Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:32 PM WST on Thursday 30 January 2025
Valid for Thursday 30 January 2025 to Sunday 02 February 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara, Gascoyne, Goldfields, Eucla, North Interior, Central West and Central Wheat Belt
Cancellation for the following areas:
Great Southern
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 low to mid forties, potentially reaching the high forties over the Gascoyne during the weekend. Overnight minimum temperatures mostly in the low to high twenties but reaching the low thirties at times about the Gascoyne.
Extreme heatwave conditions have peaked over WA though small pockets remain over the Gascoyne and North Interior which may extend over broader areas into the weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions will persist across broad areas of central and inland WA through till at least early next week, and will extend to include parts of the southeast from tomorrow. Locations likely to be impacted include Exmouth, Kalgoorlie, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Mount Magnet, Morawa, Newman, Paraburdoo and Wiluna.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Friday 31 January 2025
Forecast
Paraburdoo (23.2038°S, 117.6684°E, 383m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the SW during this afternoon and early evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and early evening. Winds SE/SW 15 to 25 km/h tending NE/SE 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then tending NW/SW 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 40s.
Forecast for Paraburdoo (23.2038°S, 117.6684°E, 383m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 28° 28° 27° 27° 26° 27° 27° Maximum 45° 45° 45° 45° 43° 43° 44° Chance of rain 10% 30% 20% 20% 40% 50% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate 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 15
(km/h)17
(km/h)15
(km/h)22
(km/h)5
(km/h)19
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(km/h)15
(km/h)12
(km/h)17
(km/h)11
(km/h)19
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(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction E ESE E E SW E WNW ENE W W S ESE ESE E Relative humidity 25% 9% 19% 10% 39% 13% 41% 14% 50% 20% 47% 18% 36% 15% Dew point 12°C 4°C 10°C 6°C 19°C 9°C 19°C 11°C 22°C 15°C 21°C 13°C 18°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Paraburdoo (23.2038°S, 117.6684°E, 383m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:23am WST 5:47am WST 6:57pm WST 7:21pm WST 7:17am WST 8:23pm WST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Feb 05 Full moon Feb 13 Last quarter Feb 21 New moon Feb 28 -
Warnings
- Heatwave Warning for Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning for Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning for Western Australia
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- Heatwave Warning for Western Australia
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- Heatwave Warning for Western Australia
- Heatwave Warning for Western Australia
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Temperature for next 7 days
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