Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 11:49 AM WST on Tuesday 20 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 20 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, North Interior, Central West and Lower West
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 Lower West and Central West and in the mid twenties to around thirty in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease later this week as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth metropolitan area, Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Denham, Geraldton, Gingin, Kalbarri, Kiwirrkurra, Newman, Paraburdoo and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026
Forecast
Dampier Peninsula (16.7271°S, 122.9015°E, 32m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the NW, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with damaging winds. Winds W/NW 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn then becoming NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 35 to 43.
Forecast for Dampier Peninsula (16.7271°S, 122.9015°E, 32m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary
Minimum 27° 27° 26° 25° 26° 27° 26° Maximum 35° 33° 32° 32° 32° 33° 33° Chance of rain 30% 30% 60% 70% 70% 50% 50% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm 5-10mm 20-40mm 10-20mm 5-10mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - 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 14
(km/h)17
(km/h)7
(km/h)14
(km/h)17
(km/h)19
(km/h)17
(km/h)18
(km/h)23
(km/h)27
(km/h)22
(km/h)24
(km/h)23
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction SW WNW NNW NNW NNE NE SW W W W W WNW WNW WNW Relative humidity 75% 68% 72% 68% 73% 71% 73% 69% 73% 70% 71% 67% 73% 69% Dew point 27°C 26°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 24°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Dampier Peninsula (16.7271°S, 122.9015°E, 32m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 1:46pm WST 2:08pm WST 2:15am WST 2:37am WST 7:25am WST 8:18pm 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