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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Tuesday 26 December 2023
for the period until midnight WST Friday 29 December 2023.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad trough will persist over inland Kimberley and Pilbara during the week.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A trough located inland of the west coast will move east across the South West
Land Division today, and will be followed by a milder westerly change. A new
high pressure ridge will develop south of the State from mid-week.

Forecast for the rest of 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 eastern parts of the South West Land Division. Possible
light showers or drizzle along the south coast. Very hot over the Kimberley,
east Pilbara, Interior, Goldfields, and far eastern parts of the South West
Land Division. Windy at times through the South East Coastal and Goldfields.

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 northeast
Gascoyne, Goldfields, eastern South East Coastal and Eucla. Possible light
showers or drizzle south of about Busselton to Esperance. Very hot over the
Kimberley, east Pilbara, Interior, eastern Goldfields and inland Eucla. Windy
through the Eucla.

Forecast for Thursday 28 December
Showers and thunderstorms over most of the Kimberley. Chance of thunderstorms
with little or no rainfall over the Interior, far eastern Goldfields, and
eastern Eucla. Possible light showers or drizzle over southern coastal
districts. Very hot over the Kimberley, east Pilbara, Interior, and northern
Goldfields.

Forecast for Friday 29 December
Showers and thunderstorms over central and eastern Kimberley and eastern
Interior. Light showers or drizzle over southern coastal districts. Very hot
over the Kimberley, east Pilbara, Interior, and northern Goldfields. Windy
across central and southwest districts in the morning.

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

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