Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Capes and Blackwood fire weather districts
Issued at 03:53 AM WST on Tuesday 11 February 2025
Weather Situation
Dry conditions with elevated southwesterly winds will increase fire dangers for southwest WA on Tuesday.
For the rest of Tuesday 11 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Capes and Blackwood
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
Palmer (33.3058°S, 116.2521°E, 264m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the S, slight chance elsewhere. Winds SW 20 to 30 km/h increasing to 35 km/h before turning S 20 to 30 km/h during the morning and early afternoon, then decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching 20 to 25.
Forecast for Palmer (33.3058°S, 116.2521°E, 264m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary Minimum 11° 9° 11° 13° 15° 16° 15° Maximum 24° 28° 30° 34° 34° 30° 29° Chance of rain 10% 5% 5% 5% 5% 30% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Very High 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 13
(km/h)14
(km/h)8
(km/h)11
(km/h)15
(km/h)11
(km/h)13
(km/h)5
(km/h)6
(km/h)12
(km/h)17
(km/h)15
(km/h)17
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction SW SW S S ESE ESE ENE ENE NNE SW SE SE ESE ESE Relative humidity 61% 36% 62% 32% 58% 27% 48% 21% 32% 24% 60% 33% 68% 45% Dew point 10°C 7°C 9°C 9°C 10°C 8°C 10°C 8°C 8°C 10°C 14°C 11°C 15°C 15°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Palmer (33.3058°S, 116.2521°E, 264m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:22am WST 5:48am WST 7:11pm WST 7:37pm WST 7:14pm WST 5:07am WST Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 13 Last quarter Feb 21 New moon Feb 28 First quarter Mar 07 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days