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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:30 pm WST on Sunday 5 May 2019
for the period until midnight WST Thursday 9 May 2019.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad surface trough lies near the Pilbara and Kimberley coasts. By midweek, a strong ridge of high pressure develops over the south of the State which will lead to the trough contracting offshore from the north Kimberley and strong east to southeasterly wind surges through to the weekend.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A cold front will approach the southwest late this evening and move across the South West Land Division and adjacent southern Goldfields on Monday morning. During Tuesday a ridge of high pressure will build over southern parts of the State with a high remaining anchored to the southwest of Cape Leeuwin through to Thursday. A weak front will move over the Southeast Coastal and Eucla districts on Wednesday.

Forecast for the rest of Sunday 5 May
Showers over areas southwest of Jurien Bay to Albany, increasing over areas southwest of Perth to Albany during the evening. Showers and thunderstorms possible over the far northwestern Kimberley coast.

Forecast for Monday 6 May
Showers extending throughout the South West Land Division during the morning, then contracting to areas southwest of Perth to Israelite Bay in the afternoon. Only light falls reaching northern and eastern parts. Showers developing over the southern Goldfields and western Eucla during the day, with thunderstorms possible over far eastern parts of the Southeast Coastal district and the adjacent far western Eucla for a period in the morning.

Forecast for Tuesday 7 May
Morning frost through the Central Wheat Belt and Great Southern. Showers along the south coast and adjacent inland parts.

Forecast for Wednesday 8 May
Showers over southern coastal districts, extending into the Great Southern, southern Central Wheat Belt and southern Goldfields for a period during the day. Showers increasing about the Eucla coast in the evening.

Forecast for Thursday 9 May
Morning frost through the southern Central Wheat Belt, Great Southern and adjacent inland parts of the South West and South Coastal districts. Showers about Israelite Bay and the Eucla district, most likely near the coast.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Monday.

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