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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Sunday 5 February 2023
for the period until midnight WST Wednesday 8 February 2023.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad area of low pressure lies over northern parts of the State. A ridge
strengthening to the south will bring a dry southeasterly surge into the inland
Kimberley, pushing the trough closer to the north coast, where it is expected
to lie into the early part of next week.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A high pressure system will move into the Bight during the weekend, and its
associated ridging will weaken across the southern part of WA. A deep trough
near the west coast will begin to move slowly inland this afternoon and
evening. The trough will continue to drift slowly eastward through the inland
South West Land Division on Monday and Tuesday as a new ridge strengthens
across the west coast and over the western part of the south coast.

Forecast for the rest of Sunday 5 February
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the northern and western Kimberley,
Pilbara, and inland Gascoyne. Very hot over inland parts of South West Land
Division and Goldfields.

Forecast for Monday 6 February
Showers and gusty thunderstorms possible over the northern and western
Kimberley, Pilbara, and inland Gascoyne. Possible high-based thunderstorms over
the eastern Great Southern, southeastern Central Wheat Belt, southwestern
Goldfields, South Coastal District, and South East Coastal District. Very hot
over eastern parts of the South West Land Division, Goldfields, northern and
inland parts of the Gascoyne and west Pilbara.

Forecast for Tuesday 7 February
Slight chance of thunderstorms over the northwest Kimberley. Possible morning
coastal shower between Bremer Bay and Esperance. Very hot over northeastern
parts of the South West Land Division, Goldfields, inland Gascoyne and Pilbara.

Forecast for Wednesday 8 February
Showers and thunderstorms over Kimberley. Very hot over northeastern parts of
the South West Land Division, Goldfields, inland Gascoyne and Pilbara.

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

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