Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:43 PM WST on Monday 20 October 2025
Valid for Monday 20 October 2025 to Monday 20 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
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 low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties over parts of the Interior.
The heat has peaked over the Interior over the weekend and will ease into the mid week. Locations likely to be impacted include Kiwirrkurra and Warburton.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 21 October 2025
Forecast
Little Sandy Desert (25.2658°S, 122.0571°E, 544m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower near the border in the morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the NE in the morning and afternoon. Thunderstorms possibly severe with damaging winds near the border in the afternoon. Winds S/SW 20 to 30 km/h tending W/SW 25 to 40 km/h in the morning then tending S/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 28 to 38.
Forecast for Little Sandy Desert (25.2658°S, 122.0571°E, 544m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 20° 16° 19° 21° 18° 19° 20° Maximum 30° 29° 38° 34° 32° 34° 35° Chance of rain 10% 40% 60% 30% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 23
(km/h)27
(km/h)24
(km/h)10
(km/h)25
(km/h)31
(km/h)11
(km/h)24
(km/h)18
(km/h)14
(km/h)25
(km/h)14
(km/h)23
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction SW WSW ESE ESE NE NW WSW WNW S SW ESE SSE E SE Relative humidity 23% 10% 25% 18% 20% 14% 20% 18% 23% 15% 22% 14% 21% 13% Dew point 1°C -5°C 2°C 3°C 6°C 6°C 3°C 7°C 3°C 2°C 3°C 3°C 3°C 3°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Little Sandy Desert (25.2658°S, 122.0571°E, 544m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 4:45am WST 5:09am WST 5:57pm WST 6:21pm WST 4:41am WST 5:49pm WST 
New moon
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
