Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 3:23 pm WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026.

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 Thursday 22 January:

Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Avon, Swan Inland North, Roe, Arthur, Lakes, Stirling North, Stirling West, Stirling Coast, Fitzgerald Inland and Fitzgerald Coast

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.

Fire Danger Ratings and Bans