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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Thursday 3 August 2023
for the period until midnight WST Sunday 6 August 2023.

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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A trough and cold front moves through the Gascoyne and western parts of the
Pilbara Wednesday evening and overnight into Thursday before contracting away
to the southeast during Thursday. A new high pressure ridge will strengthen
quickly eastward in the wake of this front, bringing a return to the familiar
southeasterly wind regime over the Pilbara on Friday. The ridge will weaken
over the western Pilbara on Sunday as a trough develops over the area.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A cold front and associated rain band over western WA will move east into
southeastern parts of the State by Thursday morning and into South Australia by
late Thursday. A new ridge of high pressure will build quickly from west to
east in the wake of the front late Thursday, with a high pressure centre moving
along the south coast on Friday. A surface trough will form down the west coast
over the weekend.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday 3 August
Showers over most parts of the South West Land Division contracting to southern
districts mostly by the afternoon. Possible thunderstorms over much of the
southern coast, contracting east and clearing during the day. Possible heavy
rainfall and damaging winds along the coast between Albany and Esperance during
the morning. Possible small hail in showers early in the day south of a line
from Bunbury to Hopetoun. Possible flurries of snow over the Stirling Ranges
during the morning. Showers over the western and central Pilbara, Gascoyne,
Goldfields, Eucla and South Interior, easing and contracting to the far
northeast Gascoyne, north and east Southern Interior and far east Eucla during
the day. Cooler through the Gascoyne, Goldfields, South Interior, Eucla and
South East Coastal District.

Forecast for Friday 4 August
Showers over the far northeast Gascoyne and northern and eastern parts of the
South Interior, contracting east and clearing during the day. Light showers
possible about southern coastal parts. Cold in the morning with areas of frost
and fog through the inland South West Land Division, southern Goldfields, and
southern Gascoyne. Windy over northern and central parts.

Forecast for Saturday 5 August
Areas of frost over the inland South West Land Division, adjacent southeast
Gascoyne, Goldfields, inland Eucla and southern South Interior. Chance of light
showers over the southwest Capes and south coast west of Walpole. Windy over
northern and central parts, mostly in the morning.

Forecast for Sunday 6 August
Areas of frost over the inland South West Land Division, adjacent southeast
Gascoyne, Goldfields, inland Eucla and southern South Interior. Chance of light
showers about the western south coast. Windy over northern parts, mostly in the
morning.

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

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