Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 12:55 PM WST on Wednesday 07 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 07 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara, Gascoyne, Goldfields, 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 generally in the low to mid forties reaching high forties in parts of northwest WA, easing to the low to mid thirties across affected parts of southern WA by Friday. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties reaching high twenties in parts of northwest WA, easing to the mid teens across affected parts of southern WA by Friday.
Severe heatwave conditions are peaking about the south of WA and are expected to contract northward Thursday and Friday. Locations likely to be impacted include Exmouth, Laverton, Leinster, Leonora, Meekatharra, Paraburdoo, Wiluna and Warburton.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Thursday 08 January 2026
Forecast
Lake Wells (27.155°S, 123.3103°E, 460m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds in the N. Winds SE 20 to 30 km/h tending SE/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then tending NW/NE in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 39 to 45.
Forecast for Lake Wells (27.155°S, 123.3103°E, 460m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 27° 30° 24° 23° 26° 29° 31° Maximum 44° 43° 36° 38° 42° 43° 43° Chance of rain 5% 40% 5% 5% 10% 30% 20% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate High High High - - - 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 20
(km/h)7
(km/h)11
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(km/h)33
(km/h)28
(km/h)28
(km/h)20
(km/h)24
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)9
(km/h)23
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction ESE WSW N WNW SE SE ESE E ENE ENE ESE ENE ESE ESE Relative humidity 28% 10% 22% 14% 33% 20% 27% 16% 16% 13% 19% 12% 23% 12% Dew point 12°C 6°C 13°C 10°C 10°C 11°C 7°C 8°C 5°C 9°C 9°C 8°C 12°C 8°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lake Wells (27.155°S, 123.3103°E, 460m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 4:39am WST 5:05am WST 6:45pm WST 7:10pm WST 10:17pm WST 9:44am WST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
