Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:26 PM WST on Friday 09 January 2026
Valid for Friday 09 January 2026 to Monday 12 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne, North Interior and South Interior
Cancellation for the following areas:
Pilbara and Goldfields
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 ranging from the low to high forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions will continue to contract towards the northeast over the next few days. Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Pilbara and the Goldfields, however low intensity heatwave conditions will persist over the Pilbara in the coming days. Locations likely to be impacted include Balgo Hill, Kiwirrkurra and Warburton.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Saturday 10 January 2026
Forecast
Sir Samuel (27.6243°S, 120.5485°E, 476m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm with little or no rainfall in the far N. Winds SE 25 to 40 km/h.
Forecast for Sir Samuel (27.6243°S, 120.5485°E, 476m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 26° 19° 20° 25° 25° 21° 21° Maximum 38° 32° 37° 41° 41° 37° 37° Chance of rain 5% 5% 40% 40% 20% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 24
(km/h)28
(km/h)31
(km/h)30
(km/h)25
(km/h)21
(km/h)18
(km/h)16
(km/h)17
(km/h)23
(km/h)21
(km/h)19
(km/h)23
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction S SSE ESE ESE E E ENE NNE W WSW SE SSE ESE SE Relative humidity 28% 18% 37% 19% 31% 16% 24% 15% 24% 12% 35% 14% 34% 12% Dew point 11°C 7°C 8°C 5°C 7°C 6°C 9°C 8°C 10°C 5°C 11°C 5°C 10°C 2°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Sir Samuel (27.6243°S, 120.5485°E, 476m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 4:44am WST 5:10am WST 6:58pm WST 7:24pm WST 10:55pm WST 10:49am WST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
