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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Sunday 6 August 2023
for the period until midnight WST Wednesday 9 August 2023.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A high pressure ridge will increase the dry east to southeasterly flow over
northern parts of the State into early next week. A weak trough developing near
the west Pilbara coast will deepening southward down the west coast on Sunday.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A strong high pressure ridge will dominate the weather pattern across the State
through to Monday. A weak trough will deepen southward, down the west coast on
Sunday, moving inland ahead of the next cold front expected to reach the lower
west coast on Monday night or Tuesday.

Forecast for the rest of Sunday 6 August
Areas of frost and possible fog over the inland southern South West Land
Division and far southern Goldfields. Windy over northern parts, mostly in the
morning. Partly to mostly sunny throughout the South West Land Division,
Gascoyne and Goldfields.

Forecast for Monday 7 August
Showers developing southwest of a line from Mandurah to Albany during the
afternoon and evening. Chance of thunderstorms along the south coastal fringe
between Albany and Bremer Bay. Fresh and gusty winds in the morning through
northern parts of the State.

Forecast for Tuesday 8 August
Showers extending through the South West Land Division to reach the far
southwest Gascoyne, southwestern Goldfields and far western Eucla late
afternoon and evening. Showers most widespread over the Lower West, South West,
and western parts of the Great Southern and South Coastal District. Moderate
falls possible in the Lower West and South West. Chance of thunderstorms in the
Lower West, South West and South Coastal Districts. Not as windy in the morning
through northern parts of the State.

Forecast for Wednesday 9 August
Showers over southern coastal districts of the South West Land Division, though
mostly along the coastal fringe. Slight chance of light showers developing over
the western Central West, northern Lower West and adjacent Central Wheat Belt
later in the day.

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

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