Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 12:52 PM WST on Friday 06 February 2026
Valid for Friday 06 February 2026 to Sunday 08 February 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne and Central West
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 mid to high forties inland, and in the mid thirties to low forties along the coast and further south. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to gradually ease during the weekend Locations likely to be impacted include Morawa.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Saturday 07 February 2026
Forecast
Reedy (27.1015°S, 118.2534°E, 476m AMSL) set as my default location ›
-
7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers in the NE, most likely 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 and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the NE in the afternoon and early evening. Winds NE/SE 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to 25 to 31 with daytime temperatures reaching 38 to 46.
Forecast for Reedy (27.1015°S, 118.2534°E, 476m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 30° 28° 25° 24° 21° 20° 20° Maximum 42° 38° 35° 32° 31° 31° 32° Chance of rain 20% 60% 90% 60% 30% 5% 10% Likely amount < 1mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High 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 26
(km/h)24
(km/h)27
(km/h)26
(km/h)27
(km/h)29
(km/h)24
(km/h)28
(km/h)22
(km/h)24
(km/h)24
(km/h)22
(km/h)24
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction ENE ESE ENE ENE ENE NE N W SE SSE ESE ESE E ESE Relative humidity 32% 15% 40% 25% 53% 38% 77% 52% 67% 51% 58% 39% 45% 31% Dew point 16°C 10°C 17°C 14°C 18°C 18°C 21°C 20°C 18°C 19°C 15°C 15°C 12°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Reedy (27.1015°S, 118.2534°E, 476m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:20am WST 5:44am WST 6:56pm WST 7:20pm WST 10:02pm WST 10:34am WST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 -
Warnings
-
Temperature for next 7 days
-
Rain for next 7 days
