Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:52 PM WST on Wednesday 14 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 14 January 2026 to Saturday 17 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 Balgo Hill, Kiwirrkurra and Warburton.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Thursday 15 January 2026
Forecast
Onslow (21.6363°S, 115.1124°E, 3m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower inland in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds in the NE. Winds SE/SW 15 to 20 km/h tending NE/SE 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then tending NW/SW in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 40 to 47.
Forecast for Onslow (21.6363°S, 115.1124°E, 3m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 28° 27° 26° 27° 27° 28° 29° Maximum 40° 35° 38° 37° 38° 41° 42° Chance of rain 5% 5% 10% 40% 20% 5% 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 13
(km/h)23
(km/h)17
(km/h)31
(km/h)16
(km/h)35
(km/h)18
(km/h)31
(km/h)15
(km/h)30
(km/h)16
(km/h)29
(km/h)17
(km/h)26
(km/h)Wind direction WSW NW NNW NNW W NW NW NNW WSW NW S NW SE NW Relative humidity 44% 49% 63% 62% 58% 56% 56% 54% 56% 53% 49% 47% 31% 38% Dew point 19°C 23°C 24°C 25°C 24°C 25°C 23°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 24°C 24°C 18°C 21°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Onslow (21.6363°S, 115.1124°E, 3m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:25am WST 5:49am WST 7:08pm WST 7:33pm WST 2:24am WST 4:26pm 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
