townsendale (32.6981°S, 117.3153°E, 347m AMSL) Townsendale,WA set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Townsendale 7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the SW, becoming less likely early this evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with damaging winds and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds N/NW 25 to 35 km/h tending NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the evening then becoming light in the late evening.
Forecast for Townsendale (32.6981°S, 117.3153°E, 347m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 23° 21° 18° 14° 13° 13° 10° Maximum 39° 39° 31° 30° 32° 27° 29° Chance of rain 60% 30% 10% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme Extreme High High 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 27
(km/h)25
(km/h)14
(km/h)24
(km/h)15
(km/h)18
(km/h)23
(km/h)22
(km/h)21
(km/h)12
(km/h)23
(km/h)25
(km/h)18
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction NNE N NNE NW WSW WSW SSE SSE E SE S S ESE SSE Relative humidity 30% 22% 30% 20% 51% 23% 55% 29% 50% 27% 48% 26% 45% 19% Dew point 13°C 14°C 13°C 12°C 12°C 8°C 12°C 11°C 10°C 11°C 9°C 6°C 6°C 4°C First light 4:28am 4:29am 4:29am 4:29am 4:30am 4:30am 4:31am Sunrise 4:57am 4:57am 4:58am 4:58am 4:58am 4:59am 4:59am Sunset 7:15pm 7:16pm 7:17pm 7:17pm 7:18pm 7:18pm 7:19pm Last light 7:44pm 7:45pm 7:45pm 7:46pm 7:47pm 7:47pm 7:48pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Townsendale (32.6981°S, 117.3153°E, 347m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 4:28am WST 4:57am WST 7:15pm WST 7:44pm WST 1:31am WST 3:08pm WST 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Townsendale sun & moon times
MondayFirst light4:28am
WSTSunrise4:57am
WSTSunset7:15pm
WSTLast light7:44pm
WSTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseMon
1:31am
WSTMoon setMon
3:08pm
WSTNew moonNew moon Sat
Dec 20
First quarterFirst quarter Sun
Dec 28
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Mon 3:13pm UTC Fire weather warning WAMon 2:56pm UTC Severe thunderstorm advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
for Damaging Winds
for parts of Central West, Central Wheat Belt and Great Southern districts.
Issued at 2:56 pm Monday, 15 December 2025.
Severe thunderstorms in parts of the South West Land Division today.
Weather Situation
A trough near the coast is moving inland today, triggering thunderstorms in an unstable airmass. Individual thunderstorm cells are moving towards the southeast, and bring the risk of damaging wind gusts.
DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
Central West, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Merredin, Corrigin, Dalwallinu, Dowerin, Wongan Hills and Beacon.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises that people should:
* If outside find safe shelter away from trees, power lines, storm water drains and streams.
* Close your curtains and blinds, and stay inside away from windows.
* Unplug electrical appliances and do not use land line telephones if there is lightning.
* If there is flooding, create your own sandbags by using pillow cases filled with sand and place them around doorways to protect your home.
* If boating, swimming or surfing leave the water.
* Do not drive into water of unknown depth and current.
* Slow down and turn your headlights on.
* Be alert and watch for hazards on the road such as fallen power lines and loose debris.
* If it is raining heavily and you cannot see, pull over and park with your hazard lights on until the rain clears.
The next warning is due to be issued by 6:00 pm.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and Department of Fire and Emergency Services would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.Mon 2:56pm UTC Severe thunderstorm advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
for Damaging Winds
for parts of Central West, Central Wheat Belt and Great Southern districts.
Issued at 2:56 pm Monday, 15 December 2025.
Severe thunderstorms in parts of the South West Land Division today.
Weather Situation
A trough near the coast is moving inland today, triggering thunderstorms in an unstable airmass. Individual thunderstorm cells are moving towards the southeast, and bring the risk of damaging wind gusts.
DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
Central West, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Merredin, Corrigin, Dalwallinu, Dowerin, Wongan Hills and Beacon.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises that people should:
* If outside find safe shelter away from trees, power lines, storm water drains and streams.
