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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:30 pm WST on Monday 28 January 2019
for the period until midnight WST Friday 1 February 2019.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A surface trough extends from the northwest Gascoyne, through the inland Pilbara and into the Kimberley. Tropical Cyclone Riley lies over waters well northwest of the Northwest Cape. It is expected to track to the west southwest over the next few days, away from the WA mainland.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A surface trough will move into Gascoyne, Goldfields and Eucla on Tuesday and a weak front will brush the far southwest. A new ridge of high pressure will develop to the south of the State on Wednesday. Another surface trough will develop near the west coast on Thursday, and then move inland during Friday.

Forecast for the rest of Monday 28 January
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Pilbara, Kimberley, central and northern Interior and the western and northern Gascoyne. Heavy falls possible in the Kimberley and inland Pilbara.

Forecast for Tuesday 29 January
Showers and thunderstorms in the Kimberley, Pilbara, Interior and the central and northern Gascoyne. Showers about the western south coast. Very hot over the Goldfields and northern parts of the South West Land Division.

Forecast for Wednesday 30 January
Showers and thunderstorms in the Kimberley, Pilbara, North Interior and northeast Gascoyne. Morning showers about the eastern south coast.

Forecast for Thursday 31 January
Showers and thunderstorms in the Kimberley, Pilbara, North Interior and northeast Gascoyne. Very hot over northern parts of the South West Land Division.

Forecast for Friday 1 February
Showers and thunderstorms in the Kimberley, Pilbara, North Interior and north Gascoyne. Very hot over the South West Land Division.

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

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