Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:52 PM WST on Thursday 16 October 2025
Valid for Thursday 16 October 2025 to Sunday 19 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, 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 in the high thirties to mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties over parts of the southern Kimberley and Interior.
The heat is expected to peak over the weekend and ease by mid next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Warburton.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Friday 17 October 2025
Forecast
Lake Carnegie (25.9031°S, 122.2219°E, 457m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds NE/SE 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the early afternoon then becoming NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 36 to 42.
Forecast for Lake Carnegie (25.9031°S, 122.2219°E, 457m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary Minimum 23° 26° 26° 24° 20° 19° 19° Maximum 40° 42° 40° 36° 32° 27° 34° Chance of rain 5% 30% 40% 30% 30% 70% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate 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 18
(km/h)8
(km/h)15
(km/h)24
(km/h)14
(km/h)21
(km/h)11
(km/h)21
(km/h)23
(km/h)20
(km/h)26
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction E NNW N NNW SSW WNW SW W S SSW ESE E E NNW Relative humidity 26% 13% 16% 11% 19% 13% 33% 19% 28% 16% 28% 34% 30% 19% Dew point 11°C 7°C 7°C 6°C 8°C 7°C 12°C 9°C 5°C 3°C 4°C 10°C 7°C 8°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lake Carnegie (25.9031°S, 122.2219°E, 457m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 4:49am WST 5:12am WST 5:55pm WST 6:19pm WST 2:44am WST 2:18pm WST Waning crescent
New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days