Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 11:40 AM WST on Saturday 06 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 06 December 2025 to Tuesday 09 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara and North 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 ranging from the high thirties to the mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to peak over northern WA over the weekend. Conditions gradually easing over the north, but extending southwards towards the Interior. Locations likely to be impacted include Fitzroy Crossing, Karratha and Marble Bar.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Sunday 07 December 2025
Forecast
Djugun (17.9288°S, 122.2411°E, 11m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the far N, most likely in the afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening. Winds NW/SW 15 to 25 km/h tending NW/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the evening then becoming NW 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 37 to 44.
Forecast for Djugun (17.9288°S, 122.2411°E, 11m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary
Minimum 28° 29° 29° 29° 28° 27° 28° Maximum 35° 35° 35° 35° 35° 34° 34° Chance of rain 10% 5% 30% 30% 40% 60% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 17
(km/h)21
(km/h)15
(km/h)25
(km/h)19
(km/h)27
(km/h)18
(km/h)30
(km/h)17
(km/h)25
(km/h)13
(km/h)21
(km/h)14
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction WNW WNW W WNW WSW WNW NW NW N NW NW WNW W WNW Relative humidity 71% 64% 63% 57% 65% 60% 62% 63% 63% 64% 69% 64% 68% 65% Dew point 26°C 26°C 25°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Djugun (17.9288°S, 122.2411°E, 11m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:43am WST 5:07am WST 6:17pm WST 6:41pm WST 7:57pm WST 5:59am WST
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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