Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:01 PM WST on Friday 29 March 2024
Valid for Friday 29 March 2024 to Monday 01 April 2024
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley
WA Health advises everyone in the affected areas to take the following actions:
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 high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties across the western Kimberley.
Heatwave conditions are expected to peak during Sunday and Monday before easing.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Saturday 30 March 2024
Forecast
Warmun (17.0294°S, 128.2107°E, 214m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the NW in the afternoon and early evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming E/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 33 to 39.
Forecast for Warmun (17.0294°S, 128.2107°E, 214m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary Minimum 26° 26° 26° 25° 25° 25° 22° Maximum 35° 34° 32° 32° 33° 31° 30° Chance of rain 10% 40% 70% 30% 40% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High High Very High High High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - 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 11
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(km/h)Wind direction SE SE ESE SE ESE E E E ESE ESE SE SE SE SE Relative humidity 59% 48% 65% 53% 69% 56% 68% 56% 57% 44% 48% 35% 45% 33% Dew point 23°C 22°C 24°C 23°C 24°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 21°C 19°C 16°C 14°C 13°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Warmun (17.0294°S, 128.2107°E, 214m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:11am WST 5:33am WST 5:30pm WST 5:52pm WST 8:45pm WST 9:26am WST Waning gibbous Last quarter Apr 02 New moon Apr 09 First quarter Apr 16 Full moon Apr 24 -
Warnings
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