Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:27 PM WST on Sunday 07 December 2025
Valid for Sunday 07 December 2025 to Wednesday 10 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley
Warning for the following areas:
Pilbara 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 ranging from the high thirties to the mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to peak over northern WA over the weekend and early week. Conditions then gradually easing over the north, but extending southwards towards the Interior. Locations likely to be impacted include Balgo Hill, Fitzroy Crossing, Karratha, Marble Bar and Port Hedland.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Monday 08 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 S/SW 15 to 25 km/h tending NE/SE in the morning then tending NW/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 41 to 46.
Forecast for Newman (23.3573°S, 119.7372°E, 544m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 27° 27° 27° 27° 26° 26° 24° Maximum 42° 42° 43° 42° 41° 39° 38° Chance of rain 10% 10% 40% 40% 40% 90% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating 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 23
(km/h)18
(km/h)11
(km/h)12
(km/h)10
(km/h)11
(km/h)11
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)16
(km/h)18
(km/h)21
(km/h)22
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction ENE N SW NNW SSW N N N W WNW E ESE ESE E Relative humidity 14% 11% 15% 11% 13% 10% 21% 14% 23% 15% 27% 22% 41% 25% Dew point 6°C 5°C 6°C 5°C 5°C 5°C 11°C 8°C 12°C 9°C 13°C 13°C 17°C 14°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 Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:42am WST 5:07am WST 6:38pm WST 7:04pm WST 10:09pm WST 8:12am WST 
Waning gibbous
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
