Western Australia Fire Danger Ratings

Fire danger ratings for fire weather districts from the Bureau of Meteorology

Important: Always check official sources for the latest fire danger ratings and warnings before making safety decisions.

BoM Fire Danger Ratings Emergency WA DFES

Moderate (12-23)

High (24-49)

Extreme (50-99)

Catastrophic (100+)

Fire Weather Districts

District	Thursday 07 May	Friday 08 May	Saturday 09 May	Sunday 10 May
Arthur	-	Moderate 16	Moderate 14	Moderate 14
Ashburton Coast	-	High 26	Moderate 20	Moderate 17
Ashburton Inland	-	High 28	Moderate 22	Moderate 22
Avon	-	Moderate 18	Moderate 16	Moderate 15
Blackwood	-	Moderate 17	Moderate 16	Moderate 16
Brockman	-	Moderate 17	Moderate 16	Moderate 16
Broome Coast	-	No Rating 7	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
Burrup	-	High 42	High 27	Moderate 22
Capes	-	Moderate 18	Moderate 19	Moderate 20
Central Interior	-	High 36	High 33	Moderate 23
Central Pilbara	-	High 32	High 27	Moderate 22
Derby Coast	-	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
Esperance Coast	-	Moderate 14	Moderate 13	Moderate 12
Esperance Inland	-	Moderate 13	Moderate 12	Moderate 12
Eucla	-	No Rating 7	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
Exmouth Gulf Coast	-	Moderate 23	Moderate 19	Moderate 18
Fitzgerald Coast	-	Moderate 14	Moderate 13	Moderate 13
Fitzgerald Inland	-	Moderate 14	Moderate 13	Moderate 13
Gascoyne Coast	-	High 28	High 24	High 24
Gascoyne Inland	-	High 24	Moderate 22	Moderate 22
Geographe	-	Moderate 17	Moderate 16	Moderate 17
Hedland	-	High 44	High 31	Moderate 23
Karroun	-	Moderate 17	Moderate 15	Moderate 14
Kimberley Inland	-	Moderate 14	No Rating 8	No Rating 6
Lakes	-	Moderate 15	Moderate 14	Moderate 14
Lesueur	-	High 24	Moderate 21	Moderate 20
Lockwood	-	Moderate 17	Moderate 15	Moderate 14
Midwest Coast	-	High 27	High 25	Moderate 23
Midwest Inland	-	Moderate 23	Moderate 21	Moderate 20
Mortlock	-	Moderate 20	Moderate 18	Moderate 18
North Goldfields	-	Moderate 18	Moderate 15	Moderate 14
North Interior	-	High 30	High 26	Moderate 19
North Kimberley	-	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
Roe	-	Moderate 16	Moderate 14	Moderate 14
South Goldfields	-	No Rating 7	No Rating 5	No Rating 4
South Interior	-	Moderate 21	Moderate 19	Moderate 15
Southern Forests	-	Moderate 17	Moderate 16	Moderate 17
Stirling Coast	-	Moderate 14	Moderate 13	Moderate 13
Stirling North	-	Moderate 16	Moderate 15	Moderate 15
Stirling West	-	Moderate 14	Moderate 14	Moderate 14
Swan Coastal North	-	Moderate 17	Moderate 15	Moderate 14
Swan Coastal South	-	Moderate 14	Moderate 13	Moderate 12
Swan Inland North	-	Moderate 22	Moderate 20	Moderate 18
Swan Inland South	-	Moderate 18	Moderate 17	Moderate 16
West Interior	-	High 24	Moderate 23	Moderate 20
Yalgar	-	High 24	Moderate 22	Moderate 21
Yarra Yarra	-	Moderate 21	Moderate 19	Moderate 18

Location Forecasts by District

View detailed location forecasts in Western Australia:

Central West Central Wheat Belt Eucla Gascoyne Goldfields Great Southern Kimberley Lower West North Interior Pilbara South Coastal South East Coastal South Interior South West

Fire Behaviour Index (FBI)

The Fire Behaviour Index (FBI) is a numeric value that indicates fire danger. Higher values mean more dangerous fire conditions.

No Rating	< 12
Moderate	12-23
High	24-49
Extreme	50-99
Catastrophic	≥ 100

Note: Fire Danger Ratings may occasionally differ from FBI thresholds due to agency discretion.

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