Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:26 PM WST on Friday 09 January 2026
Valid for Friday 09 January 2026 to Monday 12 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne, North Interior and South Interior
Cancellation for the following areas:
Pilbara and Goldfields
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 ranging from the low to high forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue to contract towards the northeast over the next few days. Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Pilbara and the Goldfields, however low intensity heatwave conditions will persist over the Pilbara in the coming days. Locations likely to be impacted include Balgo Hill, Kiwirrkurra and Warburton.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Saturday 10 January 2026
Forecast
Meekatharra (26.5912°S, 118.4964°E, 515m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the far NE in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the E in the afternoon and evening. Winds S/SE 20 to 30 km/h tending E/SE 25 to 40 km/h early in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 29 with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 45.
Forecast for Meekatharra (26.5912°S, 118.4964°E, 515m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 26° 25° 28° 27° 26° 28° 28° Maximum 39° 41° 42° 42° 42° 41° 43° Chance of rain 20% 40% 60% 5% 10% 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 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 33
(km/h)26
(km/h)31
(km/h)22
(km/h)25
(km/h)20
(km/h)12
(km/h)22
(km/h)19
(km/h)16
(km/h)23
(km/h)15
(km/h)22
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction E E ENE NE NE NNW SW WSW ESE SSW E SSE E ESE Relative humidity 31% 17% 25% 15% 23% 16% 30% 12% 25% 12% 25% 12% 18% 10% Dew point 11°C 9°C 8°C 9°C 11°C 11°C 14°C 7°C 10°C 7°C 11°C 6°C 6°C 5°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Meekatharra (26.5912°S, 118.4964°E, 515m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 4:56am WST 5:22am WST 7:04pm WST 7:30pm WST 11:33pm WST 11:52am 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
