Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:32 PM WST on Thursday 29 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 29 January 2026 to Sunday 01 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 thirties to low forties along the coast and low to mid forties inland. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low twenties to low thirties.
Severe heatwave conditions expected to intensify over the weekend and continue into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Kalbarri.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Friday 30 January 2026
Forecast
Narra Tarra (28.6303°S, 114.7503°E, 189m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Winds E/NE 15 to 20 km/h turning S/SE 20 to 30 km/h in the late afternoon.
Forecast for Narra Tarra (28.6303°S, 114.7503°E, 189m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 20° 23° 20° 23° 25° 20° 19° Maximum 40° 38° 37° 42° 41° 32° 38° Chance of rain 30% 30% 5% 5% 20% 30% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 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 33
(km/h)30
(km/h)21
(km/h)33
(km/h)19
(km/h)37
(km/h)39
(km/h)24
(km/h)33
(km/h)27
(km/h)25
(km/h)38
(km/h)20
(km/h)35
(km/h)Wind direction ENE S ENE SSW SSE SSW ENE SE NE SSW S S SE SSW Relative humidity 28% 27% 26% 38% 37% 40% 22% 17% 19% 22% 45% 52% 30% 35% Dew point 14°C 15°C 12°C 16°C 15°C 17°C 9°C 10°C 9°C 12°C 15°C 17°C 13°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Narra Tarra (28.6303°S, 114.7503°E, 189m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:23am WST 5:49am WST 7:20pm WST 7:45pm WST 4:17pm WST 1:24am WST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 -
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
- Strong Wind Warning for Geraldton Coast
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
