Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:04 PM WST on Thursday 25 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 25 December 2025 to Saturday 27 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara
Cancellation for the following areas:
Lower West and Central 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.
Severe heatwave conditions building over the Pilbara with maximum temperatures in the high thirties to mid forties, overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are easing during Thursday evening over the Central and Lower West with the passage of a westerly change, maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to low thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high teens. Locations likely to be impacted include Karratha.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Friday 26 December 2025
Forecast
Indee (20.7864°S, 118.5984°E, 98m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the NE in the afternoon. Winds SE/SW 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to 24 to 29 with daytime temperatures reaching 40 to 45.
Forecast for Indee (20.7864°S, 118.5984°E, 98m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary
Minimum 29° 28° 29° 28° 27° 27° 29° Maximum 41° 42° 39° 37° 38° 40° 39° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 20% 10% 30% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 18
(km/h)26
(km/h)21
(km/h)29
(km/h)18
(km/h)30
(km/h)19
(km/h)27
(km/h)14
(km/h)25
(km/h)16
(km/h)23
(km/h)20
(km/h)26
(km/h)Wind direction ESE NNE ESE N NNW NNW NNW NNW ESE NNE SE N SE N Relative humidity 38% 47% 37% 55% 49% 50% 58% 54% 57% 53% 45% 44% 48% 45% Dew point 22°C 24°C 21°C 27°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 24°C 25°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 23°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Indee (20.7864°S, 118.5984°E, 98m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:00am WST 5:25am WST 6:47pm WST 7:11pm WST 10:37am WST 11:12pm WST
Waxing crescent
First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days