Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:38 PM WST on Monday 08 December 2025
Valid for Monday 08 December 2025 to Thursday 11 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, North Interior and South Interior
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 ranging from the high thirties to the mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions peak over northern WA early this week then ease by mid-week. Severe heatwave conditions through central parts will continue for the next few days before easing later this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Fitzroy Crossing, Karratha, Paraburdoo and Warburton.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 09 December 2025
Forecast
De Grey (20.1763°S, 119.1901°E, 13m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the NE. Winds NW/NE 20 to 30 km/h tending NW/SW in the evening.
Forecast for De Grey (20.1763°S, 119.1901°E, 13m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary
Minimum 27° 28° 27° 28° 27° 27° 27° Maximum 37° 35° 33° 34° 34° 33° 33° Chance of rain 10% 5% 5% 10% 30% 40% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate High 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 8
(km/h)19
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(km/h)22
(km/h)17
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(km/h)15
(km/h)24
(km/h)13
(km/h)24
(km/h)11
(km/h)22
(km/h)10
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction ENE NNE NE N NNE N NNE N NNW N NNW N SE N Relative humidity 40% 35% 41% 52% 61% 59% 63% 59% 60% 60% 64% 61% 64% 57% Dew point 19°C 19°C 20°C 23°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 23°C 24°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for De Grey (20.1763°S, 119.1901°E, 13m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:50am WST 5:14am WST 6:33pm WST 6:57pm WST 10:04pm WST 8:21am WST
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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