Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:22 PM WST on Saturday 03 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 03 January 2026 to Tuesday 06 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, Goldfields, Eucla, North Interior, South Interior and Central Wheat Belt
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 generally in the low to mid forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties, reaching the high twenties about parts of the northwest.
Severe heatwave conditions building over much of the state across this weekend, then continuing during the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Exmouth, Kalgoorlie, Laverton, Leinster, Leonora, Meekatharra, Mount Magnet, Paraburdoo and Wiluna.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Sunday 04 January 2026
Forecast
Nepean (30.9677°S, 120.8644°E, 464m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Winds NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h tending NE/SE 20 to 30 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for Nepean (30.9677°S, 120.8644°E, 464m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary
Minimum 25° 25° 24° 21° 19° 19° 18° Maximum 40° 44° 44° 41° 37° 37° 30° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 30% 30% 30% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate High High 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 19
(km/h)19
(km/h)26
(km/h)23
(km/h)13
(km/h)14
(km/h)17
(km/h)13
(km/h)21
(km/h)17
(km/h)19
(km/h)14
(km/h)24
(km/h)26
(km/h)Wind direction ENE N N WNW S WSW SE SSW SSE SSE ESE ESE SSE SSE Relative humidity 22% 12% 15% 10% 31% 11% 37% 16% 48% 22% 46% 21% 48% 28% Dew point 6°C 6°C 6°C 6°C 13°C 7°C 13°C 10°C 13°C 11°C 13°C 11°C 11°C 9°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Nepean (30.9677°S, 120.8644°E, 464m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:28am WST 4:56am WST 7:01pm WST 7:29pm WST 7:14pm WST 4:10am WST
Full moon
Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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