Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:58 PM WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 21 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara, Gascoyne and Central West
Cancellation for the following areas:
North Interior, Kimberley and Lower 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.
Maximum temperatures generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Central West and in the mid to high twenties through the Gascoyne and Pilbara.
While severe heatwave conditions have eased across the Lower West, including parts of Perth, hot temperatures and low intensity heatwave conditions will persist until Thursday, with cooler conditions becoming established by Thursday evening.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease and contract to the South Interior over the coming days as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include Carnarvon, Denham, Geraldton, Kalbarri and Paraburdoo.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Thursday 22 January 2026
Forecast
Coolcalalaya (27.526°S, 115.0538°E, 205m AMSL) Coolcalalaya,WA set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Coolcalalaya 7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds E/NE 20 to 30 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.
Forecast for Coolcalalaya (27.526°S, 115.0538°E, 205m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 30° 25° 19° 17° 18° 17° 15° Maximum 47° 40° 30° 31° 28° 29° 32° Chance of rain 5% 5% 10% 5% 40% 40% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Extreme 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 32
(km/h)16
(km/h)12
(km/h)30
(km/h)28
(km/h)36
(km/h)19
(km/h)30
(km/h)17
(km/h)25
(km/h)24
(km/h)33
(km/h)26
(km/h)36
(km/h)Wind direction ENE SSW NE SW S SSW S SW SW WSW SSW SSW SSE SSW Relative humidity 17% 19% 22% 36% 58% 51% 56% 51% 63% 56% 65% 49% 50% 43% Dew point 9°C 17°C 12°C 19°C 16°C 17°C 15°C 18°C 16°C 18°C 17°C 17°C 12°C 18°C First light 5:21am 5:21am 5:22am 5:23am 5:24am 5:25am 5:26am Sunrise 5:46am 5:47am 5:48am 5:49am 5:50am 5:50am 5:51am Sunset 7:23pm 7:22pm 7:22pm 7:22pm 7:21pm 7:21pm 7:21pm Last light 7:48pm 7:48pm 7:48pm 7:47pm 7:47pm 7:46pm 7:46pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Coolcalalaya (27.526°S, 115.0538°E, 205m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:21am WST 5:46am WST 7:23pm WST 7:48pm WST 7:48am WST 9:04pm WST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 Coolcalalaya sun & moon times
WednesdayFirst light5:21am
WSTSunrise5:46am
WSTSunset7:23pm
WSTLast light7:48pm
WSTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseWed
7:48am
WSTMoon setWed
9:04pm
WSTFirst quarterFirst quarter Mon
Jan 26
Full moonFull moon Mon
Feb 02
Last quarterLast quarter Mon
Feb 09
New moonNew moon Tue
Feb 17
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Wed 1:58pm UTC Severe weather advice WAWed 1:58pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:58 PM WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 21 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara, Gascoyne and Central West
Cancellation for the following areas:
North Interior, Kimberley and Lower 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.
Maximum temperatures generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Central West and in the mid to high twenties through the Gascoyne and Pilbara.
While severe heatwave conditions have eased across the Lower West, including parts of Perth, hot temperatures and low intensity heatwave conditions will persist until Thursday, with cooler conditions becoming established by Thursday evening.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease and contract to the South Interior over the coming days as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include Carnarvon, Denham, Geraldton, Kalbarri and Paraburdoo.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Thursday 22 January 2026Wed 1:58pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:58 PM WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 21 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara, Gascoyne and Central West
Cancellation for the following areas:
North Interior, Kimberley and Lower 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.
Maximum temperatures generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Central West and in the mid to high twenties through the Gascoyne and Pilbara.
While severe heatwave conditions have eased across the Lower West, including parts of Perth, hot temperatures and low intensity heatwave conditions will persist until Thursday, with cooler conditions becoming established by Thursday evening.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease and contract to the South Interior over the coming days as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include Carnarvon, Denham, Geraldton, Kalbarri and Paraburdoo.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Thursday 22 January 2026Wed 1:58pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:58 PM WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 21 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara, Gascoyne and Central West
Cancellation for the following areas:
North Interior, Kimberley and Lower 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.
Maximum temperatures generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Central West and in the mid to high twenties through the Gascoyne and Pilbara.
While severe heatwave conditions have eased across the Lower West, including parts of Perth, hot temperatures and low intensity heatwave conditions will persist until Thursday, with cooler conditions becoming established by Thursday evening.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease and contract to the South Interior over the coming days as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include Carnarvon, Denham, Geraldton, Kalbarri and Paraburdoo.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Thursday 22 January 2026Wed 1:58pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:58 PM WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 21 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara, Gascoyne and Central West
Cancellation for the following areas:
North Interior, Kimberley and Lower 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.
Maximum temperatures generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Central West and in the mid to high twenties through the Gascoyne and Pilbara.
While severe heatwave conditions have eased across the Lower West, including parts of Perth, hot temperatures and low intensity heatwave conditions will persist until Thursday, with cooler conditions becoming established by Thursday evening.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease and contract to the South Interior over the coming days as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include Carnarvon, Denham, Geraldton, Kalbarri and Paraburdoo.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Thursday 22 January 2026Wed 1:58pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:58 PM WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 21 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara, Gascoyne and Central West
Cancellation for the following areas:
North Interior, Kimberley and Lower 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.
Maximum temperatures generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Central West and in the mid to high twenties through the Gascoyne and Pilbara.
While severe heatwave conditions have eased across the Lower West, including parts of Perth, hot temperatures and low intensity heatwave conditions will persist until Thursday, with cooler conditions becoming established by Thursday evening.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease and contract to the South Interior over the coming days as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include Carnarvon, Denham, Geraldton, Kalbarri and Paraburdoo.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Thursday 22 January 2026Wed 1:58pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:58 PM WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 21 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara, Gascoyne and Central West
Cancellation for the following areas:
North Interior, Kimberley and Lower 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.
Maximum temperatures generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Central West and in the mid to high twenties through the Gascoyne and Pilbara.
While severe heatwave conditions have eased across the Lower West, including parts of Perth, hot temperatures and low intensity heatwave conditions will persist until Thursday, with cooler conditions becoming established by Thursday evening.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease and contract to the South Interior over the coming days as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include Carnarvon, Denham, Geraldton, Kalbarri and Paraburdoo.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Thursday 22 January 2026Wed 1:58pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:58 PM WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 21 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara, Gascoyne and Central West
Cancellation for the following areas:
North Interior, Kimberley and Lower 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.
Maximum temperatures generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Central West and in the mid to high twenties through the Gascoyne and Pilbara.
While severe heatwave conditions have eased across the Lower West, including parts of Perth, hot temperatures and low intensity heatwave conditions will persist until Thursday, with cooler conditions becoming established by Thursday evening.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease and contract to the South Interior over the coming days as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include Carnarvon, Denham, Geraldton, Kalbarri and Paraburdoo.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Thursday 22 January 2026Wed 4:01am UTC Fire weather warning WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Midwest Coast, Midwest Inland, Lesueur, Swan Inland North and Swan Inland South fire weather districts
Issued at 04:01 AM WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026
Weather Situation
Fresh and gusty east to northeast winds coupled with hot and dry conditions with lead to extreme fire dangers on Wednesday. A sea breeze will bring a south to southwesterly change over coastal parts during the afternoon.
For the rest of Wednesday 21 January:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Midwest Coast, Midwest Inland, Lesueur, Swan Inland North and Swan Inland South
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises you to:
Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station, www.emergency.wa.gov.au and www.bom.gov.au.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.
For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.dfes.wa.gov.au.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone°- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
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