Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:04 PM WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 16 December 2025 to Thursday 18 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South Interior, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt
Cancellation for the following areas:
South 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 in the high thirties to mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southern central parts before contracting to southeastern parts of WA by Thursday and then easing as a trough and cooler change moves east across southern WA.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the South West district. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 17 December 2025
Forecast
Drome (34.9378°S, 117.7733°E, 64m AMSL) Drome,WA set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Drome 7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of smoke haze in the W. Winds W/NW 25 to 40 km/h turning S/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the afternoon.
Forecast for Drome (34.9378°S, 117.7733°E, 64m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 19° 18° 16° 16° 15° 14° 15° Maximum 27° 25° 20° 21° 19° 21° 20° Chance of rain 20% 80% 30% 40% 20% 50% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 9
(km/h)19
(km/h)23
(km/h)27
(km/h)22
(km/h)25
(km/h)20
(km/h)23
(km/h)24
(km/h)26
(km/h)11
(km/h)21
(km/h)15
(km/h)23
(km/h)Wind direction S SSW WNW SW SSE SSE E ESE SSW S SSE S S SSE Relative humidity 67% 74% 55% 60% 73% 65% 60% 56% 64% 55% 52% 52% 64% 60% Dew point 20°C 19°C 13°C 14°C 14°C 12°C 11°C 11°C 11°C 9°C 10°C 10°C 12°C 11°C First light 4:20am 4:20am 4:20am 4:21am 4:21am 4:22am 4:22am Sunrise 4:49am 4:50am 4:50am 4:50am 4:51am 4:51am 4:52am Sunset 7:19pm 7:20pm 7:20pm 7:21pm 7:21pm 7:22pm 7:22pm Last light 7:49pm 7:49pm 7:50pm 7:51pm 7:51pm 7:52pm 7:52pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Drome (34.9378°S, 117.7733°E, 64m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 4:20am WST 4:49am WST 7:19pm WST 7:49pm WST 1:52am WST 4:07pm WST 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Drome sun & moon times
TuesdayFirst light4:20am
WSTSunrise4:49am
WSTSunset7:19pm
WSTLast light7:49pm
WSTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseTue
1:52am
WSTMoon setTue
4:07pm
WSTNew moonNew moon Sat
Dec 20
First quarterFirst quarter Sun
Dec 28
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Tue 1:04pm UTC Severe weather advice WATue 1:04pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:04 PM WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 16 December 2025 to Thursday 18 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South Interior, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt
Cancellation for the following areas:
South 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 in the high thirties to mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southern central parts before contracting to southeastern parts of WA by Thursday and then easing as a trough and cooler change moves east across southern WA.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the South West district. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 17 December 2025Tue 1:04pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:04 PM WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 16 December 2025 to Thursday 18 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South Interior, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt
Cancellation for the following areas:
South 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 in the high thirties to mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southern central parts before contracting to southeastern parts of WA by Thursday and then easing as a trough and cooler change moves east across southern WA.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the South West district. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 17 December 2025Tue 1:04pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:04 PM WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 16 December 2025 to Thursday 18 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South Interior, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt
Cancellation for the following areas:
South 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 in the high thirties to mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southern central parts before contracting to southeastern parts of WA by Thursday and then easing as a trough and cooler change moves east across southern WA.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the South West district. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 17 December 2025Tue 1:04pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:04 PM WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 16 December 2025 to Thursday 18 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South Interior, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt
Cancellation for the following areas:
South 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 in the high thirties to mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southern central parts before contracting to southeastern parts of WA by Thursday and then easing as a trough and cooler change moves east across southern WA.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the South West district. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 17 December 2025Tue 1:04pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:04 PM WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 16 December 2025 to Thursday 18 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South Interior, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt
Cancellation for the following areas:
South 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 in the high thirties to mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southern central parts before contracting to southeastern parts of WA by Thursday and then easing as a trough and cooler change moves east across southern WA.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the South West district. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 17 December 2025Tue 1:04pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:04 PM WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 16 December 2025 to Thursday 18 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South Interior, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt
Cancellation for the following areas:
South 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 in the high thirties to mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southern central parts before contracting to southeastern parts of WA by Thursday and then easing as a trough and cooler change moves east across southern WA.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the South West district. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 17 December 2025Tue 1:04pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:04 PM WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 16 December 2025 to Thursday 18 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South Interior, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt
Cancellation for the following areas:
South 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 in the high thirties to mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southern central parts before contracting to southeastern parts of WA by Thursday and then easing as a trough and cooler change moves east across southern WA.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the South West district. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 17 December 2025Tue 1:49am UTC Fire weather warning WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Roe, Arthur, Lakes, Stirling North, Stirling West, Fitzgerald Inland, Fitzgerald Coast and Esperance Coast fire weather districts
Issued at 01:49 AM WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025
Weather Situation
Very hot and dry conditions Tuesday with fresh and gusty northwest. Later in the afternoon/evening winds shift southwest through inland areas and southeast through southern coastal areas. High based showers and storms possible with gusty and erratic outflows, although thunderstorms most likely in northern parts of the warning area.
For the rest of Tuesday 16 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Roe, Arthur, Lakes, Stirling North, Stirling West, Fitzgerald Inland, Fitzgerald Coast and Esperance Coast
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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