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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Friday 28 January 2022
for the period until midnight WST Monday 31 January 2022.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A monsoon trough located over the Kimberley is expected to become more active
this weekend while another trough remains inland from the Pilbara coast. A
Tropical Low may begin to move over the southern Kimberley from Sunday.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A low pressure system is located over the northern Gascoyne. A trough will
extend southwards, near the west coast, from this low pressure system from
Friday. It will deepen over the weekend before moving briefly inland during
Sunday.

Forecast for the rest of Friday 28 January
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, eastern Pilbara and Interior.
Chance of a shower or thunderstorm over eastern and southern Gascoyne, northern
Goldfields, Central West and northern parts of the Central Wheat Belt. Heavy
falls possible over the Kimberley.

Forecast for Saturday 29 January
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara and Interior. Chance of a
shower or thunderstorm over the Gascoyne, Central West, Central Wheat Belt,
Great Southern, Lower West and northern Southwest district. Heavy falls
possible over the Kimberley.

Forecast for Sunday 30 January
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara and Interior. Chance of a
shower or thunderstorm over the Gascoyne and central and western parts of the
South West Land Division. Heavy falls possible over the Kimberley.

Forecast for Monday 31 January
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara and Interior. Heavy falls
possible over the Kimberley. Chance of a shower or thunderstorm over the
Gascoyne, northern South West Land Division and northeast Eucla. Showers near
the coast and the adjacent inland between Augusta and Bremer Bay.

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

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