* Close your curtains and blinds, and stay inside away from windows.
* Unplug electrical appliances and do not use land line telephones if there is lightning.
* If there is flooding, create your own sandbags by using pillow cases filled with sand and place them around doorways to protect your home.
* If boating, swimming or surfing leave the water.
* Do not drive into water of unknown depth and current.
* Slow down and turn your headlights on.
* Be alert and watch for hazards on the road such as fallen power lines and loose debris.
* If it is raining heavily and you cannot see, pull over and park with your hazard lights on until the rain clears.
The next warning is due to be issued by 6:00 pm.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and Department of Fire and Emergency Services would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.Mon 1:14pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:14 PM WST on Monday 15 December 2025
Valid for Monday 15 December 2025 to Wednesday 17 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt
Safety Advice:
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 in the mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southwest before contracting to eastern parts of WA by the middle of the week as a trough moves inland from the west coast. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025Mon 1:14pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:14 PM WST on Monday 15 December 2025
Valid for Monday 15 December 2025 to Wednesday 17 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt
Safety Advice:
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 in the mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southwest before contracting to eastern parts of WA by the middle of the week as a trough moves inland from the west coast. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025Mon 1:14pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:14 PM WST on Monday 15 December 2025
Valid for Monday 15 December 2025 to Wednesday 17 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt
Safety Advice:
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 in the mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southwest before contracting to eastern parts of WA by the middle of the week as a trough moves inland from the west coast. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025Mon 1:14pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:14 PM WST on Monday 15 December 2025
Valid for Monday 15 December 2025 to Wednesday 17 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt
Safety Advice:
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 in the mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southwest before contracting to eastern parts of WA by the middle of the week as a trough moves inland from the west coast. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025Mon 1:14pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:14 PM WST on Monday 15 December 2025
Valid for Monday 15 December 2025 to Wednesday 17 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt
Safety Advice:
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 in the mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southwest before contracting to eastern parts of WA by the middle of the week as a trough moves inland from the west coast. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025Mon 1:14pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:14 PM WST on Monday 15 December 2025
Valid for Monday 15 December 2025 to Wednesday 17 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt
Safety Advice:
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 in the mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southwest before contracting to eastern parts of WA by the middle of the week as a trough moves inland from the west coast. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025Mon 1:14pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:14 PM WST on Monday 15 December 2025
Valid for Monday 15 December 2025 to Wednesday 17 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt
Safety Advice:
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 in the mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southwest before contracting to eastern parts of WA by the middle of the week as a trough moves inland from the west coast. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025Mon 1:14pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:14 PM WST on Monday 15 December 2025
Valid for Monday 15 December 2025 to Wednesday 17 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt
Safety Advice:
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 in the mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southwest before contracting to eastern parts of WA by the middle of the week as a trough moves inland from the west coast. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025Mon 4:13am UTC Fire weather warning WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Karroun, Lockwood, Mortlock, Avon, Brockman, Blackwood, Roe, Arthur, Lakes, Stirling North and Stirling West fire weather districts
Issued at 04:13 AM WST on Monday 15 December 2025
Weather Situation
Very hot and dry conditions on Monday with fresh and gusty northeast to northwest winds expected to peak during the morning. Showers and gusty thunderstorms are forecast to develop through the warning area from late morning.
For the rest of Monday 15 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Karroun, Lockwood, Mortlock, Avon, Brockman, Blackwood, Roe, Arthur, Lakes, Stirling North and Stirling West
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.For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone°- Fire Weather Warning for Roe, Arthur, Lakes, Stirling North, Stirling West, Fitzgerald Inland, Fitzgerald Coast and Esperance Coast
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Central West, Central Wheat Belt and Great Southern districts
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Damaging Winds) for parts of Central West, Central Wheat Belt and Great Southern districts
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Fire Weather Warning for Karroun, Lockwood, Mortlock, Avon, Brockman, Blackwood, Roe, Arthur, Lakes, Stirling North and Stirling West
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
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