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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Sunday 24 December 2023
for the period until midnight WST Wednesday 27 December 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 trough will persist over inland Kimberley and Pilbara during the
remainder of the weekend and into next week.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A trough over central inland parts of the State extends towards the mid-west
coast. The southern end of the trough will continue to be slowly pushed north
during the remainder of today by a strengthening high pressure system located
to the south of the state. The trough will extend back down the west coast on
Sunday before moving inland Monday and east across the state on Tuesday.

Forecast for the rest of Sunday 24 December
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, central and east Pilbara,
northeast Gascoyne, northern Goldfields and northern Interior. Very hot over
the Kimberley, Pilbara, inland Gascoyne, northern Interior, inland Central West
and adjacent Lower West. Windy across central and southwest districts.

Forecast for Monday 25 December
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley. Chance of thunderstorms with
little or no rainfall over the eastern Pilbara, northern Interior, far eastern
Gascoyne, western Goldfields and eastern parts of the South Wet Land Division.
Very hot over the Kimberley, central and east Pilbara, inland Gascoyne, north
and west Goldfields, and southern and inland parts of the South West Land
Division. Windy across central and southwest districts in the morning.

Forecast for Tuesday 26 December
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley. Chance of thunderstorms with
little or no rainfall over the eastern Pilbara, Interior, far eastern Gascoyne,
Goldfields, Eucla and South East Coastal district. Possible light showers or
drizzle about coastal and adjacent parts of the South West district. Very hot
over the Kimberley, east Pilbara, Interior, Goldfields and far eastern parts of
the South West Land Division.

Forecast for Wednesday 27 December
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley. Chance of thunderstorms with
little or no rainfall over the eastern Pilbara, Interior, far eastern Gascoyne,
eastern Goldfields, and Eucla. Possible light showers or drizzle south of about
Busselton to Israelite Bay. Very hot over the Kimberley, east Pilbara,
Interior, Goldfields and far eastern parts of the South West Land Division.

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

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