Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:04 PM WST on Thursday 25 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 25 December 2025 to Saturday 27 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara
Cancellation for the following areas:
Lower West and Central West
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.
Severe heatwave conditions building over the Pilbara with maximum temperatures in the high thirties to mid forties, overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are easing during Thursday evening over the Central and Lower West with the passage of a westerly change, maximum temperatures in the mid twenties to low thirties with overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high teens. Locations likely to be impacted include Karratha.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Friday 26 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: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the NE this afternoon. Winds SE/SW 25 to 35 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 40 to 45.
Forecast for Newman (23.3573°S, 119.7372°E, 544m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 25° 27° 27° 26° 25° 25° 25° Maximum 43° 42° 42° 42° 39° 40° 40° Chance of rain 5% 5% 20% 20% 30% 10% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate High 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 16
(km/h)14
(km/h)27
(km/h)9
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)13
(km/h)13
(km/h)33
(km/h)21
(km/h)29
(km/h)20
(km/h)26
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction ENE W S S SW NNW ENE W ESE ESE ESE ESE E ESE Relative humidity 13% 10% 14% 9% 17% 10% 25% 11% 26% 15% 21% 13% 22% 15% Dew point 3°C 4°C 4°C 3°C 7°C 4°C 12°C 5°C 10°C 8°C 7°C 6°C 8°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 First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 4:48am WST 5:14am WST 6:48pm WST 7:14pm WST 10:31am WST 11:08pm WST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
