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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Monday 12 February 2024
for the period until midnight WST Thursday 15 February 2024.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad trough of low pressure extends near the Pilbara coast to inland parts
of the Kimberley.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
The southern section of a deep west coast trough is moving inland, ahead of a
new ridge developing on the southwest coast. The ridge will expand along the
south coast during today and across southern WA on Tuesday, pushing the west
coast trough further inland. A new branch of the trough will quickly form down
the west coast from Tuesday onwards, deepening on Wednesday and Thursday.

Forecast for the rest of Monday 12 February
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, northern parts of the
Interior and eastern Pilbara, mainly during the afternoon and evening. Light
showers over southern coastal parts of the South West Land Division. Windy
about the southwest, extending east over southern parts of the state during the
day. Very hot over the inland southwest Kimberley, inland Pilbara, Gascoyne,
Goldfields, and northern parts of the South West Land Division. Milder about
southern districts of the South West Land Division.

Forecast for Tuesday 13 February
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley and North Interior. Chance
of afternoon and evening thunderstorms with little or no rainfall over the
Pilbara and northern South Interior. Windy over southern parts of the state,
gusty over the Darling Scarp in the morning. Very hot over the far inland
southwest Kimberley, inland Pilbara, Gascoyne, central Interior, northern
Goldfields and northern parts of the Central West district.

Forecast for Wednesday 14 February
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley. Chance of afternoon and
evening thunderstorms with little or no rainfall over the Pilbara, northern
Interior and northeast Gascoyne. Windy about central and southwestern parts in
the morning, including the Darling Scarp. Very hot over the far southwest
Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, northern Goldfields and northern parts of the
South West Land Division.

Forecast for Thursday 15 February
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley. Chance of afternoon and
evening thunderstorms with little or no rainfall over the Pilbara, northwest
Interior, inland Gascoyne, Goldfields, eastern Central West and Central Wheat
Belt districts. Windy about central and southwestern parts in the morning. Very
hot over the far inland southwest Kimberley, Pilbara, inland Gascoyne, northern
Goldfields and most parts of the South West Land Division.

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

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