IDW10100
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Wednesday 7 February 2024
for the period until midnight WST Saturday 10 February 2024.

Warning Information
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210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A ridge extends into the Pilbara and has pushed an inland trough northwards,
closer to the Pilbara and Kimberley coasts. The trough will remain slow moving
near the coast next few days before moving inland on the weekend.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A high moving into the Southern Ocean maintains a firm ridge over southern
parts of the state. Meanwhile, a west coast trough is deepening. The trough in
combination with the ridge will direct hot temperatures into southwest WA for
the remainder of the week.

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday 7 February
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley and northeastern parts of
the Interior. Windy in the morning over the inland Pilbara, Gascoyne, Interior,
Central West, Lower West and northern Goldfields. Very hot over inland Pilbara,
southwest Kimberley, western Gascoyne, northern Goldfields and northern parts
of the South West Land Division.

Forecast for Thursday 8 February
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley. Possible showers and
thunderstorms with little or no rainfall, mainly in the afternoon and evening,
over the eastern Pilbara and northern parts of the North Interior. Windy in the
morning over Gascoyne, Interior, Central West, Lower West and northern
Goldfields. Very hot over western Pilbara, far southwest Kimberley, western
Gascoyne, and western parts of the South West Land Division.

Forecast for Friday 9 February
Chance of showers and gusty thunderstorms, mostly afternoon and evening, over
northern and western Kimberley and western Pilbara. Windy in the morning over
inland Gascoyne, northern Interior and over the Darling Scarp across Central
West and Lower West. Very hot over western Pilbara, southwest Kimberley,
western Gascoyne, and western and central parts of the South West Land Division.

Forecast for Saturday 10 February
Chance of showers and gusty thunderstorms, mostly afternoon and evening, over
northern and western Kimberley and western Pilbara. Windy in the morning over
inland Gascoyne, North Interior and Central West. Very hot over the Pilbara,
southwest Kimberley, western Gascoyne, and across much of the South West Land
Division.

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

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