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 01:49 AM WST on Tuesday 16 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 the rest of 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.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
West River (33.6189°S, 119.5819°E, 305m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the W early this morning. The chance of smoke haze in the W during this afternoon and early evening. Winds N/NW 25 to 35 km/h tending W/NW 25 to 40 km/h in the middle of the day then tending SE/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 31 to 42.
Forecast for West River (33.6189°S, 119.5819°E, 305m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary
Minimum 24° 18° 15° 13° 13° 11° 10° Maximum 42° 33° 23° 27° 23° 24° 25° Chance of rain 30% 30% 40% 30% 10% 5% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High 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 28
(km/h)17
(km/h)12
(km/h)24
(km/h)21
(km/h)24
(km/h)17
(km/h)20
(km/h)21
(km/h)27
(km/h)15
(km/h)22
(km/h)12
(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction NNE NNW SW S S SSE ESE SE SSW SSW SSE S SSE S Relative humidity 15% 14% 56% 49% 66% 59% 58% 43% 57% 45% 47% 37% 52% 41% Dew point 6°C 9°C 17°C 18°C 15°C 14°C 11°C 13°C 12°C 10°C 7°C 8°C 10°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for West River (33.6189°S, 119.5819°E, 305m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 4:15am WST 4:44am WST 7:06pm WST 7:35pm WST 1:46am WST 3:54pm WST
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
- Fire Weather Warning for Roe, Arthur, Lakes, Stirling North, Stirling West, Fitzgerald Inland, Fitzgerald Coast and Esperance Coast
- 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
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