Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:03 PM WST on Monday 02 March 2026
Valid for Monday 02 March 2026 to Thursday 05 March 2026
Warning for the following areas:
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 ranging from the high thirties to the high forties. Overnight minimum temperatures ranging from the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions over the western Gascoyne are expected to persist through most of the week and potentially into next weekend.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 03 March 2026
Forecast
South Murchison (27.2785°S, 116.4017°E, 298m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds E/NE 20 to 30 km/h tending E/SE in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures 37 to 44.
Forecast for South Murchison (27.2785°S, 116.4017°E, 298m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 27° 26° 24° 27° 29° 29° 29° Maximum 40° 40° 39° 40° 41° 41° 41° Chance of rain 10% 5% 5% 30% 40% 30% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 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 28
(km/h)11
(km/h)30
(km/h)27
(km/h)25
(km/h)24
(km/h)26
(km/h)17
(km/h)26
(km/h)15
(km/h)17
(km/h)11
(km/h)16
(km/h)12
(km/h)Wind direction ENE ESE ENE SE E ESE E E ENE NE ENE NE N WNW Relative humidity 20% 13% 17% 10% 17% 9% 22% 20% 23% 21% 28% 19% 35% 19% Dew point 8°C 7°C 4°C 3°C 4°C 1°C 10°C 14°C 12°C 15°C 13°C 14°C 16°C 14°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for South Murchison (27.2785°S, 116.4017°E, 298m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:47am WST 6:10am WST 6:46pm WST 7:10pm WST 6:39pm WST 5:41am WST 
Full moon
Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 New moon Mar 19 First quarter Mar 26 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
