Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:48 PM WST on Sunday 18 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 18 January 2026 to Wednesday 21 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne and North Interior
Warning for the following areas:
South Interior, Central West and Lower West
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 will range from the high thirties to the mid forties and will reach the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures will range from the low twenties to the low thirties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to intensify early this week and begin to extend down the west coast before easing later this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Carnarvon, Exmouth, Gingin, Kalbarri, Morawa, Marble Bar, Newman, Paraburdoo, Port Hedland and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Monday 19 January 2026
Forecast
Wanerie (31.1675°S, 115.5682°E, 97m AMSL) Wanerie,WA set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Wanerie 7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds S/SW 25 to 35 km/h.
Forecast for Wanerie (31.1675°S, 115.5682°E, 97m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 17° 18° 24° 26° 24° 20° 17° Maximum 23° 30° 36° 35° 30° 23° 22° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 10% 10% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 15
(km/h)32
(km/h)19
(km/h)29
(km/h)26
(km/h)23
(km/h)23
(km/h)19
(km/h)17
(km/h)26
(km/h)21
(km/h)32
(km/h)22
(km/h)32
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SSW SE SSW E S ENE S NE SW SW SW SSE SSW Relative humidity 61% 57% 43% 45% 31% 32% 32% 33% 42% 54% 66% 65% 60% 54% Dew point 13°C 14°C 12°C 17°C 12°C 16°C 13°C 16°C 15°C 18°C 16°C 16°C 12°C 12°C First light 5:05am 5:06am 5:07am 5:08am 5:09am 5:10am 5:11am Sunrise 5:32am 5:33am 5:34am 5:35am 5:36am 5:37am 5:38am Sunset 7:26pm 7:25pm 7:25pm 7:25pm 7:24pm 7:24pm 7:23pm Last light 7:53pm 7:52pm 7:52pm 7:51pm 7:51pm 7:51pm 7:50pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Wanerie (31.1675°S, 115.5682°E, 97m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:05am WST 5:32am WST 7:26pm WST 7:53pm WST 4:36am WST 7:19pm WST 
Waning crescent
New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 Wanerie sun & moon times
SundayFirst light5:05am
WSTSunrise5:32am
WSTSunset7:26pm
WSTLast light7:53pm
WSTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseSun
4:36am
WSTMoon setSun
7:19pm
WSTNew moonNew moon Mon
Jan 19
First quarterFirst quarter Mon
Jan 26
Full moonFull moon Mon
Feb 02
Last quarterLast quarter Mon
Feb 09
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Sun 1:48pm UTC Severe weather advice WASun 1:48pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:48 PM WST on Sunday 18 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 18 January 2026 to Wednesday 21 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne and North Interior
Warning for the following areas:
South Interior, Central West and Lower West
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 will range from the high thirties to the mid forties and will reach the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures will range from the low twenties to the low thirties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to intensify early this week and begin to extend down the west coast before easing later this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Carnarvon, Exmouth, Gingin, Kalbarri, Morawa, Marble Bar, Newman, Paraburdoo, Port Hedland and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Monday 19 January 2026Sun 1:48pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:48 PM WST on Sunday 18 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 18 January 2026 to Wednesday 21 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne and North Interior
Warning for the following areas:
South Interior, Central West and Lower West
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 will range from the high thirties to the mid forties and will reach the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures will range from the low twenties to the low thirties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to intensify early this week and begin to extend down the west coast before easing later this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Carnarvon, Exmouth, Gingin, Kalbarri, Morawa, Marble Bar, Newman, Paraburdoo, Port Hedland and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Monday 19 January 2026Sun 1:48pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:48 PM WST on Sunday 18 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 18 January 2026 to Wednesday 21 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne and North Interior
Warning for the following areas:
South Interior, Central West and Lower West
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 will range from the high thirties to the mid forties and will reach the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures will range from the low twenties to the low thirties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to intensify early this week and begin to extend down the west coast before easing later this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Carnarvon, Exmouth, Gingin, Kalbarri, Morawa, Marble Bar, Newman, Paraburdoo, Port Hedland and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Monday 19 January 2026Sun 1:48pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:48 PM WST on Sunday 18 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 18 January 2026 to Wednesday 21 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne and North Interior
Warning for the following areas:
South Interior, Central West and Lower West
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 will range from the high thirties to the mid forties and will reach the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures will range from the low twenties to the low thirties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to intensify early this week and begin to extend down the west coast before easing later this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Carnarvon, Exmouth, Gingin, Kalbarri, Morawa, Marble Bar, Newman, Paraburdoo, Port Hedland and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Monday 19 January 2026Sun 1:48pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:48 PM WST on Sunday 18 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 18 January 2026 to Wednesday 21 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne and North Interior
Warning for the following areas:
South Interior, Central West and Lower West
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 will range from the high thirties to the mid forties and will reach the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures will range from the low twenties to the low thirties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to intensify early this week and begin to extend down the west coast before easing later this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Carnarvon, Exmouth, Gingin, Kalbarri, Morawa, Marble Bar, Newman, Paraburdoo, Port Hedland and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Monday 19 January 2026Sun 1:48pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:48 PM WST on Sunday 18 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 18 January 2026 to Wednesday 21 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne and North Interior
Warning for the following areas:
South Interior, Central West and Lower West
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 will range from the high thirties to the mid forties and will reach the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures will range from the low twenties to the low thirties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to intensify early this week and begin to extend down the west coast before easing later this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Carnarvon, Exmouth, Gingin, Kalbarri, Morawa, Marble Bar, Newman, Paraburdoo, Port Hedland and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Monday 19 January 2026Sun 1:48pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:48 PM WST on Sunday 18 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 18 January 2026 to Wednesday 21 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne and North Interior
Warning for the following areas:
South Interior, Central West and Lower West
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 will range from the high thirties to the mid forties and will reach the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures will range from the low twenties to the low thirties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to intensify early this week and begin to extend down the west coast before easing later this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Carnarvon, Exmouth, Gingin, Kalbarri, Morawa, Marble Bar, Newman, Paraburdoo, Port Hedland and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Monday 19 January 2026For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
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