Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Yarra Yarra, Lockwood, Avon and Roe fire weather districts
Issued at 03:57 PM WST on Sunday 08 February 2026
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions combined with fresh and gusty north east to northwesterly winds are leading to elevated fire dangers on Monday.
For Monday 09 February:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Yarra Yarra, Lockwood, Avon and Roe
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.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am WST Monday.
Forecast
Merredin (31.4821°S, 118.2786°E, 318m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the W, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds NE/SE 20 to 30 km/h tending N/NE 25 to 40 km/h in the morning then tending SE/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 29 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.
Forecast for Merredin (31.4821°S, 118.2786°E, 318m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 25° 22° 15° 12° 13° 15° 17° Maximum 40° 27° 25° 25° 27° 31° 33° Chance of rain 90% 90% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount 1-5mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme Moderate 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 29
(km/h)20
(km/h)19
(km/h)20
(km/h)28
(km/h)25
(km/h)24
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)17
(km/h)20
(km/h)14
(km/h)19
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction NE N SE SE SE SE E E E E E E ENE ENE Relative humidity 25% 23% 75% 67% 66% 44% 57% 37% 55% 33% 48% 27% 45% 23% Dew point 12°C 16°C 19°C 20°C 12°C 12°C 8°C 9°C 9°C 10°C 9°C 10°C 10°C 10°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Merredin (31.4821°S, 118.2786°E, 318m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:14am WST 5:40am WST 7:02pm WST 7:28pm WST 11:00pm WST 12:36pm WST 
3rd quarter
Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
