Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:21 PM WST on Friday 19 December 2025
Valid for Friday 19 December 2025 to Monday 22 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara
Cancellation for the following areas:
Eucla
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 high thirties to mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are likely to persist through until mid next week, reaching a peak over the weekend and the early part of next week.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Eucla.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Saturday 20 December 2025
Forecast
Mulga Downs (22.146°S, 118.4736°E, 400m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds SE/SW 25 to 35 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 41 to 46.
Forecast for Mulga Downs (22.146°S, 118.4736°E, 400m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 30° 30° 27° 29° 27° 28° 29° Maximum 41° 41° 40° 39° 39° 40° 40° Chance of rain 30% 40% 40% 30% 40% 10% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm < 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 30
(km/h)18
(km/h)25
(km/h)10
(km/h)24
(km/h)17
(km/h)29
(km/h)21
(km/h)18
(km/h)16
(km/h)11
(km/h)8
(km/h)10
(km/h)9
(km/h)Wind direction S S SE ESE E E ESE E E ENE SE NE SSE ENE Relative humidity 25% 16% 20% 15% 28% 17% 16% 14% 31% 22% 32% 23% 29% 17% Dew point 13°C 11°C 10°C 10°C 13°C 11°C 5°C 8°C 14°C 14°C 16°C 16°C 15°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mulga Downs (22.146°S, 118.4736°E, 400m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 4:54am WST 5:19am WST 6:49pm WST 7:14pm WST 5:05am WST 7:14pm WST 
New moon
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
