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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Thursday 28 July 2022
for the period until midnight WST Sunday 31 July 2022.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A high pressure system slowly moving over the continent will direct dry, east
to southeast winds over the north of the State through today. Winds turn more
east to northeast over the northern inland during Friday and Saturday.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A ridge and high pressure system south of the State will move eastwards today
ahead of a cold front that moves over the South West Land Division on Friday. A
fresh to strong and gusty W’ly to SW’ly flow will follow in the wake of the
front later Friday and through Saturday. A ridge will then develop over the
northern Southwest Land Division later Saturday and extend east across central
parts of the State on Sunday.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday 28 July
Showers developing over the Central West, Lower West and Southwest districts in
the afternoon and extending to southwest of a line from Shark Bay to Leonora to
Eyre by the evening. Chance of thunderstorms about the South West Capes during
the evening.

Forecast for Friday 29 July
Showers southwest of a line from Coral Bay to Forrest. Chance of gusty
thunderstorms over the South West Land Division, southern Gascoyne, southwest
Goldfields and western Eucla.

Forecast for Saturday 30 July
Showers south of a line from Exmouth to Newman to Giles. Chance of gusty
thunderstorms near the coast between Busselton and Albany and also over the
Eucla. Possible small hail over far southern parts of the South West Land
Division.

Forecast for Sunday 31 July
Showers near the west and south coasts of the South West Land Division and
along the Eucla coast. Possible early showers over the South Interior. Morning
frost possible over the inland South West Land Division, southeast Gascoyne,
Goldfields and western South Interior.

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

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