Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:05 PM WST on Wednesday 12 March 2025
Valid for Wednesday 12 March 2025 to Saturday 15 March 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Eucla 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 increasing from the high thirties to the low to mid forties over the coming days and overnight minimum temperatures around the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to increase in intensity and peak towards the end of the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Eucla.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Thursday 13 March 2025
Forecast
Giles (25.0408°S, 128.2911°E, 598m 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, possibly severe in the SW. Winds E/NE 25 to 35 km/h tending N/NE 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures 35 to 40.
Forecast for Giles (25.0408°S, 128.2911°E, 598m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 26° 27° 28° 27° 25° 19° 19° Maximum 39° 42° 42° 40° 36° 33° 34° Chance of rain 30% 5% 30% 50% 40% 20% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High 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 28
(km/h)12
(km/h)36
(km/h)22
(km/h)24
(km/h)13
(km/h)15
(km/h)12
(km/h)32
(km/h)35
(km/h)34
(km/h)29
(km/h)29
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction ESE E ENE ENE NE NE N NW SSE SSE SE SE E ESE Relative humidity 39% 16% 21% 14% 27% 17% 37% 24% 45% 32% 50% 32% 26% 20% Dew point 15°C 9°C 10°C 8°C 14°C 11°C 18°C 15°C 17°C 15°C 13°C 13°C 4°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Giles (25.0408°S, 128.2911°E, 598m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:04am WST 5:27am WST 5:47pm WST 6:10pm WST 4:45pm WST 3:23am WST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Mar 14 Last quarter Mar 22 New moon Mar 29 First quarter Apr 05 -
Warnings
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