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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Tuesday 20 September 2022
for the period until midnight WST Friday 23 September 2022.

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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
Hot across the Kimberley. A trough over the Pilbara and North Interior will
move northeastwards during today as a high pressure ridge develops to the
south. Fresh and gusty south to southeast winds are expected this morning over
the Pilbara and southwestern parts of the Kimberley.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A trough and cold front has moved east of the border with a ridge developing
and moving eastwards towards the state. The ridge will quickly move eastwards
ahead of a further cold front moving through later Wednesday and into Thursday
before another ridge moves across the south of the state during Friday.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday 20 September
Showers over southwest parts of the South West Land Division, Eucla, and
southern parts of the South Interior. Windy morning over the north of the
State, apart from the northern Kimberley. Possible morning frost over the
Central Wheat Belt and Great Southern. Possible morning fog near the northwest
Kimberley coast.

Forecast for Wednesday 21 September
Showers southwest of Jurien Bay to Esperance. Chance of afternoon thunderstorms
over the far northern Kimberley. Chance of morning fog over inland parts of the
Central West and Central Wheat Belt districts and also over the far southeast
of the State. Chance of morning frosts over the northern Goldfields and
southwestern parts of the South Interior.

Forecast for Thursday 22 September
Showers over most of the South West Land Division and the western Eucla, most
widespread about the south coast during the morning. Chance of afternoon
thunderstorms over the far northern Kimberley.

Forecast for Friday 23 September
Showers developing during the afternoon and evening southwest of Mandurah to
Bremer Bay. Chance of afternoon thunderstorms over the far northern Kimberley.
Possible morning frost over the southern Central Wheat Belt and Great Southern.

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

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