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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:30 pm WST on Saturday 1 February 2020
for the period until midnight WST Wednesday 5 February 2020.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad trough extends from the inland Pilbara to the central Kimberley. A tropical low may move through the northern Kimberley on Monday or Tuesday.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A ridge of high pressure extends along the south coast and will build further over the weekend. The ridge will move south of the State on Sunday allowing a surface trough to develop near the west coast. The trough move offshore of the west coast on Monday and will deepen further into Tuesday. The trough will move inland on Wednesday.

Forecast for the rest of Saturday 1 February
Showers and thunderstorms over the eastern Kimberley and northeast Interior.

Forecast for Sunday 2 February
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, central and eastern Pilbara, northern and western Interior and the northeastern Gascoyne, with a chance of a thunderstorm over the southeast Gascoyne and the adjacent Central West and Goldfields districts. Light morning showers possible along the south coast.

Forecast for Monday 3 February
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, inland Pilbara, Gascoyne and Central West. Light morning showers along the Eucla coast. Heavy falls possible over the northeast Kimberley.

Forecast for Tuesday 4 February
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley with squally winds and heavy falls possible over the northern Kimberley. The chance of a shower or thunderstorm for the inland west Pilbara, western Gascoyne and western parts of the South West Land Division.

Forecast for Wednesday 5 February
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley with squally winds and heavy falls possible over the northwestern Kimberley. The chance of a shower or thunderstorm over southern and western parts of the South West Land Division.

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

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