Weather Warnings - Fire Weather Warning
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for the Gascoyne Inland fire weather district.
Issued at 3:53 am WST on Sunday 4 December 2016.
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions today through the northeast Gascoyne, with moderate to
fresh northwesterly winds in the afternoon.
For the rest of Sunday 4 December:
Severe Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather district:
Gascoyne Inland
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.dfes.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.
Weather News
Queensland storms: BOM forecasts more storms for southern Queensland after night of destruction
17:45 EDT
Two homes in south-east Queensland were destroyed by fire during yesterday's super cell storms, which also overturned caravans and saw a teenager struck by lightning.
Stormy start to summer for southeast QLD
17:25 EDT
Saturday's storms produced large hail, intense rainfall and destructive winds to several locations across southeast Queensland as two large storms rolled over in quick succession.
Mid 40-degree heat scorches northwestern NSW
15:26 EDT
Parts of far northwestern New South Wales have been scorching in temperatures in the mid forties, as much as 10 degrees above average.