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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:45 am WST on Friday 15 December 2023
for the period until midnight WST Monday 18 December 2023.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A broad trough lies over the inland Kimberley and Pilbara for the remainder of
the week.

Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A high pressure ridge south of the State will dominate the weather pattern for
the remainder of the week. A broad trough will develop down the west coast on
Saturday.

Forecast for the rest of Friday 15 December
Isolated shower or thunderstorm over the northern and eastern Kimberley. Very
hot over the Kimberley, Pilbara, northern Goldfields, Interior, Gascoyne and
inland northern parts of the Central West and Wheat Belt.

Forecast for Saturday 16 December
Showers and thunderstorms over the northern and eastern Kimberley and the
northeast North Interior. Chance of showers over most of the South West Land
Division. Chance of afternoon thunderstorms over the Central Wheat Belt,
southern Central West, Lower West, northern Great Southern and far southwest
Goldfields. Very hot over the Kimberley, Pilbara, Goldfields, Interior,
Gascoyne and and inland parts of the Central West and Wheat Belt.

Forecast for Sunday 17 December
Showers and thunderstorms over the eastern Kimberley and eastern Interior.
Chance of showers or thunderstorms over most of the South West Land Division,
Southern Gascoyne, Southern Goldfields and Eucla. Very hot over the Kimberley,
Pilbara, Goldfields, Interior and inland parts of the Central West and Wheat
Belt.

Forecast for Monday 18 December
Showers and thunderstorms over the eastern Kimberley and eastern Interior.
Chance of a light shower along the south coast between Albany and Eucla. Very
hot over the Kimberley, Pilbara, Goldfields, and Interior.

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

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