Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 12:24 PM WST on Thursday 01 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 01 January 2026 to Sunday 04 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields 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 in the high thirties to mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions building over much of the state into the weekend and early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Kalgoorlie and Laverton.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Friday 02 January 2026
Forecast
Northam (31.6548°S, 116.6703°E, 146m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming SE/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon then tending E/SE in the evening.
Forecast for Northam (31.6548°S, 116.6703°E, 146m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 17° 18° 20° 19° 19° 17° 15° Maximum 38° 40° 40° 41° 41° 37° 35° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 20% 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 12
(km/h)7
(km/h)9
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(km/h)16
(km/h)11
(km/h)12
(km/h)9
(km/h)13
(km/h)14
(km/h)16
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(km/h)21
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction ENE SE E WSW SSE SSW ESE WSW SSE WSW SSE SW SE SSE Relative humidity 17% 10% 22% 11% 38% 15% 38% 13% 35% 15% 44% 21% 52% 23% Dew point 1°C 2°C 6°C 5°C 12°C 9°C 13°C 8°C 12°C 10°C 11°C 12°C 11°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Northam (31.6548°S, 116.6703°E, 146m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:43am WST 5:11am WST 7:22pm WST 7:50pm WST 5:26pm WST 2:23am WST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
