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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:30 pm WST on Wednesday 1 April 2020
for the period until midnight WST Sunday 5 April 2020.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad low pressure trough extends through the Pilbara and North Interior and will contract northwards over the weekend. The trough will move offshore from the western Pilbara during morning periods over the next few days.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A weak ridge of high pressure lies off the south coast. A broad trough is moving eastwards through central parts of the South West Land Division tonight and during Thursday as a weak cold front skims the south coast. A new ridge of high pressure will build rapidly over the south of the State in it’s wake, remaining near the south coast on Friday and Saturday before moving south of the State on Sunday.

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday 1 April
Showers about coastal and adjacent inland parts from Cape Naturaliste to Bremer Bay. Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley.

Forecast for Thursday 2 April
Showers and thunderstorms about the central and eastern Kimberley and the far northeast Interior. Showers over the Southwest, South Coastal, South East Coastal, Lower West and the adjacent Great Southern and Central West districts.

Forecast for Friday 3 April
Showers and thunderstorms about the north and east Kimberley and the adjacent Interior. Showers about the south and Eucla coasts, extending to adjacent inland parts for a period during the day. A chance of a shower about the southwest Gascoyne.

Forecast for Saturday 4 April
Showers and thunderstorms about the north Kimberley. Showers about the south coast.

Forecast for Sunday 5 April
Showers and thunderstorms about the northern and western Kimberley. A chance of showers or thunderstorms over the Gascoyne, northern Goldfields, northern parts of the South West Land Division and the adjacent Pilbara.

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

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