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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Wednesday 19 June 2024
for the period until midnight WST Saturday 22 June 2024.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad trough lies near the Pilbara coast. A cloud band extends from the
western Pilbara through the Interior and is slowly moving east and weakening. A
strengthening ridge across southern WA will direct a southeasterly surge across
the Pilbara on Wednesday, extending into the Kimberley on Thursday and Friday.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A cloud band extends from the western Pilbara through the Interior and is
slowly moving east and weakening. A cold front is moving along the south coast
as a ridge begins to extend across southern WA. The ridge will slowly move east
during Wednesday and a high pressure centre will form over the southwest
corner. The high and ridge will move further east on Friday as a cold front
approaches from the west.

Forecast for the rest of Wednesday 19 June
Showers and areas of rain over the southern Pilbara, northeast Gascoyne, and
central Interior. Chance of a thunderstorm over the western Pilbara. Light
showers over the southern coastal districts, mainly near the coast. Areas of
morning fog over inland southern parts of the Southwest Land Division. Windy
through central WA.

Forecast for Thursday 20 June
Light showers over the central Interior and near the south coast. Areas of
morning fog through inland southern and central parts of the South West Land
Division and adjacent southern Goldfields. Windy through central and northwest
WA.

Forecast for Friday 21 June
Showers developing near the west coast in the evening. Chance of a shower about
the Eucla coast. Areas of morning fog through eastern parts of the South East
Coastal, Eucla, adjacent South Interior and southeast Goldfields districts.
Windy in the morning through northern WA and becoming windy in southwestern
parts of the State.

Forecast for Saturday 22 June
Showers extending over the southwest of the State, to be west of a line Coral
Bay to Laverton to Eucla by evening. Chance of a thunderstorm over coastal
areas between Jurien Bay and Albany. Windy over southern WA.

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

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