Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Hedland and Burrup fire weather districts
Issued at 03:57 PM WST on Monday 20 May 2024
Weather Situation
Warm and very dry conditions, combined with fresh and gusty easterly winds, are causing extreme fire dangers in the northwest.
For Tuesday 21 May:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Hedland and Burrup
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 Tuesday.
Forecast
Newman (23.3573°S, 119.7372°E, 544m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds E/SE 25 to 40 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 11 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 24 to 30.
Forecast for Newman (23.3573°S, 119.7372°E, 544m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 9° 8° 7° 7° 8° 10° 11° Maximum 25° 25° 25° 26° 28° 29° 29° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High Moderate High High High High Fire Danger Rating High High Moderate No Rating - - - 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 16
(km/h)20
(km/h)15
(km/h)19
(km/h)10
(km/h)10
(km/h)6
(km/h)7
(km/h)3
(km/h)9
(km/h)10
(km/h)14
(km/h)6
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction E E E ENE E E ENE NNE E SE E E E NE Relative humidity 19% 11% 22% 15% 36% 20% 35% 21% 35% 21% 30% 19% 36% 23% Dew point -7°C -8°C -4°C -4°C 2°C 0°C 3°C 2°C 4°C 3°C 3°C 2°C 6°C 5°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Newman (23.3573°S, 119.7372°E, 544m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:06am WST 6:30am WST 5:24pm WST 5:48pm WST 3:45pm WST 4:11am WST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon May 23 Last quarter May 31 New moon Jun 06 First quarter Jun 14 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
