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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Saturday 8 April 2023
for the period until midnight WST Tuesday 11 April 2023.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad trough lies over the Kimberley and Pilbara, and will be pushed
northward toward the Pilbara coast later Monday into Tuesday. A tropical low
currently over the Timor Sea will move towards the west-southwest and is
forecast to intensify during the weekend, likely reaching cyclone intensity
later Sunday or on Monday to the north of the Kimberley coast. The system is
likely to remain offshore through to Tuesday but will likely bring gusty winds
and increased shower and thunderstorm activity over the north Kimberley.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A high pressure ridge lies over southern WA while a trough extends from the
inland Gascoyne through the Lower West and adjacent offshore waters. The trough
will move slowly inland today before dissipating on Sunday. A cold front will
cross the southwest of WA later Monday, followed by a weak trough clipping the
southwest coast on Tuesday. A high pressure ridge will strengthen through
central parts of the State during Monday night and Tuesday.

Forecast for the rest of Saturday 8 April
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the northern Kimberley, eastern Pilbara,
northeast Gascoyne, northern Goldfields and western Interior. Widespread
showers with moderate to heavy rainfall possible early in the day across parts
of the Wheat Belt and northern and eastern Great Southern; showers clearing or
tending more isolated by midday. Cool and showery across the southern
Goldfields, South East Coastal District and South Coastal District. Chance of
showers in the Eucla, eastern Goldfields and southern South Interior.

Forecast for Sunday 9 April
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over northern and central Kimberley, inland
east Pilbara, northeast Gascoyne, northeastern Goldfields, and western and
southern Interior. Chance of showers in the far southern Goldfields, South
Coastal District, South East Coastal District and western Eucla. Areas of fog
in the morning for the inland South West.

Forecast for Monday 10 April
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the northern and central Kimberley.
Showers and the chance of a thunderstorm through the eastern Goldfields and
western Interior. Showers extending eastward from a cold front through western
and southern parts of the South West Land Division. Chance of evening showers
in the Eucla.

Forecast for Tuesday 11 April
Showers and thunderstorms across the Kimberley. Heavy rainfall and strong winds
possible about the northwest Kimberley coast, depending on the movement and
development of Tropical Low 23U. Chance of showers through the eastern Pilbara
and Interior. A few showers, mainly early in the day, in the eastern Goldfields
and Eucla. Showers in the Lower West, South West, Great Southern and South
Coastal District largely contracting to the south coast by the afternoon.

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

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