Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:40 PM WST on Monday 19 January 2026
Valid for Monday 19 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara, Gascoyne and North Interior
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Central West and Lower West
Cancellation for the following areas:
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 will range from the high thirties to the mid forties and will reach the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures will range from the low twenties to the low thirties
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease later this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Denham, Geraldton, Gingin, Kalbarri, Marble Bar, Newman, Paraburdoo and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 20 January 2026
Forecast
Nunile (31.4724°S, 116.5793°E, 301m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. The chance of smoke haze in the S in the morning. Winds E 25 to 40 km/h turning SE 20 to 30 km/h in the afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.
Forecast for Nunile (31.4724°S, 116.5793°E, 301m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 20° 21° 23° 17° 15° 14° 14° Maximum 38° 37° 39° 31° 32° 27° 26° Chance of rain 5% 5% 10% 5% 5% 50% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High Extreme High Extreme - - - 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 22
(km/h)18
(km/h)24
(km/h)22
(km/h)26
(km/h)17
(km/h)16
(km/h)23
(km/h)15
(km/h)10
(km/h)15
(km/h)27
(km/h)20
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction E ESE ENE E NE NW SSW SW ESE WSW W W SSW SSW Relative humidity 30% 13% 30% 11% 22% 12% 52% 26% 48% 19% 54% 37% 54% 28% Dew point 9°C 6°C 9°C 3°C 7°C 5°C 12°C 9°C 10°C 6°C 11°C 11°C 9°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Nunile (31.4724°S, 116.5793°E, 301m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:03am WST 5:30am WST 7:20pm WST 7:47pm WST 6:32am WST 8:28pm WST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
