Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:10 PM WST on Monday 02 February 2026
Valid for Monday 02 February 2026 to Thursday 05 February 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne and Central West
Safety Advice:
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures in the low thirties to low forties along the coast and low to mid forties inland. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low twenties to low thirties.
Severe to locally extreme heatwave conditions are expected to continue, potentially easing later in the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Denham and Kalbarri.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 03 February 2026
Forecast
Ambania (28.6953°S, 115.1188°E, 222m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds E/NE 15 to 25 km/h shifting W/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the early afternoon then tending S/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the late afternoon.
Forecast for Ambania (28.6953°S, 115.1188°E, 222m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary
Minimum 27° 23° 21° 25° 27° 26° 25° Maximum 41° 41° 40° 42° 44° 43° 41° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme High High High - - - 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 31
(km/h)11
(km/h)8
(km/h)19
(km/h)23
(km/h)14
(km/h)29
(km/h)10
(km/h)26
(km/h)14
(km/h)23
(km/h)16
(km/h)21
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction ENE ESE SSE SW SE S E E ENE ENE ENE E ENE ENE Relative humidity 22% 12% 20% 13% 38% 14% 30% 13% 17% 10% 18% 12% 29% 17% Dew point 8°C 7°C 7°C 8°C 14°C 8°C 12°C 9°C 7°C 7°C 7°C 8°C 12°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Ambania (28.6953°S, 115.1188°E, 222m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:24am WST 5:49am WST 7:14pm WST 7:39pm WST 7:39pm WST 5:50am WST
Full moon
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 -
Warnings
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Fire Weather Warning for Midwest Coast, Lesueur, Swan Inland North, Swan Inland South, Brockman, Blackwood and Southern Forests
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days