Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:49 PM WST on Friday 23 January 2026
Valid for Friday 23 January 2026 to Monday 26 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla and South Interior
Cancellation for the following areas:
Central West and Gascoyne
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 over the east increasing to the low to mid forties over the weekend and overnight minimum temperatures increasing to the mid to high twenties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to peak over the southeast this weekend, and then to ease early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Laverton and Warburton.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Saturday 24 January 2026
Forecast
Reedy (27.1015°S, 118.2534°E, 476m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the E. Winds NW/SW 20 to 30 km/h tending S/SW in the evening.
Forecast for Reedy (27.1015°S, 118.2534°E, 476m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 26° 23° 22° 21° 22° 21° 20° Maximum 43° 42° 39° 36° 36° 35° 34° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 20% 5% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 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 7
(km/h)17
(km/h)5
(km/h)25
(km/h)7
(km/h)24
(km/h)19
(km/h)18
(km/h)21
(km/h)17
(km/h)28
(km/h)23
(km/h)21
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction WSW WSW E WNW SW WNW SSW SW SSE S ESE SE E ESE Relative humidity 21% 12% 22% 11% 29% 11% 44% 20% 33% 20% 53% 30% 52% 25% Dew point 8°C 7°C 8°C 5°C 9°C 3°C 13°C 9°C 10°C 9°C 15°C 14°C 15°C 10°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 First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:07am WST 5:32am WST 7:03pm WST 7:28pm WST 9:27am WST 9:48pm WST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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