Forecast

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Fire Weather Warning

for Roe, Arthur, Lakes, Stirling North, Stirling West, Fitzgerald Inland, Fitzgerald Coast and Esperance Coast fire weather districts

Issued at 03:13 PM WST on Monday 15 December 2025

Weather Situation
Very hot and dry conditions Tuesday with fresh and gusty northwest. Later in the afternoon/evening winds shift southwest through inland areas and southeast through southern coastal areas. High based showers and storms possible with gusty and erratic outflows, although thunderstorms most likely in northern parts of the warning area.

For Tuesday 16 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Roe, Arthur, Lakes, Stirling North, Stirling West, Fitzgerald Inland, Fitzgerald Coast and Esperance Coast

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises you to:
Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station, www.emergency.wa.gov.au and www.bom.gov.au.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.

For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.dfes.wa.gov.au.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am WST Tuesday.

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Heatwave Warning

Issued at 01:14 PM WST on Monday 15 December 2025
Valid for Monday 15 December 2025 to Wednesday 17 December 2025

Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt

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 thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties.

Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southwest before contracting to eastern parts of WA by the middle of the week as a trough moves inland from the west coast. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.

The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

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Heatwave Warning

Issued at 01:14 PM WST on Monday 15 December 2025
Valid for Monday 15 December 2025 to Wednesday 17 December 2025

Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt

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 thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties.

Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southwest before contracting to eastern parts of WA by the middle of the week as a trough moves inland from the west coast. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.

The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

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Heatwave Warning

Issued at 01:14 PM WST on Monday 15 December 2025
Valid for Monday 15 December 2025 to Wednesday 17 December 2025

Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt

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 thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties.

Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southwest before contracting to eastern parts of WA by the middle of the week as a trough moves inland from the west coast. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.

The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Heatwave Warning

Issued at 01:14 PM WST on Monday 15 December 2025
Valid for Monday 15 December 2025 to Wednesday 17 December 2025

Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt

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 thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties.

Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southwest before contracting to eastern parts of WA by the middle of the week as a trough moves inland from the west coast. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.

The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Heatwave Warning

Issued at 01:14 PM WST on Monday 15 December 2025
Valid for Monday 15 December 2025 to Wednesday 17 December 2025

Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt

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 thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties.

Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southwest before contracting to eastern parts of WA by the middle of the week as a trough moves inland from the west coast. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.

The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Heatwave Warning

Issued at 01:14 PM WST on Monday 15 December 2025
Valid for Monday 15 December 2025 to Wednesday 17 December 2025

Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt

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 thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties.

Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southwest before contracting to eastern parts of WA by the middle of the week as a trough moves inland from the west coast. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.

The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Heatwave Warning

Issued at 01:14 PM WST on Monday 15 December 2025
Valid for Monday 15 December 2025 to Wednesday 17 December 2025

Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt

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 thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties.

Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southwest before contracting to eastern parts of WA by the middle of the week as a trough moves inland from the west coast. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.

The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

Heatwave Warning

Issued at 01:14 PM WST on Monday 15 December 2025
Valid for Monday 15 December 2025 to Wednesday 17 December 2025

Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Great Southern and Central Wheat Belt

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 thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to high twenties.

Severe heatwave conditions will continue over the southwest before contracting to eastern parts of WA by the middle of the week as a trough moves inland from the west coast. Locations likely to be impacted include Hopetoun, Hyden, Kalgoorlie, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.

The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 16 December 2025

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Fire Weather Warning

for Karroun, Lockwood, Mortlock, Avon, Brockman, Blackwood, Roe, Arthur, Lakes, Stirling North and Stirling West fire weather districts

Issued at 04:13 AM WST on Monday 15 December 2025

Weather Situation
Very hot and dry conditions on Monday with fresh and gusty northeast to northwest winds expected to peak during the morning. Showers and gusty thunderstorms are forecast to develop through the warning area from late morning.

For the rest of Monday 15 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Karroun, Lockwood, Mortlock, Avon, Brockman, Blackwood, Roe, Arthur, Lakes, Stirling North and Stirling West

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises you to:
Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station, www.emergency.wa.gov.au and www.bom.gov.au.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.

For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.dfes.wa.gov.au.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.