Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:05 PM WST on Friday 05 December 2025
Valid for Friday 05 December 2025 to Monday 08 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara and North Interior
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 build through northern parts of WA over the weekend, then ease slightly and contract southwards into the Interior. Locations likely to be impacted include Fitzroy Crossing, Karratha, Kalumburu, Marble Bar and Port Hedland.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Saturday 06 December 2025
Forecast
Mueller Ranges (18.5479°S, 127.2482°E, 362m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers in the far N, most likely in the afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening. Winds NW/NE 15 to 20 km/h tending NW/SW 15 to 25 km/h before dawn then tending NW/NE in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 37 to 44.
Forecast for Mueller Ranges (18.5479°S, 127.2482°E, 362m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 26° 26° 27° 26° 25° 25° 23° Maximum 41° 42° 41° 40° 39° 38° 37° Chance of rain 10% 20% 40% 50% 60% 90% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 15
(km/h)6
(km/h)20
(km/h)9
(km/h)12
(km/h)13
(km/h)12
(km/h)16
(km/h)10
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)7
(km/h)11
(km/h)7
(km/h)Wind direction NW W W WSW N ENE N NE NNW ENE WSW SSW WNW SW Relative humidity 27% 16% 28% 16% 37% 24% 36% 25% 44% 27% 42% 28% 53% 41% Dew point 14°C 10°C 14°C 10°C 18°C 15°C 17°C 14°C 19°C 16°C 17°C 15°C 20°C 20°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mueller Ranges (18.5479°S, 127.2482°E, 362m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:21am WST 4:45am WST 5:55pm WST 6:19pm WST 7:35pm WST 5:35am WST 
Waning 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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