Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 12:23 PM WST on Monday 16 February 2026
Valid for Monday 16 February 2026 to Thursday 19 February 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 in the mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to peak mid-week before easing into the weekend.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 17 February 2026
Forecast
Cue (27.4231°S, 117.899°E, 451m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the far NE. Winds S 20 to 30 km/h.
Forecast for Cue (27.4231°S, 117.899°E, 451m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary
Minimum 20° 22° 23° 24° 25° 26° 25° Maximum 35° 35° 37° 39° 39° 36° 35° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 30% 60% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High 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 17
(km/h)23
(km/h)30
(km/h)23
(km/h)26
(km/h)17
(km/h)24
(km/h)14
(km/h)15
(km/h)17
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)19
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction S S ESE SE E ESE ENE ESE ENE ESE E ESE ESE ESE Relative humidity 51% 20% 39% 16% 21% 12% 29% 16% 44% 23% 42% 33% 52% 38% Dew point 13°C 7°C 11°C 5°C 4°C 2°C 10°C 8°C 18°C 13°C 16°C 16°C 17°C 17°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Cue (27.4231°S, 117.899°E, 451m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:27am WST 5:52am WST 6:54pm WST 7:18pm WST 4:21am WST 6:15pm WST
Waning crescent
New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days