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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Thursday 11 August 2022
for the period until midnight WST Sunday 14 August 2022.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A trough over the Kimberley is moving north ahead of a south to southeasterly
wind change as a ridge pushes across central parts of the State. A cloud band
extending across the Pilbara and Interior will contract east on Thursday night.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A cold air flow covers the southeastern parts of the State as a deep low
pressure system moves east across the Bight. A ridge is developing over central
and southern parts of the State. The ridge will slowly move east over the next
couple of days ahead of a moderate cold front on Saturday across the South West
Land Division and southwest Gascoyne.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday 11 August
Showers over the southern parts of the South West Land Division, southern
Goldfields, and Eucla. Areas of rain, showers and thunderstorms over the
northeast Pilbara, North Interior, far northeastern parts of the South Interior
and far southern Kimberley. Morning fogs over the inland South West Land
Division. Morning frosts over northern Goldfields, southern parts of the South
Interior, southern Gascoyne, eastern parts of Lower West, eastern parts of
Central West, Central Wheat Belt, northeastern parts of South West and
northwestern parts of Great Southern.

Forecast for Friday 12 August
Light showers near the south coast. Morning fogs over the South West Land
Division. Morning fogs over southern parts of the South West Land Division,
southern Goldfields and western parts of Eucla district. Morning frosts over
the far east South West Land Division, Goldfields and South Interior.

Forecast for Saturday 13 August
Showers over the South West Land Division extending into the western parts of
the Gascoyne, western Pilbara, and western Goldfields. Chance of a gusty
thunderstorm near the west coast about and south of Shark Bay. Windy about the
Southwest Capes. Morning fogs over inland Eucla district and far eastern pars
of the South East Coastal district. Morning frosts possible over the eastern
Goldfields, southern parts of the South Interior, and inland parts of the Eucla.

Forecast for Sunday 14 August
Light showers over the South West Land Division, western parts of the Gascoyne,
far western Pilbara, and southwest Goldfields. Morning fogs over the inland
parts of the South West Land Division. Morning frosts possible over eastern
parts of the South Interior.

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

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