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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Thursday 5 December 2024
for the period until midnight WST Sunday 8 December 2024.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A high pressure ridge pushing in from the west is bringing fresh southwesterly
winds to the western Pilbara. Elsewhere a trough extends from the inland
central Pilbara into the Interior. A tropical low may be located over offshore
waters to the north of the Kimberley over the weekend.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A ridge is developing in the wake of a weak cold front and will remain there
through to at least the weekend.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday 5 December
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, northern and eastern parts
of the Interior and far east Eucla. Possible heavy falls with thunderstorms
over the northern Kimberley. Possible shower over southern coastal districts.
Windy over southeastern parts.

Forecast for Friday 6 December
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Interior, eastern Pilbara and
eastern Eucla. Possible heavy falls with thunderstorms over the northern
Kimberley. Possible shower over southeastern coastal districts.

Forecast for Saturday 7 December
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Interior, and eastern Pilbara.
Possible heavy falls with thunderstorms over the northern Kimberley. Possible
light showers over the South West Land Division. Windy over southeastern and
central parts.

Forecast for Sunday 8 December
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Interior, eastern Pilbara,
eastern Gascoyne, inland South West Land Division, Goldfields and inland Eucla.
Showers over the the remaining parts of the South West Land Division. Possible
heavy falls with thunderstorms over the northern Kimberley.

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

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