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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Tuesday 10 December 2024
for the period until midnight WST Friday 13 December 2024.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad area of low pressure lies over northern parts. A tropical low 05U may
form north of the Kimberley this week, and if it forms the tropical low is
likely to track to the southwest near the Kimberley and/or Pilbara coasts.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A ridge will persist south of WA whilst a low pressure trough deepens near the
west coast.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday 10 December
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Interior, Pilbara,
Gascoyne, north and far eastern South West Land Division, Goldfields and Eucla.
Possible heavy falls with thunderstorms over central and northern parts. Chance
of showers, mostly in the morning, over remaining southern districts east of
Albany. Windy over southern parts and about the Darling Scarp. Hot to very hot
over northern and central parts of the South West Land Division.

Forecast for Wednesday 11 December
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, north and central Interior,
Pilbara, Gascoyne, northern Goldfields and northern and central parts of the
South West Land Division. Possible heavy falls with thunderstorms over northern
parts. Windy mostly in the morning over central and southeastern parts and
about the Darling Scarp. Hot to very hot over most parts of the South West Land
Division away from the south coastal fringe.

Forecast for Thursday 12 December
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, north and central Interior,
Pilbara, Gascoyne, northern Goldfields and northern parts of the South West
Land Division. Possible heavy falls with thunderstorms over northern and
central parts. Hot to very hot over most parts of the South West Land Division
away from the south coastal fringe.

Forecast for Friday 13 December
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, north and west Interior,
Pilbara, Gascoyne, Goldfields, and most parts of the South West Land Division.
Hot to very hot over the south of the state.

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

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