Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:38 PM WST on Monday 08 December 2025
Valid for Monday 08 December 2025 to Thursday 11 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley, Pilbara, North Interior 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 ranging from the high thirties to the mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions peak over northern WA early this week then ease by mid-week. Severe heatwave conditions through central parts will continue for the next few days before easing later this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Fitzroy Crossing, Karratha, Paraburdoo and Warburton.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Tuesday 09 December 2025
Local Weather
Broome Airport (17.9492°S, 122.2336°E, 7m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Broome 30.1°- Dew point
- 25.6°
- Relative humidity
- 77%
- feels like
- 33.7°
- Wind
- NW 17km/h
- Rainfall since 9am
- 0.0mm
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Radar
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the far N, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds NW/NE 15 to 20 km/h tending E/NE in the morning then tending NW/NE in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to high 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 35 to 43.
Forecast for Broome Airport (17.9492°S, 122.2336°E, 7m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary
Minimum 28° 29° 28° 28° 27° 27° 27° Maximum 35° 35° 34° 35° 34° 33° 33° Chance of rain 30% 20% 30% 40% 80% 60% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate No Rating No Rating - - - 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 13
(km/h)24
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(km/h)Wind direction NNW NW NNW WNW WNW WNW WSW W W W SSW W SSW WNW Relative humidity 64% 63% 65% 64% 67% 66% 69% 65% 68% 67% 69% 64% 70% 66% Dew point 25°C 26°C 26°C 26°C 26°C 26°C 26°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 25°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Broome Airport (17.9492°S, 122.2336°E, 7m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:44am WST 5:08am WST 6:18pm WST 6:42pm WST 10:34pm WST 9:17am WST
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
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