Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Hedland fire weather district
Issued at 04:27 AM WST on Thursday 18 April 2024
Weather Situation
Strong and gusty southeasterly winds during the morning and early afternoon combined with dry conditions, is leading to extreme fire danger.
For the rest of Thursday 18 April:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Hedland
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
Cooya Pooya (20.9673°S, 117.0835°E, 44m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds SE 20 to 30 km/h tending E/SE 30 to 45 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 30 to 36.
Forecast for Cooya Pooya (20.9673°S, 117.0835°E, 44m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary Minimum 23° 22° 21° 19° 19° 21° 20° Maximum 36° 36° 35° 34° 34° 35° 35° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 10% 10% 5% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High 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 37
(km/h)23
(km/h)36
(km/h)26
(km/h)30
(km/h)20
(km/h)26
(km/h)19
(km/h)25
(km/h)23
(km/h)35
(km/h)26
(km/h)36
(km/h)30
(km/h)Wind direction ESE ENE ESE ENE ESE NE ESE ENE ESE NE SE ENE SE ENE Relative humidity 23% 22% 19% 22% 18% 20% 24% 21% 24% 24% 26% 25% 28% 29% Dew point 7°C 11°C 4°C 10°C 3°C 8°C 7°C 8°C 6°C 10°C 8°C 11°C 9°C 13°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Cooya Pooya (20.9673°S, 117.0835°E, 44m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:02am WST 6:24am WST 5:56pm WST 6:19pm WST 3:23pm WST 2:21am WST Waxing gibbous Full moon Apr 24 Last quarter May 01 New moon May 08 First quarter May 15 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days