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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Sunday 8 May 2022
for the period until midnight WST Wednesday 11 May 2022.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A drier easterly flow has developed, and is expected to persist into early next
week.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A firm ridge extends over the southeast of the State from a strong high
pressure system over South Australia. The high will slowly move southeast over
the remainder of the weekend and early next week, allowing the ridge to weaken.
A weak front will brush past the southwest coast of Western Australia today,
followed by a cloud band and a stronger cold front from mid next week across
the southern half of the State.

Forecast for the rest of Sunday 8 May
Showers and chance of a thunderstorm extending to southwest of a line Bunbury
to Albany. Slight chance of an early shower over the Lower West and southern
Central West districts. Possible morning smoke over the Southwest and southern
Lower West districts.

Forecast for Monday 9 May
Chance of a shower about the southwest coast.

Forecast for Tuesday 10 May
Mostly sunny throughout.

Forecast for Wednesday 11 May
Rain and showers developing over the South West Land Division and southwest
Gascoyne during the day.

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

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