Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:12 PM WST on Monday 22 December 2025
Valid for Monday 22 December 2025 to Thursday 25 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara, Gascoyne, Central West, Lower West and South 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.
For the Pilbara, Gascoyne and Central West Districts expect maximum temperatures in the high thirties to mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties.
For the Lower West and Southwest Districts expect maximum temperatures in the low to high thirties and overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high teens rising to the low twenties in northern parts of the Lower West.
Severe heatwave conditions are likely to persist over the next few days, reaching a peak through the middle of the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Perth Metropolitan Area, Dwellingup, Geraldton, Gingin, Karratha and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 23 December 2025
Forecast
Brockman (24.8793°S, 113.6499°E, 0m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the NW in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds in the NW. Winds E 20 to 30 km/h tending NE/SE 25 to 40 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to 22 to 28 with daytime temperatures reaching 37 to 44.
Forecast for Brockman (24.8793°S, 113.6499°E, 0m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary
Minimum 25° 25° 24° 23° 22° 22° 22° Maximum 37° 35° 32° 29° 29° 29° 32° Chance of rain 50% 30% 5% 30% 5% 10% 5% Likely amount 1-5mm < 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 15
(km/h)23
(km/h)13
(km/h)25
(km/h)16
(km/h)29
(km/h)31
(km/h)37
(km/h)38
(km/h)38
(km/h)38
(km/h)39
(km/h)36
(km/h)36
(km/h)Wind direction NE W NNW WSW WSW WSW SW SW S SSW SSW SW S SW Relative humidity 40% 51% 53% 61% 70% 69% 72% 70% 62% 62% 61% 64% 61% 57% Dew point 17°C 21°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 24°C 21°C 22°C 18°C 20°C 18°C 20°C 19°C 21°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Brockman (24.8793°S, 113.6499°E, 0m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:08am WST 5:34am WST 7:15pm WST 7:41pm WST 8:05am WST 9:52pm WST
Waxing crescent
First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days