Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Fitzgerald Inland, Fitzgerald Coast and Esperance Coast fire weather districts
Issued at 02:38 AM WST on Sunday 08 March 2026
Weather Situation
Very hot and dry conditions with fresh and gusty north to northwesterly winds during the morning ahead of a south to southwesterly change during the afternoon. This will lead to enhanced fire dangers on Sunday.
For the rest of Sunday 08 March:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Fitzgerald Inland, Fitzgerald Coast and Esperance Coast
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
Salmon Gums (32.9799°S, 121.643°E, 252m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. Winds SE 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 20 to 30 km/h in the late afternoon then turning S 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 14 and 17 with daytime temperatures reaching 23 to 29.
Forecast for Salmon Gums (32.9799°S, 121.643°E, 252m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 15° 14° 8° 8° 10° 12° 13° Maximum 40° 20° 19° 21° 24° 26° 31° Chance of rain 50% 60% 40% 20% 40% 40% 30% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High Moderate Moderate 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 7
(km/h)13
(km/h)24
(km/h)28
(km/h)21
(km/h)23
(km/h)19
(km/h)21
(km/h)21
(km/h)19
(km/h)19
(km/h)17
(km/h)15
(km/h)12
(km/h)Wind direction SSE NW SSW SSW SSE SSE ESE SE ESE ESE ESE ESE ENE ESE Relative humidity 63% 20% 73% 60% 66% 48% 69% 47% 73% 50% 71% 43% 57% 32% Dew point 17°C 12°C 13°C 10°C 9°C 7°C 10°C 9°C 13°C 12°C 14°C 12°C 13°C 12°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Salmon Gums (32.9799°S, 121.643°E, 252m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:23am WST 5:48am WST 6:20pm WST 6:45pm WST 9:16pm WST 11:11am 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
