Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
for Heavy Rainfall, Large Hailstones And Damaging Winds
for parts of Central West, Lower West, Central Wheat Belt and Gascoyne districts.
Issued at 10:23 pm Saturday, 13 December 2025.
Severe thunderstorms through central Western Australia this evening.
Weather Situation
Severe thunderstorms are continuing along a trough through central Western Australia this evening.
Warnings for Saturday 13 December
HEAVY RAINFALL, LARGE HAILSTONES and DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
Gascoyne, Central West, Lower West and Central Wheat Belt
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding, large hailstones and damaging winds in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Moora, Dalwallinu, Eneabba, Jurien Bay, Dowerin and Morawa.
Severe thunderstorms are no longer occurring in the Goldfields and South Interior districts and the warning for these districts is CANCELLED.
25.2mm was recorded at South Holmwood in the 30 minutes to 9:39 pm.
33.6 mm was recorded at Wiluna in the 1 hour to 5:26 pm.
115 km/hr wind gust was recorded at Morawa Airport at 5:35 pm.
107 km/hr wind gust was recorded at Wiluna at 4:58 pm.
96 km/hr wind gust was recorded at Mount Magnet Airport at 4:42 pm.
96 km/hr wind gust was recorded at Meekatharra Airport at 3:35 pm.
Cancellation for the following areas:
Goldfields,South Interior
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises that people should:
* If outside find safe shelter away from trees, power lines, storm water drains and streams.
* Close your curtains and blinds, and stay inside away from windows.
* Unplug electrical appliances and do not use land line telephones if there is lightning.
* If there is flooding, create your own sandbags by using pillow cases filled with sand and place them around doorways to protect your home.
* If boating, swimming or surfing leave the water.
* Do not drive into water of unknown depth and current.
* Slow down and turn your headlights on.
* Be alert and watch for hazards on the road such as fallen power lines and loose debris.
* If it is raining heavily and you cannot see, pull over and park with your hazard lights on until the rain clears.
The next warning is due to be issued by 1:25 am.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and Department of Fire and Emergency Services would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.
Local Weather
Lesmurdie (31.9989°S, 116.0526°E, 246m AMSL) Lesmurdie,WA set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Gooseberry Hill 24.7°- Dew point
- 9.0°
- Relative humidity
- 37%
- feels like
- 15.8°
- Wind
- E 44km/h
- Rainfall since 9am
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7 day forecast
Lesmurdie 7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the afternoon and early evening. A thunderstorm likely in the morning and afternoon, possibly severe with damaging winds. Winds E 25 to 40 km/h turning NE 20 to 30 km/h during the day.
Forecast for Lesmurdie (31.9989°S, 116.0526°E, 246m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 21° 24° 19° 17° 16° 17° 17° Maximum 37° 36° 31° 30° 33° 35° 28° Chance of rain 80% 40% 20% 5% 5% 10% 5% Likely amount 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High Moderate High - - - 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 32
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(km/h)14
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(km/h)16
(km/h)24
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(km/h)21
(km/h)27
(km/h)Wind direction ENE ENE NNE W W WSW SW WSW SE SSE E WSW SSW WSW Relative humidity 34% 44% 47% 42% 63% 50% 60% 44% 56% 36% 51% 37% 59% 43% Dew point 13°C 18°C 18°C 19°C 18°C 18°C 15°C 15°C 13°C 15°C 14°C 17°C 14°C 13°C First light 4:36am 4:36am 4:36am 4:36am 4:37am 4:37am 4:38am Sunrise 5:04am 5:04am 5:04am 5:05am 5:05am 5:05am 5:06am Sunset 7:17pm 7:17pm 7:18pm 7:19pm 7:19pm 7:20pm 7:20pm Last light 7:45pm 7:46pm 7:46pm 7:47pm 7:48pm 7:48pm 7:49pm -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lesmurdie (31.9989°S, 116.0526°E, 246m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 4:36am WST 5:04am WST 7:17pm WST 7:45pm WST 1:10am WST 2:15pm WST 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 Lesmurdie sun & moon times
SundayFirst light4:36am
WSTSunrise5:04am
WSTSunset7:17pm
WSTLast light7:45pm
WSTMoon phase
Next OccurrenceMoon riseSun
1:10am
WSTMoon setSun
2:15pm
WSTNew moonNew moon Sat
Dec 20
First quarterFirst quarter Sun
Dec 28
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Warnings
Weather Warnings
Sat 10:23pm UTC Severe thunderstorm advice WASat 10:23pm UTC Severe thunderstorm advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
for Heavy Rainfall, Large Hailstones And Damaging Winds
for parts of Central West, Lower West, Central Wheat Belt and Gascoyne districts.
