Source: Bureau of Meteorology

Issued at 3:31 pm WST on Wednesday 24 December 2025.

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 the rest of Wednesday 24 December:

Extreme Fire Danger in the following fire weather districts:
Midwest Coast, Midwest Inland, Lesueur, Yarra Yarra and Swan Inland North
For Thursday 25 December:

Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Midwest Coast, Midwest Inland, Lesueur, Yarra Yarra, Mortlock, Swan Inland North, Swan Coastal North, Swan Inland South, Brockman, Geographe, Blackwood, Capes, Southern Forests and Arthur

Weather Situation

Very hot and dry conditions on Wednesday and Thursday with strong east to northeasterly winds peaking during the morning. Winds turning to the north to northwest during the evening. Gusty (and mostly dry) thunderstorms developing through parts of the warning area during the afternoon.

For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.dfes.wa.gov.au.

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