Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:33 PM WST on Saturday 07 February 2026
Valid for Saturday 07 February 2026 to Sunday 08 February 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne and Central West
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 low to mid forties inland, and in the mid thirties to low forties along the coast and further south. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to gradually ease over the weekend Locations likely to be impacted include Morawa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Sunday 08 February 2026
Forecast
Mount Horner (29.1401°S, 115.0967°E, 205m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h turning S 25 to 40 km/h in the early afternoon then tending S/SE 20 to 25 km/h in the late evening.
Forecast for Mount Horner (29.1401°S, 115.0967°E, 205m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 24° 25° 23° 22° 21° 22° 23° Maximum 35° 35° 31° 27° 29° 30° 32° Chance of rain 5% 30% 60% 10% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 10-20mm < 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 21
(km/h)37
(km/h)13
(km/h)28
(km/h)9
(km/h)18
(km/h)25
(km/h)33
(km/h)21
(km/h)28
(km/h)23
(km/h)23
(km/h)21
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SSW ESE SW N SW SSW SW ESE SSW ESE S E S Relative humidity 36% 45% 34% 45% 53% 62% 76% 70% 58% 54% 51% 46% 46% 41% Dew point 13°C 20°C 16°C 20°C 20°C 21°C 20°C 20°C 17°C 19°C 15°C 17°C 14°C 17°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mount Horner (29.1401°S, 115.0967°E, 205m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:31am WST 5:56am WST 7:13pm WST 7:38pm WST 10:14pm WST 10:52am WST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 -
Warnings
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning Western Australia
- Hurricane Force Wind Warning for Pilbara Coast East & Pilbara Coast West
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
