Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Swan Inland North fire weather district
Issued at 02:15 AM WST on Thursday 05 March 2026
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions with a moderate to fresh south to southwesterly sea breeze in the afternoon driving Extreme fire dangers.
For the rest of Thursday 05 March:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Swan Inland North
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
Rottnest Island (31.9954°S, 115.5396°E, 2m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h turning S/SW in the late morning then tending S/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.
Forecast for Rottnest Island (31.9954°S, 115.5396°E, 2m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 21° 21° 21° 21° 19° 15° 15° Maximum 27° 28° 26° 26° 23° 25° 26° Chance of rain 5% 30% 30% 20% 20% 20% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Very High Extreme Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High High Moderate 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 16
(km/h)35
(km/h)20
(km/h)25
(km/h)24
(km/h)35
(km/h)23
(km/h)39
(km/h)36
(km/h)42
(km/h)32
(km/h)35
(km/h)34
(km/h)30
(km/h)Wind direction ESE SSW E SW SSW SW S SW S SSW SE S SE S Relative humidity 57% 63% 53% 59% 76% 75% 67% 71% 65% 61% 59% 50% 58% 52% Dew point 15°C 18°C 14°C 18°C 19°C 20°C 18°C 18°C 15°C 14°C 10°C 13°C 10°C 14°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Rottnest Island (31.9954°S, 115.5396°E, 2m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:46am WST 6:11am WST 6:48pm WST 7:12pm WST 8:06pm WST 8:39am WST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Mar 11 New moon Mar 19 First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
