Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:12 PM WST on Sunday 11 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 11 January 2026 to Wednesday 14 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
North Interior
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley and South 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 in the low to mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the high twenties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to intensify during the week and extend across much of north and northwest WA. Locations likely to be impacted include Balgo Hill and Kiwirrkurra.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Monday 12 January 2026
Forecast
Sturt Creek (19.1691°S, 128.1785°E, 334m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the NW, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with damaging winds in the afternoon and evening. Winds W/NW 15 to 20 km/h tending W/SW in the early morning then tending W/NW 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 41.
Forecast for Sturt Creek (19.1691°S, 128.1785°E, 334m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 30° 30° 30° 31° 32° 29° 30° Maximum 43° 42° 44° 44° 43° 42° 43° Chance of rain 10% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 13
(km/h)11
(km/h)16
(km/h)7
(km/h)11
(km/h)10
(km/h)23
(km/h)20
(km/h)26
(km/h)18
(km/h)26
(km/h)17
(km/h)22
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction ENE E W E WSW ESE ENE ESE E SE E SE E SSE Relative humidity 29% 13% 31% 14% 25% 11% 17% 10% 16% 10% 14% 9% 15% 10% Dew point 16°C 9°C 17°C 10°C 15°C 8°C 10°C 7°C 8°C 6°C 5°C 4°C 7°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Sturt Creek (19.1691°S, 128.1785°E, 334m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 4:34am WST 4:59am WST 6:14pm WST 6:38pm WST 12:49pm WST 
Waning crescent
New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
