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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Tuesday 3 January 2023
for the period until midnight WST Friday 6 January 2023.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad area of low pressure persists over the Pilbara and Kimberley.
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie is located over central Kimberley and is expected to
slowly move in a westerly direction today. The system may become slowly moving
near Broome or move offshore from the west Kimberley coast, most likely middle
of the week and there is a chance it may re-intensify into a cyclone briefly,
before curving back over land and moving into the Interior at the end of the
week.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A firm ridge of high pressure extends across the southern parts of the state. A
trough is deepening along the west coast and is expected push offshore by
Wednesday. The trough will move back over land across the west coast at the end
of the week ahead of the next ridge of high pressure.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday 3 January
Rain, showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, adjacent North
Interior and northeast Pilbara, with heavy falls and possible damaging wind
gusts. Showers and gusty thunderstorms over remaining northern parts of the
Interior, Pilbara, and northwest Gascoyne. Possible light shower along the
south coast. Windy over southern and central parts, North Interior and inland
Pilbara. Very hot over the west Pilbara, Gascoyne, and northern parts of
Central West.

Forecast for Wednesday 4 January
Rain, showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, adjacent North
Interior and north Pilbara, with heavy falls possible. Damaging wind gusts
possible over western Kimberley and north Pilbara. Showers and gusty
thunderstorms over remaining northern parts of the Interior and Pilbara.
Possible light shower along the south coast. Windy over southern and central
parts, North Interior and Pilbara. Very hot over the west Pilbara, western
Gascoyne, Central West and northern parts of Lower West.

Forecast for Thursday 5 January
Rain, showers and gusty thunderstorms over the western Kimberley, North
Interior and north Pilbara, with heavy falls possible. Damaging wind gusts
possible over western Kimberley and northwest Pilbara. Showers and gusty
thunderstorms over remaining northern parts of the Interior, eastern Kimberley
and Pilbara. Possible light shower along the southeast coast. Windy over
southern and central parts, North Interior, Pilbara and southern Kimberley.
Very hot over the west Pilbara, western Gascoyne, Central West and Lower West.

Forecast for Friday 6 January
Rain, showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, North Interior and
northeast Pilbara, with heavy falls and damaging wind gusts possible. Showers
and gusty thunderstorms over remaining northern parts of the Interior and
Pilbara. Possible light shower along the southwest coast. Windy over North
Interior, inland Pilbara and southern Kimberley. Very hot over the west
Pilbara, western Gascoyne, Central West and Lower West.

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

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