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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Thursday 28 May 2020
for the period until midnight WST Sunday 31 May 2020.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A trough and associated cloud band lies over the Kimberley, where it will remain Thursday before weakening during Friday. A ridge over central parts of the state weakens during Thursday before a trough moves east through the Pilbara and Kimberley on Friday and Saturday. A new ridge develops through central and southern parts of the state on Saturday and Sunday.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A weakening ridge lies over central parts of the state. A cold front moves across the South West Land Division and adjacent parts during Friday. A new ridge will develop over central parts during Saturday in the wake of the front and drift further south on Sunday.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday 28 May
Showers over areas southwest of a line from Jurien Bay to Hopetoun, with thunderstorms possible southwest of Bunbury to Albany in the late afternoon and evening. Showers or patchy rain possible over the Kimberley with a chance of a thunderstorm near the northwest coast.

Forecast for Friday 29 May
Showers and possible thunderstorms moving through the South West Land Division during the day, reaching adjacent parts of the Goldfields and Gascoyne later in the day. Possible thunderstorms southwest of a line from Jurien Bay to Israelite Bay. Showers or patchy light rain possible over the Interior, east Pilbara and and west Kimberley.

Forecast for Saturday 30 May
Early showers clearing from the southeast Gascoyne and Goldfields and Eucla. Showers or patchy light rain possible over the Interior and west Kimberley. Early showers over the South West Land Division clearing the near the coasts before sunrise. Early thunderstorms possible near the Esperance coast.

Forecast for Sunday 31 May
Showers southwest of a line from Geraldton to Lake Grace to Israelite Bay. and over the Eucla coast.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm WST Thursday.

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