Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:34 PM WST on Thursday 04 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 04 December 2025 to Sunday 07 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley and North Interior
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 are forecast to range from the high thirties to the mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to continue to intensify through northern parts of WA over the next few days. Locations likely to be impacted include Fitzroy Crossing, Karratha, Kalumburu and Marble Bar.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Friday 05 December 2025
Forecast
Newman (23.3573°S, 119.7372°E, 544m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Winds NW/SW 15 to 20 km/h tending SE/SW 15 to 25 km/h before dawn then tending NW/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures 39 to 44.
Forecast for Newman (23.3573°S, 119.7372°E, 544m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 27° 27° 24° 28° 28° 26° 25° Maximum 41° 40° 42° 42° 42° 42° 42° Chance of rain 20% 5% 5% 5% 5% 20% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate 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 20
(km/h)21
(km/h)16
(km/h)16
(km/h)24
(km/h)12
(km/h)17
(km/h)16
(km/h)14
(km/h)16
(km/h)13
(km/h)12
(km/h)15
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction SW WSW S SW E E ENE NE S NW SE SW SSE NNE Relative humidity 19% 13% 13% 10% 17% 10% 12% 10% 16% 10% 19% 12% 23% 13% Dew point 8°C 6°C 2°C 2°C 7°C 3°C 3°C 4°C 7°C 4°C 10°C 7°C 12°C 8°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Newman (23.3573°S, 119.7372°E, 544m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:41am WST 5:06am WST 6:36pm WST 7:01pm WST 7:14pm WST 4:50am WST 
Full moon
Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
