Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:52 PM WST on Saturday 24 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 24 January 2026 to Monday 26 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Goldfields, Eucla 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 over the east increasing to the low to mid forties over the weekend and overnight minimum temperatures increasing to the mid to high twenties.
Severe to extreme heatwave conditions are expected to peak over the southeast this weekend, and then ease early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Laverton.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Sunday 25 January 2026
Forecast
Leonora (28.8816°S, 121.3273°E, 373m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N. Winds NE/SE 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 20 to 30 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for Leonora (28.8816°S, 121.3273°E, 373m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 23° 26° 25° 21° 18° 17° 20° Maximum 41° 43° 35° 29° 29° 31° 35° Chance of rain 5% 5% 40% 30% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate High 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 24
(km/h)11
(km/h)15
(km/h)27
(km/h)12
(km/h)9
(km/h)24
(km/h)25
(km/h)27
(km/h)25
(km/h)19
(km/h)21
(km/h)14
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction ESE WSW NW WNW SW W SE SE SE SE ESE ESE ESE SE Relative humidity 34% 14% 15% 7% 30% 27% 55% 37% 53% 30% 57% 29% 49% 20% Dew point 10°C 6°C 5°C 0°C 9°C 12°C 14°C 12°C 12°C 9°C 12°C 11°C 14°C 8°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Leonora (28.8816°S, 121.3273°E, 373m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 4:52am WST 5:18am WST 6:55pm WST 7:21pm WST 10:15am WST 10:07pm WST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
