Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:43 PM WST on Wednesday 10 December 2025
Valid for Wednesday 10 December 2025 to Friday 12 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara, Gascoyne, North Interior and South Interior
Cancellation for the following areas:
Kimberley
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 high thirties to the mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to contract slowly southwards and ease over the next few days.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased in the Kimberley. Locations likely to be impacted include Karratha, Kiwirrkurra, Newman, Paraburdoo and Warburton.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Thursday 11 December 2025
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, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the E during this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms possibly severe with damaging winds in the far NE during this afternoon and evening. Winds S/SW 25 to 35 km/h tending W/SW in the late afternoon then tending S/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 39 to 44.
Forecast for Meekatharra (26.5912°S, 118.4964°E, 515m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 28° 27° 26° 26° 26° 26° 25° Maximum 43° 41° 40° 39° 37° 38° 39° Chance of rain 5% 10% 70% 40% 20% 80% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 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)13
(km/h)9
(km/h)18
(km/h)29
(km/h)19
(km/h)27
(km/h)21
(km/h)26
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)16
(km/h)8
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction ENE W S W ENE E ENE ENE ENE ENE ENE NE NE NNE Relative humidity 17% 10% 23% 11% 35% 22% 30% 18% 20% 16% 25% 18% 34% 19% Dew point 9°C 5°C 11°C 4°C 16°C 13°C 14°C 10°C 7°C 6°C 11°C 9°C 15°C 10°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 4:39am WST 5:06am WST 6:52pm WST 7:18pm WST 11:19am WST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
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