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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Saturday 11 July 2020
for the period until midnight WST Tuesday 14 July 2020.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A large high pressure system is moving south of the state tonight and will
continue eastwards over the weekend. The high will extend a ridge across much
of southern WA over the coming days leading to a freshening east to
southeasterly airstream over northern parts on Saturday, and Sunday. Winds will
begin to ease on Monday as the ridge contracts further east and a cold front
approaches the west coast. The front will cross the south of the state during
Tuesday.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A large high pressure system lies south of the State and will gradually drift
eastwards over the weekend to reach the eastern Bight on Sunday. A weak cold
front will brush the southwest corner of the State later on Sunday followed by
another more significant cold front that crosses the south of the State on
Tuesday.

Forecast for the rest of Saturday 11 July
Morning frost over inland parts of the South West Land Division, Goldfields,
southeast Gascoyne and South Interior. Showers near the Eucla coast, and near
coastal parts east of Esperance.

Forecast for Sunday 12 July
Morning frost over inland parts of the South West Land Division, Goldfields,
southeast Gascoyne and South Interior. Showers and possible thunderstorms
developing over the South West district. Showers extending to areas southwest
of a line Perth to Albany during the evening.

Forecast for Monday 13 July
Showers southwest of a line Geraldton to Albany, extending to include western
and central parts of the South West Land Division and the southwestern Gascoyne
during the afternoon and evening. Possible thunderstorms over the South West,
Lower West, western South Coastal and the adjacent Central West districts.

Forecast for Tuesday 14 July
Showers and possible squally thunderstorms over western parts of the South West
Land Division. Showers and possible thunderstorms over the western Gascoyne and
the far western Pilbara. Showers over remaining parts of the South West Land
Division, southern and western Gascoyne and the southwest Goldfields.

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

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