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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Tuesday 4 April 2023
for the period until midnight WST Friday 7 April 2023.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad trough lies over northern parts of the State and is more active across
the southern Pilbara.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A weak ridge is developing near the west coast and will build across the
southwest today. A low pressure system forms south of the State today and
deepens on Wednesday as it moves into the Bight. The ridge will then push over
southern parts of the State from Thursday, although a weak cold front may brush
the south coast on Friday.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday 4 April
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Pilbara, northeast Gascoyne,
Goldfields, Kimberley, Interior, South East Coastal district and Eucla. Heavy
falls possible with thunderstorms over the Interior, far northern Goldfields
and northeast Gascoyne. Showers over eastern and southern parts of the South
West Land Division.

Forecast for Wednesday 5 April
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Pilbara, northeast Gascoyne,
Kimberley, Interior and eastern Eucla. Showers over southern coastal districts
and the remaining Eucla.

Forecast for Thursday 6 April
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Pilbara, northeast Gascoyne,
Kimberley, and northern parts of the Interior. Showers over the southern and
western South West Land Division, south of Jurien Bay and near the Eucla coast.

Forecast for Friday 7 April
Showers and gusty thunderstorms over the Pilbara, far northeast Gascoyne,
Kimberley, and northern parts of the Interior. Showers over southern parts of
the South West Land Division, southern Goldfields and Eucla.

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

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