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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:30 pm WST on Tuesday 6 August 2019
for the period until midnight WST Saturday 10 August 2019.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad trough over the Kimberley and Pilbara will shift east as a new ridge of high pressure moves in from the west over southern WA slowly shifting north during the remainder of the week.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A ridge of high pressure develops over the south of the State in the wake of a cold front. A weak, secondary front moves over southern parts of the South West Land Division during Tuesday evening into early Wednesday before the ridge re-establishes and builds over southern and central parts of WA.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday 6 August
Showers over the west coast south of south Kalbarri, the southern and eastern parts of the South West Land Division, southern Gascoyne, central and southern Goldfields and the Eucla. Thunderstorms through eastern parts of the Goldfields, the Eucla and far southern Interior.

Forecast for Wednesday 7 August
Showers through southern parts of the the South West Land Division and along the west coast south of Geraldton, contracting to the south coast in the afternoon. Hail with showers along the south coast, east of Denmark. Showers over the Eucla and southern Interior, contracting to the coast by the evening. The chance of a thunderstorm over the eastern Eucla in the early morning. Areas of frost over the Central Wheat Belt and western Great Southern.

Forecast for Thursday 8 August
Widespread frost through northeastern parts of the South West Land Division, Goldfields and southern parts of the South Interior. Showers about the south coast, extending into the Lower West and adjacent parts of the Great Southern during the day.

Forecast for Friday 9 August
Showers over southern parts of the South West Land Division, the southern Goldfields and the Eucla.

Forecast for Saturday 10 August
Showers over the south coastal districts.

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

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