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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Thursday 9 September 2021
for the period until midnight WST Sunday 12 September 2021.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A strong high pressure system lies over southeastern Australia and extends a
ridge over eastern parts of the State. A trough moves over central parts over
the next couple of days.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A trough will move over southwestern parts of the State today. The trough
shifts into central parts of the State by Friday as a weak cold front brushes
the south coast. A ridge of high pressure rapidly develops across southern
parts during the weekend.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday 9 September
Morning fog and low cloud ahead of the rain band extending from Kalbarri to
Hopetoun. Showers extending to be southwest of a line from Kalbarri to
Israelite Bay during the day, tending to rain areas over the South West, Lower
West, Great Southern and the South Coastal districts. Rain gradually easing
throughout the late afternoon and evening.

Forecast for Friday 10 September
Showers southwest of a line from Geraldton to Israelite Bay with mainly light
falls over inland parts. Areas of morning fog through the South West Land
Division.

Forecast for Saturday 11 September
Possible morning fog through inland parts of the South West Land Division.
Showers about coastal parts from Kalbarri to Eucla, with a slight chance of a
shower about the Great Southern and southern Goldfields.

Forecast for Sunday 12 September
Patchy morning frost through the Central Wheat Belt, Great Southern, southern
Goldfields and inland parts of the Southeast Coastal and South West districts.
Possible thunderstorms through northern Goldfields and adjacent parts of the
Gascoyne and South Interior. Isolated showers about the south coast.

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

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