Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:36 PM WST on Thursday 18 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 18 December 2025 to Sunday 21 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara and Eucla
Cancellation for the following areas:
South East Coastal, Goldfields, Great Southern and South Coastal
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.
Temperatures over northwestern WA will range from the mid thirties to mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Although severe heatwave conditions have peaked over the Eucla after a cool change moved through Wednesday evening, heatwave effects will linger on Thursday before easing further on Friday.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the South Coastal, Great Southern, Goldfields and the South East Coastal districts.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Friday 19 December 2025
Forecast
Rocklea (22.8869°S, 117.446°E, 422m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm inland during this afternoon and early evening. Winds NW/SW 15 to 25 km/h tending NW/NE 20 to 30 km/h in the early afternoon then tending NW/SW in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 40 to 45.
Forecast for Rocklea (22.8869°S, 117.446°E, 422m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 27° 29° 29° 29° 28° 28° 27° Maximum 43° 43° 44° 43° 43° 41° 42° Chance of rain 10% 5% 40% 60% 30% 40% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 16
(km/h)9
(km/h)19
(km/h)23
(km/h)23
(km/h)17
(km/h)26
(km/h)14
(km/h)25
(km/h)22
(km/h)21
(km/h)22
(km/h)17
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction W WSW S SSW ESE S ENE E E ENE ESE E SE ESE Relative humidity 32% 13% 24% 13% 19% 10% 26% 13% 20% 14% 26% 15% 26% 16% Dew point 16°C 8°C 13°C 8°C 10°C 5°C 14°C 8°C 9°C 8°C 12°C 9°C 13°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Rocklea (22.8869°S, 117.446°E, 422m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 4:54am WST 5:19am WST 6:53pm WST 7:18pm WST 4:14am WST 6:26pm WST 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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