Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 11:49 AM WST on Tuesday 20 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 20 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, North 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 generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Lower West and Central West and in the mid twenties to around thirty in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease later this week as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth metropolitan area, Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Denham, Geraldton, Gingin, Kalbarri, Kiwirrkurra, Newman, Paraburdoo and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026
Forecast
Yalgoo (28.3428°S, 116.6826°E, 319m AMSL) Yalgoo,WA set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Yalgoo 7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds E 30 to 45 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 38 to 46.
Forecast for Yalgoo (28.3428°S, 116.6826°E, 319m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 25° 25° 18° 14° 15° 15° 14° Maximum 39° 42° 34° 35° 32° 29° 32° Chance of rain 5% 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 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 31
(km/h)21
(km/h)28
(km/h)13
(km/h)19
(km/h)21
(km/h)8
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)20
(km/h)17
(km/h)21
(km/h)23
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction ENE ENE NE WNW SSW SW S W SW WSW SSW SW SE SSE Relative humidity 21% 10% 17% 9% 52% 15% 43% 13% 59% 26% 55% 26% 43% 18% Dew point 6°C 3°C 5°C 3°C 13°C 4°C 10°C 3°C 12°C 10°C 12°C 8°C 8°C 5°C First light 5:08am 5:09am 5:10am 5:11am 5:12am 5:13am 5:13am Sunrise 5:34am 5:35am 5:36am 5:37am 5:37am 5:38am 5:39am Sunset 7:15pm 7:15pm 7:15pm 7:14pm 7:14pm 7:13pm 7:13pm Last light 7:41pm 7:41pm 7:40pm 7:40pm 7:40pm 7:39pm 7:38pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Yalgoo (28.3428°S, 116.6826°E, 319m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:08am WST 5:34am WST 7:15pm WST 7:41pm WST 7:36am WST 8:55pm WST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 Yalgoo sun & moon times
WednesdayFirst light5:08am
WSTSunrise5:34am
WSTSunset7:15pm
WSTLast light7:41pm
WSTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseWed
7:36am
WSTMoon setWed
8:55pm
WSTFirst quarterFirst quarter Mon
Jan 26
Full moonFull moon Mon
Feb 02
Last quarterLast quarter Mon
Feb 09
New moonNew moon Tue
Feb 17
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Tue 11:49am UTC Severe weather advice WATue 11:49am UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 11:49 AM WST on Tuesday 20 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 20 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, North 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 generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Lower West and Central West and in the mid twenties to around thirty in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease later this week as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth metropolitan area, Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Denham, Geraldton, Gingin, Kalbarri, Kiwirrkurra, Newman, Paraburdoo and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026Tue 11:49am UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 11:49 AM WST on Tuesday 20 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 20 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, North 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 generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Lower West and Central West and in the mid twenties to around thirty in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease later this week as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth metropolitan area, Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Denham, Geraldton, Gingin, Kalbarri, Kiwirrkurra, Newman, Paraburdoo and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026Tue 11:49am UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 11:49 AM WST on Tuesday 20 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 20 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, North 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 generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Lower West and Central West and in the mid twenties to around thirty in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease later this week as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth metropolitan area, Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Denham, Geraldton, Gingin, Kalbarri, Kiwirrkurra, Newman, Paraburdoo and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026Tue 11:49am UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 11:49 AM WST on Tuesday 20 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 20 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, North 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 generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Lower West and Central West and in the mid twenties to around thirty in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease later this week as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth metropolitan area, Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Denham, Geraldton, Gingin, Kalbarri, Kiwirrkurra, Newman, Paraburdoo and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026Tue 11:49am UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 11:49 AM WST on Tuesday 20 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 20 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, North 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 generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Lower West and Central West and in the mid twenties to around thirty in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease later this week as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth metropolitan area, Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Denham, Geraldton, Gingin, Kalbarri, Kiwirrkurra, Newman, Paraburdoo and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026Tue 11:49am UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 11:49 AM WST on Tuesday 20 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 20 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, North 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 generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Lower West and Central West and in the mid twenties to around thirty in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease later this week as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth metropolitan area, Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Denham, Geraldton, Gingin, Kalbarri, Kiwirrkurra, Newman, Paraburdoo and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026Tue 11:49am UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 11:49 AM WST on Tuesday 20 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 20 January 2026 to Thursday 22 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gascoyne
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, North 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 generally in the low to mid forties, reaching the high forties through parts of the Gascoyne and Pilbara. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties in the Lower West and Central West and in the mid twenties to around thirty in the north.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to ease later this week as milder temperatures extend across the southern half of WA from Friday.
Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth metropolitan area, Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Denham, Geraldton, Gingin, Kalbarri, Kiwirrkurra, Newman, Paraburdoo and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Wednesday 21 January 2026For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone° -
Temperature for next 7 days
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