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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Sunday 12 January 2025
for the period until midnight WST Wednesday 15 January 2025.

Warning Information
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210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad low pressure trough lies over northern parts of the state.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A weak high pressure ridge extends over southwest WA. A trough over South
Interior will move west over the Goldfields on Sunday before moving east again
on Tuesday. A weak cold front will brush past the the western south coast on
Sunday, and will be followed by another weak cold front across the southern
districts on Tuesday. A firm ridge will extend across southern WA on Wednesday.

Forecast for the rest of Sunday 12 January
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, most parts of the Pilbara
apart from the far west, northeast Gascoyne, Interior, northern and eastern
Goldfields, and inland parts of Eucla district. Possible light shower over
northern parts of Central West and adjacent southern Gascoyne. Light showers
developing over the southwest coast late afternoon and evening. Chance of
morning fog over southern parts of the South West Land Division. Very hot over
the western Pilbara, Gascoyne, Goldfields and South Interior.

Forecast for Monday 13 January
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, most parts of the Pilbara
apart from the far west, northeast Gascoyne, Interior, northern and eastern
Goldfields, and Eucla district. Light showers over southwest parts of the South
West Land Division. Possible light shower over northern parts of Central West,
southern Gascoyne and adjacent Central Wheat Belt. Chance of morning fog over
southern parts of the South West Land Division. Very hot over the western
Pilbara, Gascoyne, Goldfields, South Interior and Eucla.

Forecast for Tuesday 14 January
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, Pilbara, northeast
Gascoyne, Interior, Goldfields and Eucla. Possible light showers over most of
the South West Land Division and southern Gascoyne. Very hot over the far west
Pilbara and northwest Gascoyne. Windy over southern WA.

Forecast for Wednesday 15 January
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Kimberley, most parts of the Pilbara
apart from the far west, northeast Gascoyne, and Interior. Possible light
shower about the Eucla coast. Very hot over the western Pilbara and northwest
Gascoyne. Windy in the morning through central and southeast WA.

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

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