Hazard type

Heatwave

Definition. Prolonged period of excessively hot weather relative to the local climate. More terms in the glossary.

Right now. Our monitored sources recorded 2 heatwave events worldwide in the last 24 hours. The live list below updates continuously.

Current events

40 monitored

Safety guide 1 historical records
Cancellation of heatwave warning for Western Australia Moderate Heatwave Australia active via WMO 13 hr ago Severe heatwave warning for Northern Territory, Australia Severe Heatwave Australia active via WMO 15 hr ago Hotter than normal temperatures are expected over most areas from Monday, 19th October 2026., Malawi Moderate Heatwave Malawi active via WMO 1 day ago Severe heatwave warning for Western Australia Severe Heatwave Australia active via WMO 1 day ago Severe heatwave warning for Northern Territory, Australia Severe Heatwave Australia active via WMO 1 day ago Heat Advisory issued October 17 at 1:37PM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA, United States of America Moderate Heatwave United States active via WMO 1 day ago Heat Advisory issued October 17 at 11:53AM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA, United States of America Moderate Heatwave United States monitoring via WMO 2 days ago Heat Advisory issued October 17 at 9:08AM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA, United States of America Moderate Heatwave United States monitoring via WMO 2 days ago Heat Advisory issued October 17 at 4:13AM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA, United States of America Moderate Heatwave United States monitoring via WMO 2 days ago Severe heatwave warning for Northern Territory, Australia Severe Heatwave Australia monitoring via WMO 2 days ago Heat Advisory issued October 16 at 8:41PM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA, United States of America Moderate Heatwave United States monitoring via WMO 2 days ago Heat Advisory issued October 16 at 7:50PM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA, United States of America Moderate Heatwave United States monitoring via WMO 2 days ago Heat Advisory issued October 16 at 12:54PM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA, United States of America Moderate Heatwave United States monitoring via WMO 2 days ago Heat Advisory issued October 16 at 11:03AM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA, United States of America Moderate Heatwave United States monitoring via WMO 3 days ago Heat Advisory issued October 16 at 5:10AM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA, United States of America Moderate Heatwave United States monitoring via WMO 3 days ago Cancellation of heatwave warning for Northern Territory, Australia Moderate Heatwave Australia monitoring via WMO 3 days ago Heat Advisory issued October 15 at 1:39PM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA, United States of America Moderate Heatwave United States monitoring via WMO 3 days ago Heat Advisory issued October 15 at 7:38AM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA, United States of America Moderate Heatwave United States monitoring via WMO 4 days ago Heat Advisory issued October 15 at 5:33AM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA, United States of America Moderate Heatwave United States monitoring via WMO 4 days ago Severe heatwave warning for Northern Territory, Australia Severe Heatwave Australia monitoring via WMO 4 days ago Heat Advisory issued October 14 at 6:39PM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA, United States of America Moderate Heatwave United States monitoring via WMO 4 days ago Heat Advisory issued October 14 at 11:38AM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA, United States of America Moderate Heatwave United States monitoring via WMO 5 days ago Heat Advisory issued October 14 at 11:16AM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA, United States of America Moderate Heatwave United States monitoring via WMO 5 days ago Heat Advisory issued October 14 at 1:53AM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA, United States of America Moderate Heatwave United States monitoring via WMO 5 days ago Heat Advisory issued October 13 at 9:25PM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA, United States of America Moderate Heatwave United States monitoring via WMO 5 days ago Severe heatwave warning for Northern Territory, Australia Severe Heatwave Australia monitoring via WMO 5 days ago EXTREME HIGH TEMP — Bet Shean Valley Moderate Heatwave Israel monitoring via METEOALARM 5 days ago Heat Stress — Bet Shean Valley, Israel Moderate Heatwave Israel monitoring via WMO 5 days ago Heat Advisory issued October 13 at 11:21AM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA, United States of America Moderate Heatwave United States monitoring via WMO 6 days ago Heat Advisory issued October 13 at 11:11AM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA, United States of America Moderate Heatwave United States monitoring via WMO 6 days ago Heat Advisory issued October 13 at 10:17AM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA, United States of America Moderate Heatwave United States monitoring via WMO 6 days ago Heat Stress — Bet Shean Valley, Israel Moderate Heatwave Israel monitoring via WMO 6 days ago Heat Stress — Bet Shean Valley, Israel Moderate Heatwave Israel monitoring via WMO 6 days ago Heat Stress — South Judea Desert Dead Sea, Israel Moderate Heatwave Israel monitoring via WMO 6 days ago Guangning County Meteorological Observatory issues yellow warning for high temperature [Level III/Heavy], China Moderate Heatwave China monitoring via WMO 6 days ago Extreme Temperatures Alert — Most Districts., Botswana Extreme Heatwave Botswana monitoring via WMO 6 days ago Severe heatwave warning for Northern Territory, Australia Severe Heatwave Australia monitoring via WMO 6 days ago EXTREME HIGH TEMP — Bet Shean Valley Moderate Heatwave Israel monitoring via METEOALARM 6 days ago EXTREME HIGH TEMP — Bet Shean Valley Moderate Heatwave Israel monitoring via METEOALARM Oct 12, 2026 Heat Stress — Bet Shean Valley, Israel Moderate Heatwave Israel monitoring via WMO Oct 12, 2026