Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:22 PM WST on Saturday 03 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 03 January 2026 to Tuesday 06 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, Goldfields, Eucla, North Interior, South Interior and Central Wheat Belt
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 generally in the low to mid forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties about parts of the northwest.
Severe heatwave conditions building over much of the state across this weekend, then continuing during the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Exmouth, Kalgoorlie, Laverton, Leinster, Leonora, Meekatharra, Mount Magnet, Paraburdoo and Wiluna.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Sunday 04 January 2026
Forecast
Balla Balla (20.6949°S, 117.7876°E, 4m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening. Winds NE/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 42 to 47.
Forecast for Balla Balla (20.6949°S, 117.7876°E, 4m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary
Minimum 27° 27° 27° 28° 28° 27° 28° Maximum 45° 42° 43° 44° 38° 39° 39° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 30% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 6
(km/h)28
(km/h)10
(km/h)27
(km/h)13
(km/h)30
(km/h)12
(km/h)31
(km/h)19
(km/h)28
(km/h)13
(km/h)28
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(km/h)30
(km/h)Wind direction WNW N NE N WNW NNW W N ENE NE NNE N NNE N Relative humidity 43% 28% 47% 32% 43% 31% 30% 33% 58% 53% 58% 50% 56% 49% Dew point 22°C 20°C 23°C 21°C 22°C 20°C 18°C 21°C 26°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 24°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Balla Balla (20.6949°S, 117.7876°E, 4m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:11am WST 5:35am WST 6:57pm WST 7:21pm WST 8:01pm WST 6:06am WST
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days