Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:48 PM WST on Tuesday 09 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 09 December 2025 to Friday 12 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, 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 are expected to contract slowly southwards and ease over the next few days. Locations likely to be impacted include Fitzroy Crossing, Karratha, Newman, Paraburdoo and Warburton.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 10 December 2025
Forecast
Gibb (16.0443°S, 126.6901°E, 409m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds E/NE 15 to 20 km/h turning N/NW in the evening.
Forecast for Gibb (16.0443°S, 126.6901°E, 409m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 25° 24° 23° 24° 24° 23° 24° Maximum 35° 35° 34° 33° 31° 31° 30° Chance of rain 80% 80% 60% 90% 90% 90% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm 10-20mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 10-20mm 5-10mm 10-20mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating No 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 4
(km/h)15
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(km/h)14
(km/h)7
(km/h)10
(km/h)8
(km/h)7
(km/h)10
(km/h)8
(km/h)10
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(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction NE ENE E ENE S ENE SW WNW SSW SSW SSW SE S ESE Relative humidity 49% 32% 49% 39% 56% 40% 58% 53% 64% 59% 67% 56% 66% 62% Dew point 20°C 17°C 20°C 19°C 21°C 19°C 21°C 20°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 22°C 22°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Gibb (16.0443°S, 126.6901°E, 409m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:32am WST 4:55am WST 6:00pm WST 6:24pm WST 10:16pm WST 9:04am 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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