Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 11:40 AM WST on Saturday 06 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 06 December 2025 to Tuesday 09 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara and North 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 ranging from the high thirties to the mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to peak over northern WA over the weekend. Conditions gradually easing over the north, but extending southwards towards the Interior. Locations likely to be impacted include Fitzroy Crossing, Karratha and Marble Bar.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Sunday 07 December 2025
Forecast
Shay Gap (20.4963°S, 120.1808°E, 153m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Winds SE/SW 15 to 25 km/h tending NE/SE 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then tending NW/SW in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 41 to 46.
Forecast for Shay Gap (20.4963°S, 120.1808°E, 153m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 27° 27° 29° 29° 28° 27° 27° Maximum 34° 37° 40° 34° 33° 32° 33° Chance of rain 5% 10% 5% 10% 10% 30% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 8
(km/h)24
(km/h)8
(km/h)19
(km/h)11
(km/h)22
(km/h)19
(km/h)21
(km/h)17
(km/h)22
(km/h)10
(km/h)23
(km/h)10
(km/h)23
(km/h)Wind direction NE N W N SW NNW ENE NNE NNE N NNW N WNW NNW Relative humidity 55% 47% 44% 40% 33% 41% 57% 56% 62% 57% 66% 60% 61% 56% Dew point 23°C 22°C 20°C 21°C 19°C 22°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 23°C 24°C 23°C 23°C 23°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Shay Gap (20.4963°S, 120.1808°E, 153m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:50am WST 5:14am WST 6:32pm WST 6:56pm WST 9:13pm WST 7:13am WST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
