Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:22 PM WST on Saturday 03 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 03 January 2026 to Tuesday 06 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, Goldfields, Eucla, North Interior, South Interior and Central Wheat Belt
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 generally in the low to mid forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties about parts of the northwest.
Severe heatwave conditions building over much of the state across this weekend, then continuing during the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Exmouth, Kalgoorlie, Laverton, Leinster, Leonora, Meekatharra, Mount Magnet, Paraburdoo and Wiluna.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Sunday 04 January 2026
Forecast
Goongarrie (29.8843°S, 121.1064°E, 400m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the far N in the afternoon and early evening. Winds NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h tending NE/SE 20 to 30 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for Goongarrie (29.8843°S, 121.1064°E, 400m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary
Minimum 24° 27° 25° 26° 23° 21° 23° Maximum 40° 43° 43° 44° 39° 38° 33° Chance of rain 10% 10% 20% 40% 40% 20% 50% 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 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 25
(km/h)15
(km/h)26
(km/h)19
(km/h)12
(km/h)9
(km/h)16
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)12
(km/h)19
(km/h)12
(km/h)25
(km/h)23
(km/h)Wind direction NE N N WNW SE W ESE W SE SSE ESE SE SE SE Relative humidity 18% 12% 15% 9% 22% 10% 26% 11% 41% 18% 42% 19% 40% 26% Dew point 5°C 6°C 7°C 4°C 10°C 6°C 12°C 7°C 14°C 11°C 12°C 11°C 11°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Goongarrie (29.8843°S, 121.1064°E, 400m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:34am WST 5:01am WST 7:00pm WST 7:27pm WST 7:13pm WST 4:16am WST
Full moon
Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days