Christmas hot spell: December 25 forecast of 40C for Geraldton, tipped to be third day in a row of 40C-plus

Get ready for a Christmas Day scorcher in Geraldton — next Thursday, December 25 is forecast to reach a sweltering maximum of 40C. According to the Bureau of Meteorology’s seven-day forecast, the Christmas Day tip comes on the back of even hotter days on Tuesday, December 23 and Wednesday, December 24 when the mercury is expected to hit 41C on both days. The minimum temperatures for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are tipped to a sweat-inducing 24C and 25C. After a relatively mild weekend of temperatures in the high-20C to low-30C range, the heat will turn up mid-week. Unless there’s a drastic change in the forecast, at least Christmas Day 2025 won’t be bas bad as Christmas Day 2021. In Geraldton on December 25, 2021, the city recorded its hottest ever Christmas Day and hottest ever December day when it reached a searing peak of 47.3C. In Perth, the Christmas Day forecast is for 39C. GERALDTON’S CHRISTMAS FORECAST Friday, December 19: 33C (mostly sunny) Saturday, December 20: 29C (windy, cloud clearing) Sunday, December 21: 33C (becoming windy, sunny) Monday, December 22: 34C (becoming windy, sunny) Tuesday, December 23: 41C (mostly sunny) Wednesday, December 24: 41C (partly cloudy) Thursday, December 25: 40C (sunny)