Issued at 10:23 pm Saturday, 13 December 2025.
Severe thunderstorms through central Western Australia this evening.
Weather Situation
Severe thunderstorms are continuing along a trough through central Western Australia this evening.
Warnings for Saturday 13 December
HEAVY RAINFALL, LARGE HAILSTONES and DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas:
Gascoyne, Central West, Lower West and Central Wheat Belt
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding, large hailstones and damaging winds in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Moora, Dalwallinu, Eneabba, Jurien Bay, Dowerin and Morawa.
Severe thunderstorms are no longer occurring in the Goldfields and South Interior districts and the warning for these districts is CANCELLED.
25.2mm was recorded at South Holmwood in the 30 minutes to 9:39 pm.
33.6 mm was recorded at Wiluna in the 1 hour to 5:26 pm.
115 km/hr wind gust was recorded at Morawa Airport at 5:35 pm.
107 km/hr wind gust was recorded at Wiluna at 4:58 pm.
96 km/hr wind gust was recorded at Mount Magnet Airport at 4:42 pm.
96 km/hr wind gust was recorded at Meekatharra Airport at 3:35 pm.
Cancellation for the following areas:
Goldfields,South Interior
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises that people should:
* If outside find safe shelter away from trees, power lines, storm water drains and streams.
* Close your curtains and blinds, and stay inside away from windows.
* Unplug electrical appliances and do not use land line telephones if there is lightning.
* If there is flooding, create your own sandbags by using pillow cases filled with sand and place them around doorways to protect your home.
* If boating, swimming or surfing leave the water.
* Do not drive into water of unknown depth and current.
* Slow down and turn your headlights on.
* Be alert and watch for hazards on the road such as fallen power lines and loose debris.
* If it is raining heavily and you cannot see, pull over and park with your hazard lights on until the rain clears.
The next warning is due to be issued by 1:25 am.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and Department of Fire and Emergency Services would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.Sat 4:12pm UTC Fire weather warning WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Fire Weather Warning
for Midwest Inland, Yarra Yarra, Mortlock, Avon and Swan Inland North fire weather districts
Issued at 04:12 PM WST on Saturday 13 December 2025
Weather Situation
Very hot and dry conditions on Sunday with fresh and gusty north to northeast winds expected during the morning. Showers and gusty thunderstorms are forecast to develop through the warning area from late Sunday morning.
For Sunday 14 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Midwest Inland, Yarra Yarra, Mortlock, Avon and Swan Inland North
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises you to:
Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station, www.emergency.wa.gov.au and www.bom.gov.au.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.
For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.dfes.wa.gov.au.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am WST Sunday.Sat 1:10pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:10 PM WST on Saturday 13 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 13 December 2025 to Tuesday 16 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Lower West, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal and Great Southern
Cancellation for the following areas:
Gascoyne
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 mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to intensify over the weekend and persist over southern WA into next week.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Gascoyne, however low intensity heatwave conditions may linger over the next few days. Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth Metropolitan Area, Gingin, Hopetoun, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Sunday 14 December 2025Sat 1:10pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:10 PM WST on Saturday 13 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 13 December 2025 to Tuesday 16 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Lower West, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal and Great Southern
Cancellation for the following areas:
Gascoyne
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 mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to intensify over the weekend and persist over southern WA into next week.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Gascoyne, however low intensity heatwave conditions may linger over the next few days. Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth Metropolitan Area, Gingin, Hopetoun, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Sunday 14 December 2025Sat 1:10pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:10 PM WST on Saturday 13 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 13 December 2025 to Tuesday 16 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Lower West, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal and Great Southern
Cancellation for the following areas:
Gascoyne
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 mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to intensify over the weekend and persist over southern WA into next week.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Gascoyne, however low intensity heatwave conditions may linger over the next few days. Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth Metropolitan Area, Gingin, Hopetoun, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Sunday 14 December 2025Sat 1:10pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:10 PM WST on Saturday 13 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 13 December 2025 to Tuesday 16 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Lower West, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal and Great Southern
