Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:38 PM WST on Sunday 25 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 25 January 2026 to Sunday 25 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 in the high thirties to mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions have peaked and are expected to ease early this week as a milder south to southeasterly change moves across the area. Locations likely to be impacted include Laverton.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Monday 26 January 2026
Local Weather
Leinster (27.916°S, 120.6992°E, 511m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Leinster Ap 29.4°- Dew point
- 1.0°
- Relative humidity
- 16%
- feels like
- 25.8°
- Wind
- SW 9km/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 E, most likely during this afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds S/SW 15 to 25 km/h tending NW/SW in the middle of the day then tending SE/SW 20 to 30 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 32 to 37.
Forecast for Leinster (27.916°S, 120.6992°E, 511m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 26° 22° 20° 19° 21° 22° 20° Maximum 36° 34° 30° 32° 36° 36° 34° Chance of rain 5% 30% 5% 5% 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 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 15
(km/h)14
(km/h)23
(km/h)21
(km/h)25
(km/h)22
(km/h)20
(km/h)21
(km/h)18
(km/h)22
(km/h)24
(km/h)30
(km/h)28
(km/h)26
(km/h)Wind direction SSW SW SSE SSE ESE SE ESE ESE ESE SE ESE SE ESE ESE Relative humidity 28% 19% 43% 27% 53% 28% 54% 24% 51% 22% 40% 15% 42% 18% Dew point 9°C 8°C 13°C 11°C 13°C 9°C 14°C 8°C 16°C 10°C 13°C 5°C 10°C 5°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Leinster (27.916°S, 120.6992°E, 511m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 4:59am WST 5:24am WST 6:55pm WST 7:21pm WST 12:23pm WST 11:23pm WST 
1st quarter
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 -
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