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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:30 pm WST on Thursday 3 October 2019
for the period until midnight WST Monday 7 October 2019.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad surface trough extends from the west Kimberley towards the Interior with a secondary trough branch also extending towards the Pilbara. The trough over the Interior should deepen on Friday and then move east on Saturday.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A low pressure system is deepening well offshore from the lower west coast, is expected to deepen further as it mores slowly east southeast. It is expected to cross the lower west coast during Friday bringing windy to very windy conditions and some showers and thunderstorms to the southwest of the state. It should move into the Bight early Saturday with a ridge of high pressure developing near the south coast in its wake. A weak front brushes the south coast on Sunday and the ridge moves to south of the state on Monday.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday 3 October
Showers developing over areas southwest of Perth to Bremer Bay.

Forecast for Friday 4 October
Showers and windy conditions developing from the west over the western South West Land Division, thunderstorms possible in south. Damaging gusts possible near and inland from the west coast between Dongara and Mandurah. Showers tending to areas of rain about the western south coast. Showers and thunderstorms developing over the eastern South West Land Division, southern Goldfields and western Eucla.

Forecast for Saturday 5 October
Showers through southern and coastal South West Land Division contracting to the south coast and the Eucla during the morning. Afternoon showers and thunderstorms about the north Kimberley coast.

Forecast for Sunday 6 October
Light showers about the south coast. Afternoon showers and thunderstorms about the north Kimberley coast.

Forecast for Monday 7 October
Isolated showers about the south coast. Afternoon showers and thunderstorms about the north Kimberley coast.

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

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