Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 12:16 PM WST on Tuesday 13 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 13 January 2026 to Friday 16 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North Interior
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne and South Interior
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 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 during the week and extend across much of north and northwest WA. Locations likely to be impacted include Balgo Hill and Kiwirrkurra.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 14 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 in the afternoon and evening. Winds W/NW 15 to 25 km/h tending W/SW 20 to 30 km/h before dawn then tending W/NW in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 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° 28° 28° 28° 28° 27° 28° Maximum 34° 34° 34° 34° 34° 34° 34° Chance of rain 10% 10% 20% 30% 20% 30% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating No Rating 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 16
(km/h)24
(km/h)25
(km/h)27
(km/h)28
(km/h)27
(km/h)28
(km/h)26
(km/h)22
(km/h)25
(km/h)25
(km/h)25
(km/h)22
(km/h)27
(km/h)Wind direction WSW WNW W WNW W W W W W W W WNW W WNW Relative humidity 67% 66% 67% 65% 67% 65% 68% 64% 68% 65% 66% 65% 71% 70% Dew point 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 26°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 New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 1:43pm WST 2:05pm WST 2:13am WST 2:35am WST 1:19am WST 2:47pm WST
Waning crescent
New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days