Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 12:48 PM WST on Saturday 08 February 2025
Valid for Saturday 08 February 2025 to Tuesday 11 February 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara, Gascoyne, Goldfields, Eucla, North Interior and South Interior
Cancellation for the following areas:
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 in the low to high forties, overnight minimum temperatures in the mid twenties to low thirties.
Severe to Extreme heatwave conditions over much of central WA persisting through the weekend and early next week, gradually easing mid week. Locations likely to be impacted include Laverton, Leinster, Leonora, Meekatharra, Marble Bar, Newman, Paraburdoo, Port Hedland, Wiluna and Warburton.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Sunday 09 February 2025
Forecast
Bulgarra (20.7271°S, 116.8544°E, 13m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N in the afternoon and evening. Winds NE/SE 15 to 25 km/h tending SE/SW 20 to 30 km/h before dawn then tending NE/SE 25 to 40 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to the high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 42 to 47.
Forecast for Bulgarra (20.7271°S, 116.8544°E, 13m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary Minimum 30° 30° 31° 29° 30° 29° 27° Maximum 40° 39° 39° 39° 37° 35° 36° Chance of rain 20% 30% 30% 30% 70% 60% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 20-40mm 5-10mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating 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 12
(km/h)18
(km/h)13
(km/h)21
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(km/h)26
(km/h)26
(km/h)36
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(km/h)19
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(km/h)Wind direction NE NNW SSE NNW S S SSE ENE ESE ENE ESE NNE ENE NNW Relative humidity 56% 43% 45% 45% 48% 40% 53% 50% 57% 56% 63% 56% 70% 63% Dew point 25°C 25°C 22°C 25°C 22°C 23°C 24°C 26°C 25°C 27°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 28°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Bulgarra (20.7271°S, 116.8544°E, 13m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:37am WST 6:00am WST 6:54pm WST 7:17pm WST 4:35pm WST 2:27am WST Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 13 Last quarter Feb 21 New moon Feb 28 First quarter Mar 07 -
Warnings
- Heatwave Warning for Western Australia
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days