Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:41 PM WST on Thursday 15 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 15 January 2026 to Sunday 18 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North Interior
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne and South Interior
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 high forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high twenties to low thirties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to continue across much of north and northwest WA over the coming week. Locations likely to be impacted include Kiwirrkurra and Newman.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Friday 16 January 2026
Forecast
Neale (28.0787°S, 124.3095°E, 359m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds SE 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 15 and 29 with daytime temperatures reaching 35 to 44.
Forecast for Neale (28.0787°S, 124.3095°E, 359m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 22° 25° 23° 21° 20° 21° 23° Maximum 38° 40° 39° 38° 37° 39° 42° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate 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 26
(km/h)17
(km/h)16
(km/h)19
(km/h)24
(km/h)18
(km/h)27
(km/h)23
(km/h)27
(km/h)24
(km/h)23
(km/h)16
(km/h)20
(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction E E NE W SSE SSE ESE SE E ESE ESE SE E SE Relative humidity 31% 14% 15% 13% 30% 15% 28% 12% 34% 11% 31% 10% 21% 7% Dew point 10°C 5°C 3°C 6°C 9°C 7°C 7°C 3°C 9°C 1°C 10°C 1°C 8°C -1°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Neale (28.0787°S, 124.3095°E, 359m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 4:41am WST 5:07am WST 6:52pm WST 7:19pm WST 2:23am WST 5:08pm WST 
Waning crescent
New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
