Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:49 PM WST on Friday 23 January 2026
Valid for Friday 23 January 2026 to Monday 26 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla and South Interior
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central West and Gascoyne
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 over the east increasing to the low to mid forties over the weekend and overnight minimum temperatures increasing to the mid to high twenties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to peak over the southeast this weekend, and then to ease early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Laverton and Warburton.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Saturday 24 January 2026
Forecast
Buller (28.653°S, 114.6202°E, 35m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds SW 25 to 40 km/h turning S 15 to 25 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for Buller (28.653°S, 114.6202°E, 35m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary
Minimum 18° 15° 16° 17° 14° 16° 19° Maximum 28° 28° 27° 27° 27° 35° 38° Chance of rain 30% 30% 80% 30% 5% 30% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High Moderate 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 32
(km/h)39
(km/h)23
(km/h)32
(km/h)19
(km/h)28
(km/h)27
(km/h)36
(km/h)29
(km/h)42
(km/h)24
(km/h)38
(km/h)25
(km/h)31
(km/h)Wind direction SSW SSW S SW WSW W SW SW S SSW SE SSW ENE SW Relative humidity 54% 50% 55% 52% 60% 56% 59% 51% 46% 49% 39% 44% 37% 38% Dew point 15°C 15°C 14°C 15°C 15°C 16°C 15°C 14°C 10°C 14°C 13°C 17°C 16°C 18°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Buller (28.653°S, 114.6202°E, 35m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:18am WST 5:44am WST 7:22pm WST 7:48pm WST 9:43am WST 10:03pm WST
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days