Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:42 PM WST on Wednesday 03 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 03 December 2025 to Saturday 06 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara and North 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 are forecast to range from the high thirties to the mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to build through northern parts of WA over the next few days. Locations likely to be impacted include Fitzroy Crossing and Kalumburu.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Thursday 04 December 2025
Forecast
Mardie (21.1935°S, 115.9762°E, 10m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the SW. Winds SE/SW 15 to 20 km/h tending NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then tending NW/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures around 40.
Forecast for Mardie (21.1935°S, 115.9762°E, 10m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 27° 27° 27° 28° 27° 26° 26° Maximum 40° 39° 42° 43° 41° 40° 41° Chance of rain 20% 20% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 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 13
(km/h)32
(km/h)17
(km/h)30
(km/h)18
(km/h)32
(km/h)21
(km/h)29
(km/h)18
(km/h)29
(km/h)21
(km/h)29
(km/h)16
(km/h)29
(km/h)Wind direction SW W SW W SSW W SSW W SW W SSW W SW WNW Relative humidity 38% 48% 31% 39% 22% 31% 18% 30% 27% 32% 29% 35% 29% 37% Dew point 18°C 22°C 15°C 20°C 11°C 18°C 10°C 19°C 14°C 19°C 14°C 20°C 14°C 22°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mardie (21.1935°S, 115.9762°E, 10m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:01am WST 5:26am WST 6:47pm WST 7:11pm WST 6:13pm WST 4:14am WST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
