Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:01 PM WST on Friday 16 January 2026
Valid for Friday 16 January 2026 to Monday 19 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, North Interior and South Interior
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 to mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high twenties to low thirties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to intensify through next week and extend across much of north and northwest WA. Locations likely to be impacted include Kiwirrkurra and Newman.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Saturday 17 January 2026
Forecast
Broome Airport (17.9492°S, 122.2336°E, 7m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the far N, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Thunderstorms possibly severe with damaging winds and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds W/SW 15 to 25 km/h tending SE/SW in the middle of the day then tending NW/SW in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 34 to 41.
Forecast for Broome Airport (17.9492°S, 122.2336°E, 7m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary
Minimum 27° 27° 28° 28° 28° 27° 25° Maximum 35° 35° 35° 36° 37° 36° 33° Chance of rain 30% 20% 30% 20% 40% 60% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 40-80mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - 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 23
(km/h)21
(km/h)26
(km/h)26
(km/h)30
(km/h)28
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)16
(km/h)19
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(km/h)26
(km/h)31
(km/h)36
(km/h)Wind direction W W WSW W WSW W WSW WSW WSW NW N N NNW NW Relative humidity 71% 66% 70% 68% 72% 69% 72% 60% 67% 61% 68% 65% 74% 72% Dew point 26°C 26°C 26°C 27°C 27°C 27°C 27°C 25°C 27°C 27°C 25°C 27°C 25°C 26°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Broome Airport (17.9492°S, 122.2336°E, 7m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:05am WST 5:29am WST 6:33pm WST 6:57pm WST 3:45am WST 5:31pm WST
Waning crescent
New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 -
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