Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 12:32 PM WST on Friday 17 October 2025
Valid for Friday 17 October 2025 to Monday 20 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, North Interior and South Interior
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 high thirties to mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties over parts of the southern Kimberley and Interior.
The heat is expected to peak over the weekend and ease by mid next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Warburton.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Saturday 18 October 2025
Forecast
Broome (17.9551°S, 122.2415°E, 24m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the NW, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds E/NE 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening.
Forecast for Broome (17.9551°S, 122.2415°E, 24m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 23° 23° 24° 24° 24° 24° 24° Maximum 34° 34° 34° 34° 34° 33° 33° Chance of rain 40% 5% 10% 20% 20% 20% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Extreme Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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)26
(km/h)13
(km/h)25
(km/h)12
(km/h)21
(km/h)9
(km/h)20
(km/h)12
(km/h)23
(km/h)16
(km/h)23
(km/h)15
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction SW W WSW W W WNW WNW WNW WSW W WSW W WSW W Relative humidity 70% 64% 60% 61% 61% 63% 63% 62% 64% 62% 62% 65% 59% 64% Dew point 25°C 25°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 24°C 23°C 24°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 23°C 22°C 23°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Broome (17.9551°S, 122.2415°E, 24m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 4:59am WST 5:21am WST 5:52pm WST 6:14pm WST 2:38am WST 2:28pm WST 
Waning crescent
New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
