Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Exmouth Gulf Coast and Midwest Inland fire weather districts
Issued at 02:52 AM WST on Sunday 28 December 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry with moderate winds ahead of a milder, fresh to strong afternoon seabreeze extending inland will lead to extreme fire danger for the Exmouth Gulf Coast and Midwest Inland fire weather districts on Sunday. High based showers and gusty thunderstorms with little rainfall are possible inland in the afternoon.
For the rest of Sunday 28 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Exmouth Gulf Coast and Midwest Inland
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
Wedge Island (30.8062°S, 115.2147°E, 29m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N in the afternoon and early evening. Winds S 25 to 35 km/h turning SE 30 to 45 km/h early in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 19 with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 38.
Forecast for Wedge Island (30.8062°S, 115.2147°E, 29m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 18° 19° 21° 21° 20° 20° 21° Maximum 26° 29° 31° 30° 26° 24° 25° Chance of rain 5% 5% 10% 10% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 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 29
(km/h)41
(km/h)28
(km/h)28
(km/h)23
(km/h)25
(km/h)7
(km/h)26
(km/h)18
(km/h)27
(km/h)21
(km/h)30
(km/h)20
(km/h)29
(km/h)Wind direction SE SSW E SSW ENE SSW E SW SSW SW S SSW S SSW Relative humidity 48% 55% 46% 41% 33% 38% 42% 54% 63% 64% 63% 67% 60% 60% Dew point 11°C 16°C 12°C 15°C 10°C 15°C 15°C 18°C 17°C 19°C 16°C 18°C 16°C 17°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Wedge Island (30.8062°S, 115.2147°E, 29m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:48am WST 5:16am WST 7:25pm WST 7:53pm WST 1:54pm WST 12:28am WST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
