Weekend weather: Fire warning in place for South West but rain is on its way to mark the end of a hot week

Bunbury and the South West could be set for some rain this weekend, with a shower or two forecast for Sunday, but a fire warning is still in place for the region. Temperatures are set to reach 34C for the remainder of Friday and the same is forecast for Saturday in the South West city. But the warmer weather isn’t set to hang around, with four consecutive days from Sunday forecast for less than 30C — with a chance of rain on Sunday and Monday. Harvey will swelter through Friday and Saturday with back-to-back 38C days, before the showers hit. From a 30C day in Harvey on Sunday, the mercury will drop to 22C on Monday. Collie will hit 40C on Saturday, as will Manjimup, catching the end of a scorching weekend in the Great Southern. Margaret River will reach 33C before dropping into the 20s for the rest of the week. It comes after firefighters spent two days battling a blaze in Kirup which threatened lives and homes and authorities issued a warning for the rest of the South West. A severe fire danger rating is in place for the region, including the Shires of Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Collie, central and eastern parts of Dardanup, Donnybrook-Balingup and inland parts of Harvey. “These are very hot, dry and windy confitions for a bush or grass fire,” the Department of Fire and Emergency Services warning reads. “If you live in or near bush, high fuel loads or a forested area then you are at risk and need to take action.”