Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 12:10 PM WST on Wednesday 25 February 2026
Valid for Wednesday 25 February 2026 to Friday 27 February 2026
Warning for the following areas:
South Coastal
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 mid to high thirties over inland areas, tending to the high twenties to low thirties over coastal locations. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high teens, peaking Thursday morning in the low twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions will peak over the coming days, before easing over the weekend with the passage of a trough on Saturday. Locations likely to be impacted include Jerramungup and Ravensthorpe.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Thursday 26 February 2026
Forecast
Lowlands (35.0614°S, 117.5019°E, 28m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. Winds NW/NE 20 to 30 km/h tending NW/SW in the morning then tending SE/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 33.
Forecast for Lowlands (35.0614°S, 117.5019°E, 28m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 19° 17° 17° 12° 10° 14° 14° Maximum 28° 31° 21° 20° 23° 23° 24° Chance of rain 20% 20% 60% 20% 10% 20% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High Moderate 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)18
(km/h)5
(km/h)13
(km/h)18
(km/h)23
(km/h)10
(km/h)16
(km/h)6
(km/h)18
(km/h)9
(km/h)19
(km/h)11
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction NW SW ESE SSE SW SW SW SW NNW SW SE SSE ESE SSE Relative humidity 60% 54% 72% 46% 70% 64% 54% 45% 53% 46% 64% 48% 62% 47% Dew point 17°C 17°C 16°C 17°C 15°C 12°C 8°C 8°C 9°C 11°C 12°C 11°C 12°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lowlands (35.0614°S, 117.5019°E, 28m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:28am WST 5:54am WST 6:50pm WST 7:16pm WST 3:19pm WST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 New moon Mar 19 First quarter Mar 26 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
