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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:30 pm WST on Saturday 5 January 2019
for the period until midnight WST Wednesday 9 January 2019.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A surface trough lies through the Pilbara and inland Kimberley and will remain for the coming days.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A ridge of high pressure lies to the south of the State. A trough down the west coast will push offshore on Sunday morning before moving inland later in the day. The trough will remain inland of the west coast during Monday.

Forecast for the rest of Saturday 5 January
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, North Interior, inland Pilbara, Gascoyne and northern parts of the Central West.

Forecast for Sunday 6 January
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, southwestern Pilbara, North Interior, Gascoyne and northwestern parts of the South West Land Division. Very hot in parts of the Lower West, Gascoyne, Pilbara and southern Kimberley.

Forecast for Monday 7 January
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, inland Pilbara, inland Gascoyne and northern parts of the South West Land Division. Showers possible in southern coastal areas between Windy Harbour and Hopetoun. Very hot in the Pilbara, southern Kimberley and western Gascoyne.

Forecast for Tuesday 8 January
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, western Pilbara, inland Gascoyne and northern parts of the South West Land Division. Showers over the Southeast Coast and South Coast. Very hot in the Pilbara, southern Kimberley and western Gascoyne.

Forecast for Wednesday 9 January
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, western Pilbara, inland Gascoyne, North Interior and northern parts of the Goldfields. Some light morning showers over coastal areas east of Albany. Very hot in the Pilbara, southern Kimberley and western Gascoyne.

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

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