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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:30 pm WST on Friday 26 October 2018
for the period until midnight WST Tuesday 30 October 2018.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A low pressure system lies over the northeast Gascoyne, and extends a trough the Interior and into the Kimberley. The low pressure system will move east during Saturday and weaken. A broad trough will lie over the inland Pilbara, inland Kimberley and the North Interior on Sunday and Monday.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A ridge of high pressure lies to the south of WA with a low pressure system over the northeast Gascoyne. The low pressure system will move east during Saturday and weaken. A surface trough will begin to develop near west coast on Sunday, and move inland on Monday. A weak cold front will reach the western south coast Monday evening with a ridge developing south of the State during Tuesday.

Forecast for the rest of Friday 26 October
Showers and thunderstorms possible over the eastern Kimberley, southeast Pilbara, Interior, Eucla, Goldfields and eastern parts of the Gascoyne. Gusty winds, heavy falls and possible hail in the Interior in the afternoon and evening.

Forecast for Saturday 27 October
Showers and thunderstorms about eastern parts of the state, tending to rain areas near the Eucla coast and adjacent parts. Isolated showers about southern coastal parts east of Albany.

Forecast for Sunday 28 October
Showers and thunderstorm over eastern parts of the State tending to rain areas over the Eucla.

Forecast for Monday 29 October
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley and Interior in the afternoon and evening.
Showers near the western south coast in the evening.

Forecast for Tuesday 30 October
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley.
Showers and thunderstorms possible over eastern parts of the South West Land Division, the adjacent Goldfields and Eucla.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Saturday.

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