Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:31 PM WST on Wednesday 25 December 2024
Valid for Wednesday 25 December 2024 to Friday 27 December 2024
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara
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 low to mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to peak over the coming days.
Locations likely to be impacted include Exmouth.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Thursday 26 December 2024
Forecast
Karratha (20.7367°S, 116.8463°E, 8m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the NE in the afternoon and early evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the E in the afternoon and early evening. Winds NW/SW 20 to 30 km/h tending SE/SW 25 to 35 km/h early in the morning then tending N/NW 20 to 30 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 40s.
Forecast for Karratha (20.7367°S, 116.8463°E, 8m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 29° 29° 29° 30° 30° 30° 29° Maximum 39° 37° 37° 37° 38° 39° 38° Chance of rain 5% 30% 30% 30% 30% 30% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 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 13
(km/h)25
(km/h)23
(km/h)26
(km/h)19
(km/h)26
(km/h)17
(km/h)25
(km/h)15
(km/h)25
(km/h)20
(km/h)28
(km/h)18
(km/h)28
(km/h)Wind direction ENE N ENE NNE ENE NNE ESE NNE ESE NNE WSW NNW W NNW Relative humidity 57% 45% 58% 51% 60% 53% 65% 55% 59% 55% 61% 52% 61% 57% Dew point 24°C 23°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 26°C 26°C 25°C 27°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Karratha (20.7367°S, 116.8463°E, 8m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:07am WST 5:32am WST 6:55pm WST 7:20pm WST 1:36am WST 2:51pm WST 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 31 First quarter Jan 07 Full moon Jan 14 Last quarter Jan 22 -
Warnings
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