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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:30 pm WST on Saturday 18 May 2019
for the period until midnight WST Wednesday 22 May 2019.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A trough will lie over the coastal Kimberley and over the western parts of the Pilbara.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A deep low pressure system in the Bight will contract eastwards during Sunday. A cold front will cross the southwest of the State on Monday. A ridge will lie over the south parts of the State during Tuesday. A weak cold front will reach the western south coast on Wednesday.

Forecast for the rest of Saturday 18 May
Windy with squally showers, thunderstorms and small hail over the South East Coastal district and the southern Eucla. Showers and thunderstorms about the eastern Kimberly and eastern Interior.

Forecast for Sunday 19 May
Showers about the eastern south coast clearing eastwards during the afternoon. Showers developing about the South West district late afternoon increasing and extending into the adjacent Lower West, Great Southern and South Coastal districts late evening. Isolated showers and thunderstorms about the northern and eastern Kimberley and northeast Interior. Areas of morning frost about inland parts of the southern half of the state.

Forecast for Monday 20 May
Showers extending through the South West Land Division during the day, reaching the southwest Gascoyne and southwest Goldfields in the afternoon, only light falls expected in northern and eastern parts. Possible showers through the northwest Kimberley.

Forecast for Tuesday 21 May
Showers along the south coast and adjacent parts, and the Lower West district, contracting south during the day. Showers and thunderstorms about the Interior, mainly during the afternoon.

Forecast for Wednesday 22 May
Showers over southwestern parts of the South West Land Division.

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

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