Cancellation for the following areas:
Gascoyne
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 mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to intensify over the weekend and persist over southern WA into next week.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Gascoyne, however low intensity heatwave conditions may linger over the next few days. Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth Metropolitan Area, Gingin, Hopetoun, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Sunday 14 December 2025Sat 1:10pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:10 PM WST on Saturday 13 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 13 December 2025 to Tuesday 16 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Lower West, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal and Great Southern
Cancellation for the following areas:
Gascoyne
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 mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to intensify over the weekend and persist over southern WA into next week.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Gascoyne, however low intensity heatwave conditions may linger over the next few days. Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth Metropolitan Area, Gingin, Hopetoun, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Sunday 14 December 2025Sat 1:10pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:10 PM WST on Saturday 13 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 13 December 2025 to Tuesday 16 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Lower West, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal and Great Southern
Cancellation for the following areas:
Gascoyne
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 mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to intensify over the weekend and persist over southern WA into next week.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Gascoyne, however low intensity heatwave conditions may linger over the next few days. Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth Metropolitan Area, Gingin, Hopetoun, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Sunday 14 December 2025Sat 1:10pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:10 PM WST on Saturday 13 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 13 December 2025 to Tuesday 16 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Lower West, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal and Great Southern
Cancellation for the following areas:
Gascoyne
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 mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to intensify over the weekend and persist over southern WA into next week.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Gascoyne, however low intensity heatwave conditions may linger over the next few days. Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth Metropolitan Area, Gingin, Hopetoun, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Sunday 14 December 2025Sat 1:10pm UTC Severe weather advice WAAustralian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:10 PM WST on Saturday 13 December 2025
Valid for Saturday 13 December 2025 to Tuesday 16 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Lower West, South West, South Coastal, South East Coastal and Great Southern
Cancellation for the following areas:
Gascoyne
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 mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid teens to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to intensify over the weekend and persist over southern WA into next week.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Gascoyne, however low intensity heatwave conditions may linger over the next few days. Locations likely to be impacted include the Perth Metropolitan Area, Gingin, Hopetoun, Katanning, Lake Grace, Mount Barker, Narrogin, Ravensthorpe and Yanchep.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Sunday 14 December 2025For extended forecasts and greater detail visit weather zone°- Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Heavy Rain, Large Hail & Damaging Winds) for Central West, Lower West, Central Wheat Belt & Gascoyne districts
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Temperature in 7 days
0 Sunday Sunday 37 1 Monday Monday 36 2 Tuesday Tuesday 31 3 Wednesday Wednesday 30 4 Thursday Thursday 33 5 Friday Friday 35 6 Saturday Saturday 28 7 Saturday Saturday 28 -
Rain in 7 days
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Past 24 Hours
1765587600 Saturday 01:00 1 20.2 9.5 0.0 50 1765591200 Saturday 02:00 2 18.6 10.2 0.0 58 1765594800 Saturday 03:00 3 17.6 10.7 0.0 64 1765598400 Saturday 04:00 4 16.7 11.0 0.0 69 1765602000 Saturday 05:00 5 16.0 11.0 0.0 72 1765605600 Saturday 06:00 6 16.2 11.4 0.0 73 1765609200 Saturday 07:00 7 17.7 11.7 0.0 68 1765612800 Saturday 08:00 8 20.4 11.9 0.0 58 1765616400 Saturday 09:00 9 23.4 12.4 0.0 50 1765620000 Saturday 10:00 10 26.9 13.3 0.0 43 1765623600 Saturday 11:00 11 28.9 12.8 0.0 37 1765627200 Saturday 12:00 12 31.1 12.5 0.0 32 1765630800 Saturday 13:00 1 32.6 10.6 0.0 26 1765634400 Saturday 14:00 2 34.8 9.9 0.0 22 1765638000 Saturday 15:00 3 35.4 9.0 0.0 20 1765641600 Saturday 16:00 4 34.4 8.2 0.0 20 1765645200 Saturday 17:00 5 33.8 8.4 0.0 21 1765648800 Saturday 18:00 6 32.6 7.4 0.0 21 1765652400 Saturday 19:00 7 31.5 5.8 0.0 20 1765656000 Saturday 20:00 8 30.3 4.1 0.0 19 1765659600 Saturday 21:00 9 29.7 2.9 0.0 18 1765663200 Saturday 22:00 10 28.6 2.7 0.0 19 1765666800 Saturday 23:00 11 26.5 8.9 0.0 33 1765670400 Sunday 00:00 12 24.7 9.0 0.0 37 -
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