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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Saturday 1 October 2022
for the period until midnight WST Tuesday 4 October 2022.

Warning Information
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210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A trough lies through the inland Kimberley and Pilbara, with the branch of the
trough over the Pilbara expected to drift northward over the coast later Sunday
or Monday. A deep upper-level trough over the inland Gascoyne and North
Interior and will slowly move eastward during the weekend and start of the week.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A ridge extends through southern and western parts of the State. The northern
end of a cold front will brush the southwest corner of the State today, then a
high will build eastward through the Southern Ocean to maintain the ridge over
southern WA into early next week. The next cold front will arrive over the
lower west coast during early Wednesday morning.

Forecast for the rest of Saturday 1 October
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, far eastern Pilbara, Interior,
northern Goldfields, and eastern Gascoyne. Heavy falls possible over the
Kimberley and Interior. A few showers mainly to the south and west of a line
from Cape Naturaliste to Bremer Bay. Possible morning fog over southern parts
of the South West Land Division, and over the inland west-central Pilbara.

Forecast for Sunday 2 October
Showers over the Kimberley, Interior, far southeastern Pilbara, Goldfields,
Eucla and southern parts of the South West Land Division. Chance of
thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Interior, northern Goldfields and eastern
Eucla. Possible moderate rainfall over the east-central Kimberley and Interior.
Possible morning fog over inland central parts of the Pilbara. Cooler max
temperatures across most of the South West Land Division, bar the Mid West.

Forecast for Monday 3 October
Showers and thunderstorms over the east-central Kimberley and South Interior,
with showers continuing across the south coastal districts and eastern and
southern Goldfields. Possible moderate rainfall again through the Interior.

Forecast for Tuesday 4 October
Drying out over the Interior, and thunderstorms and showers only isolated in
nature over the northern and eastern Kimberley. Showers lighter and less
frequent over the south coast with dry weather likely from Albany westward
through the South West Capes. Mostly sunny conditions for the remainder of the
South West Land Division.

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

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