Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 12:37 PM WST on Saturday 28 February 2026
Valid for Saturday 28 February 2026 to Tuesday 03 March 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 ranging from the high thirties to the mid forties. Overnight minimum temperatures ranging from the low to mid twenties will increase to the mid to high twenties by the start of the new week.
Severe heatwave conditions over the western Gascoyne are expected to persist through the next week.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Sunday 01 March 2026
Forecast
Murchison (26.8875°S, 115.9547°E, 293m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds E/SE 25 to 35 km/h tending SE/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 35 to 44.
Forecast for Murchison (26.8875°S, 115.9547°E, 293m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary
Minimum 20° 24° 26° 26° 24° 28° 28° Maximum 38° 40° 40° 39° 38° 39° 39° Chance of rain 5% 10% 10% 5% 10% 40% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 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 27
(km/h)18
(km/h)22
(km/h)11
(km/h)28
(km/h)16
(km/h)28
(km/h)27
(km/h)27
(km/h)25
(km/h)26
(km/h)20
(km/h)21
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SSE E ESE ENE ESE ENE ESE E ESE E E E ENE Relative humidity 38% 16% 26% 12% 21% 13% 20% 12% 21% 14% 31% 23% 39% 27% Dew point 11°C 8°C 10°C 6°C 8°C 7°C 5°C 5°C 6°C 7°C 13°C 14°C 15°C 17°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Murchison (26.8875°S, 115.9547°E, 293m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:45am WST 6:09am WST 6:48pm WST 7:12pm WST 5:30pm WST 3:35am WST
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 New moon Mar 19 First quarter Mar 26 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days