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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Friday 30 December 2022
for the period until midnight WST Monday 2 January 2023.

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

Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad area of low pressure persists over the Pilbara and Kimberley.
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie is located over the central Kimberley and will become
slow moving on Friday and the weekend. The system is expected to move towards
the southwest early next week.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A high pressure ridge extends over the south of the state with a trough near
the west coast. The trough will move inland across the South West Land Division
on Friday, ahead of the next ridge of high pressure. The remnants of a weak
cold front will brush the western south coast on Saturday.

Forecast for the rest of Friday 30 December
Rain, showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley and adjacent North
Interior, with heavy falls and possible damaging wind gusts. Showers and gusty
thunderstorms over the north and east Pilbara, and remaining parts of the
northern Interior. Very hot over the western Pilbara, west Gascoyne, and inland
areas of the South West Land Division.

Forecast for Saturday 31 December
Rain, showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, with heavy falls and
possible damaging wind gusts. Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the north
and east Pilbara and northern parts of the Interior. Windy across southwestern
parts of the South West Land Division. Very hot over the western Pilbara,
central and eastern Gascoyne, Goldfields, and adjacent Central Wheat Belt,
South East and Eucla districts.

Forecast for Sunday 1 January
Rain, showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, with heavy falls and
possible damaging wind gusts. Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the central
and east Pilbara, northeast Gascoyne, and northern parts of the Interior. Windy
over southern and central parts. Very hot over the western Pilbara, central and
eastern Gascoyne, and northern Goldfields.

Forecast for Monday 2 January
Rain, showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley and adjacent northwest
Interior, with heavy falls possible. Showers and gusty thunderstorms over
remaining northern half of the Interior, Pilbara, Gascoyne, Central West and
north Lower West districts. Windy over southern and central parts. Very hot
over the western Pilbara, Gascoyne, and northern parts of the South West Land
Division.

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

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