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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Thursday 16 July 2020
for the period until midnight WST Sunday 19 July 2020.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A ridge lies over the southeast of the state and will contract further east as
a cloud band moves over the western Pilbara on Friday. A trough will develop
near the eastern Pilbara and Kimberley coasts on Saturday as a ridge develops
through central parts of the state.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A weak ridge lies over the southeast of the state. A cold front and middle
level cloud band will develop over western parts of the state during today and
extend east on Friday. A ridge will develop over central parts of the state on
Saturday with a showery westerly flow continuing over southern districts. The
ridge will drift towards the south coast on Sunday.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday 16 July
Showers with a cold front passing over western parts of the South West Land
Division during the day as a rain band extends over the western Gascoyne and
the north of the South West Land Division. The rain band and cold front moving
east through the remainder of the South West Land Division, southern Gascoyne
and southwest Goldfields during the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms
possible over western and southern parts of the South West Land Division and
the far western Gascoyne.

Forecast for Friday 17 July
A rain band over eastern parts of the South West Land Division, western
Pilbara, Gascoyne, Goldfields and Eucla easing and contracting east during the
day. Cold and showery over the remaining parts of the South West Land Division
easing and contracting to coastal areas in the evening. Possible thunderstorms
over southwestern parts of the South West Land Division and the Gascoyne coast,
most likely during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday 18 July
Showers over the west coast and over southern coastal districts and the
adjacent Great Southern. Areas of morning frost through northeastern parts of
the South West Land Division, southeast Gascoyne and the western Goldfields.

Forecast for Sunday 19 July
Showers over southern coastal districts and along the west coast south of
Jurien Bay. Areas of morning frost over the South Interior and the northern
Goldfields.

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

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