Overview
- Weatherzone forecasts parts of the Pilbara in the high 40s with a chance of reaching 50°C, which Australia has not recorded since 2022.
- Perth is forecast to reach 39°C on Tuesday and Wednesday, with some eastern suburbs possibly hotter, before a sharp cool-down on Friday.
- The Bureau of Meteorology maintains severe to extreme heatwave warnings across the Pilbara and Gascoyne, with Geraldton forecast at 46°C and inland areas near Exmouth tipped to approach 48–49°C.
- Hazy conditions around Perth are being driven by a temperature inversion trapping bushfire smoke overnight, with clearer air expected after morning mixing.
- Forecasters expect the heat plume to track east later this week, lifting inland temperatures in South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria over the Australia Day period, while most capitals stay warm and sunny except Darwin, which faces showers and storms.