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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Thursday 25 January 2024
for the period until midnight WST Sunday 28 January 2024.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A deep tropical low over the southern Pilbara is expected to track south to
southeast towards the far northern Goldfields or adjacent Interior during the
remainder of today and then dissipate into a trough on Friday.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A ridge is building across the southwest coast. Strong south to southwesterly
winds are expected again this afternoon. A trough will form along the west
coast from Friday, deepening on Saturday.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday 25 January
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, most parts of the Pilbara,
Interior, inland Gascoyne, Goldfields and Eucla. Heavy falls possible across
central and southeastern parts. Very hot over the far southwest Pilbara,
western inland Gascoyne and inland northeast parts of Central West. Windy
across the Central West, western Gascoyne and southwest Pilbara. Areas of
raised dust across the far northwest Gascoyne and Cape Range.

Forecast for Friday 26 January
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara, Interior, Gascoyne,
northern Goldfields and northern Eucla. Heavy falls possible over the southern
Pilbara, inland northern Gascoyne and northwest South Interior. Very hot over
the far southwest Pilbara, western Gascoyne and inland northeast parts of
Central West.

Forecast for Saturday 27 January
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara, Interior, Gascoyne and
far northern Goldfields Very hot over the far western Gascoyne and inland
northeast parts of Central West.

Forecast for Sunday 28 January
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara, Interior, Gascoyne,
Goldfields, Eucla, and eastern parts of the South West Land Division. Very hot
over the western Gascoyne and Interior.

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

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