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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Sunday 17 March 2024
for the period until midnight WST Wednesday 20 March 2024.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad low pressure trough will persist over the north of the State for the
next few days. A tropical low lies well offshore from the Pilbara coast. The
low is forecast to move west or southwest, remaining offshore may intensify
into a tropical cyclone from Wednesday.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A ridge of high pressure south of the state is slowly moving east. A trough
extends down the west coast and will move inland today ahead of a new ridge.
Meanwhile a weak cold front will brush the south coast today.

Forecast for the rest of Sunday 17 March
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara, far northwest Interior,
Gascoyne and northern and central parts of the South West Land Division. Windy
about the Pilbara and Gascoyne coasts.

Forecast for Monday 18 March
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara, northwest Interior,
Gascoyne, Goldfields and northern and eastern parts of the South West Land
Division. Showers along the south coast. Windy over the Pilbara coast and
Gascoyne coast.

Forecast for Tuesday 19 March
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara, northwest Interior,
Gascoyne, western Goldfields and far northern parts of the South West Land
Division. Showers through the southeast of the state. Windy over the Pilbara
coast and Gascoyne coast.

Forecast for Wednesday 20 March
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara, far northwest Interior,
and far northern Gascoyne. Showers through the western and southern Gascoyne,
and far northeastern parts of the South West Land Division. Windy over the
Pilbara coast, Interior, and Gascoyne district.

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

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